My Rise (Intro)

[Verse 1]
Yeah
This is more than an intro, it's an outlet
A testimony to patience, haven't gave up yet
Twenty-one now and it's crazy how much has changed
Staring at these photos, not a single one's the same
Lost myself for a long time, tryna please 'em all
Everybody but myself, I was always scared to fall
Scared to fail, scared to let my people down
Always swimming with the current, thinking maybe I might drown
But I always keep my head up, even when I face defeat
Not many think I can make it
"Oh, this dream's too out of reach"
I told 'em treat this as my college, give me four years and you'll see
I don't need to go in debt just let me be me
I'm a man of my word, wear my heart on my sleeve
You can talk a lot of shit but you'll never be me
And I'll never be you, be yourself, stop comparing
As of late, I feel the older that we get, imaginations erase

[Chorus]
I'ma always be that Harry Potter, Star Wars nerd
I'ma be there if you need me, gotta put the fam first
I'm a lowkey dude, I ain't the spotlight
We're all tryna maintain in this one life
Sometimes I break, other times I'm strong
I fail so many times but I get back up
It's been a long-ass hike but I still will climb
And I'm on my rise
I'm on my rise
I'm on my rise
And I'm on my rise
I'm on my rise

[Verse 2]
Yeah
Not being selfish, but this album's for myself
To remind me why I do this, even when I feel like hell
The motivation that I need to manifest and believe
The qualities of myself that I never truly see
But I keep fighting through the storms
They say that Satan had a halo once
But left us, started growing its horns
That's what I'm seeing in so many that I once loved
So I'ma love myself more and stay away from the drugs
'Cause they keep fucking with my head and I don't need more stress
I've had enough bad days, I just want good press
I'm only twenty-one, I shouldn't have to feel as if
My whole world will fall apart if I don't act like this
Or how you want me to see, it's not how others perceive
Just because you lackin' vision, stop tryna kill my dreams
And never box me in a genre, the description says an artist
I'ma celebrate tonight and hope I live to see tomorrow

[Chorus]
I'ma always be that Harry Potter, Star Wars nerd
I'ma be there if you need me, gotta put the fam first
I'm a lowkey dude, I ain't the spotlight
We're all tryna maintain in this one life
Sometimes I break, other times I'm strong
I fail so many times but I get back up
It's been a long-ass hike but I still will climb
And I'm on my rise
I'm on my rise
I'm on my rise
And I'm on my rise
I'm on my rise