Rise - L.A. Symphony

There’s a passion inside, there’s a sound in my mind

And I always try to get out and free

In a room full of dudes who are older than me

I was just young and naive;

I’m just a passive emcee

Who was happy to be in a crew, who could see some potential in me

And eventually we disagree on the beats, and the raps, and the lives that we

lead

But in between we live out our dream until the third scene

When they steal our hope, our record deal, and our self esteem

Two years of my life I’m depressed and mean

Not only pray about this mess, I obsess and feen

And start questioning

Why I can’t get no green?

Why’d Jay want to leave the team?

Why don’t they put out the record and just give us free?

Why we got to start all over til we’re minus three?

I guess we now know how a joke felt

With the whole load of the world on his shoulders and no help

Trying to make a comeback when life is below belt

Low blows or no belt the playa with no help

Never would’ve dreamed that the t’s minus one

While my man’s in the bed thinking now his time’s done

Now it’s time to run have my daddy now falls

But I still get the call and my ear never stall

And I can’t stop, won’t stop, the blood sweat and teardrops

Rise to the top of the heap got a clear shot

And Imma take it make it big in spite all the negatives

Since I’m of the greatest kids and now I’ve worn the latest kicks

Fitting in

We would blow up the scene wearing tshirts and jeans

And we’ll finally have green with the joy in our hearts

Cause the adverse effects only advance the dream

Who would’ve known that the five alone

Could’ve toured and survived after five alone

In survival mode it kept holding on

And now it’s Babylon and kept growing strong

And now they

Burns up you can believe we do

What we gotta do to move up

From the head of the class, to the top of the game

Til we burn and fade we burn

It’s like blast off and off in space we go

And where this space ship stops only God seems to know

Hey yo I do this for my people, my sisters, my bros

My future, my now, my memories that flow

It’s like a fountain on a mountain, majestic and fresh

Spilling and filling, abundant in depth

It’s so glorious, magnificent, triumphant, and blessed

See we five rise to comprise life of LAS, yes

All by myself trying to find myself

I was all alone, couldn’t find no help

Didn’t want to feel the pain that I felt

Didn’t want to hold, because I’d been dealt

Thank God for my help, family and friends

These are the people that are there in the end

There’s been a change but then I’m smiling again

Can’t hold a grudge, got to go make amends

Giving in to my anger can’t be good

Far from a thug, I was born in the hood

Daddy could but he didn’t try to pick me up

Mommy got hooked on crack and we split up, time will tell

Family love smothered things

Grandma’s faith, overshadowed all my doubt

The of madness saying

«Young thing, life past 18 is only just a dream»

Who would’ve known that the five alone

Could’ve toured and survived after five alone

In survival mode it kept holding on

And now it’s Babylon and kept growing strong

And now they

Burns up you can believe we do

What we gotta do to move up

From the head of the class, to the top of the game

Til we burn and fade we burn

It was August 31st when I started feeling ill

Couldn’t stand, couldn’t walk as I felt the cold chill down my spine

As the needle broke skin and went in

Thought this was a battle that I wasn’t going to win

Two months of my life changed everything I knew

Stared death in the face and got love from my crew

As I lay all alone in a room feeling cold

Got scars on my arms, getting fed through a tube

And I knew what to do, had to keep hope alive

In the midst of it all, yeah I know I would survive

Even when they put me out and took out the pain

Said they was a slight chance I might not remain

But I wasn’t hearing that, put my life in God’s hands

Just a test to my faith cause I know He has plans

And I gotta understand what’s the reason for those days

A new sense of purpose and a chance to give praise

Who would’ve known that the five alone

Could’ve toured and survived after five alone

In survival mode it kept holding on

It’s Babylon and kept growing strong

And now it burns