Thankful

Tiye Phoenix ft. Shanelle Gabriel - “Thankful”
[Emcee(s): Tiye Phoenix]
[Producer(s): DJ Static]
[Hook/Vocals: Shanelle Gabriel]

[Verse 1: Tiye Phoenix]
I’m so thankful, appreciative, immensely grateful
Stayed faithful, now I’m sitting at the winner’s table
Thankful for opportunities and open doors
Aligned with the higher purpose for the great reward
I’m even thankful for deceit, lies, and betrayal
That karma hits you different when nobody gon’ save you
Protective forces in the spirit realm held me down
Navigated troubled watеrs, but I didn’t drown
Turning liabilities to assets
Inspired idеas into cash checks
From the crowded trains to flying on a fast jet
Haters, I got a question: is you mad yet?
I’m so thankful for the power in the soulful music
I do it mainly ‘cause, divinely, I was told to do it
And you couldn’t hold a candle to my Avatar
Beauty shining even with a few battle scars
Thankful

[Hook: Shanelle Gabriel]
I have to learn a lesson (Lesson)
That every day is a blessing
There’s nothing that I can’t do
Look at what I came through
Every day, every day, every day, every day
I’m so thankful (Thankful)
For this life, for this life, this life, life
And love I know, I’m so thankful

[Verse 2: Tiye Phoenix]
Earned my stripes
I earned them like any veteran has
Ms. Coretta with a small dash of Betty Shabazz
Better my craft—that’s why my competitors trash
Steady moving to the future, had to sever the past
So grateful for poetry, lyrics that I’ve mastered
The gift of discernment to see through the plastic
Thankful for the pain ‘cause the pain make you wise
See, a loss ain’t a loss. It’s a gain in disguise
They gon’ try to say you lesser than miniscule
Inadequate, minimal, but no man can limit you
Utilize business tools. Fuck it. Bend the rules
Strike harder when you hit ‘em back—that’s what winners do
And when you fail and the illusions all start to crumble
You gon’ see the world honest, gon’ make you humble
You realize and understand that there’s a plan that’s greater
No matter what, life is always working in your favor
Be thankful

[Hook: Shanelle Gabriel]
I have to learn a lesson (Lesson)
That every day is a blessing
There’s nothing that I can’t do
Look at what I came through
Every day, every day, every day, every day
I’m so thankful (Thankful)
For this life, for this life, this life, life
And love I know, I’m so thankful

[Outro: Ad-Libs from Shanelle Gabriel]