Somehow I persevered Didn't think I'd stand before you here But today I'm thankful just to see clear I don't wanna live consumed by my fear Because a guy like me wasn't wired for this I had to reprogram like it's JavaScript I never thought I'd say I would die for this Was never raised with a big appetite for risk You could say that's an immigrant thing Big house, good pay, that's the immigrant dream 25 years old, was supposed to have a Six figure job by now, but I'm still so Convinced I could be somebody Change the whole damn world with a hobby Tried once, but it won't be the death of me I look back and find love in the memories Somehow I hurt in every single way Somehow I lived to fight another day Somehow I, if you only knew Somehow I learned to finally be free Somehow I gave it all to find my peace Somehow I, yeah I made it through Somehow I embraced the change When 8 years of grind went down the drain At least that's how it felt when times got rough Every night I told myself to give up But I hold on when I see all the names With my words on skin they can't erase Even though everything feels strange It's a brand new day, and the fact remains I'm a slave to the music, some things don't change And every time I try I can't walk away So I'm on my way to make this shit forever Proof that diamonds form when under pressure Overwhelmed by my responsibilities Questions every night of my abilities Head down, rinse and repeat And someday I'll find excellence is routine Somehow I hurt in every single way Somehow I lived to fight another day Somehow I, if you only knew Somehow I learned to finally be free Somehow I gave it all to find my peace Somehow I, yeah I made it through Now I got a chance to show you What I'm made of, where I came from Everything that makes me me Now it's time to change my life to Everything I want it to be Somehow I hurt in every single way Somehow I lived to fight another day Somehow I, if you only knew Somehow I learned to finally be free Somehow I gave it all to find my peace Somehow I, yeah I made it through Somehow I persevered Didn't think I'd stand before you here But today I'm thankful just to see clear I don't wanna live consumed by my fear Somehow I embraced the change When 8 years of grind went down the drain At least that's how it felt when times got rough Every night I told myself to give up