(Intro) Yea... From the bottom to the top, watch me rise, Opened up my spirit, opened up my eyes... This ain't a story, it's a testament... (Verse 1) Lived on the edge, one foot in the grave, Streets tried to swallow me, ain't nobody to save... The block was concrete, cold as a tomb, Every handshake was a snake in the room, Had to move weight, just to pay for my own... Every move I made, another trap laid, Chasin' quick money, debts never paid... The pressure was heavy, put the steel to my head, I was out there hustling just to keep from being dead. (Verse 2) Voices in my head, tellin' me I'm worthless, Every night a battle, lost and purposeless... Sleepless nights, counting cracks in the ceiling, Took a crooked path, no sense of real feeling, 'Til that pain got too heavy for healing. Seen my homies fall, caught in the crossfire, Thought that was my destiny, burnin' on a pyre... No kind hand reached out, no safety net to catch me, My only option was to run from my destiny. (Pre-Chorus) (Yeah, those hell hounds were nippin' at my heels, But now I see the light, and now know how, heaven feels...) (Chorus) I was hell-bound, runnin with hell hounds, Now escaping hell, I'm heaven-bound, done with hell hounds... I'm heaven-bound, tryna fly high! (heaven bound...) (Verse 3) Poured out the pain, straight into the glass, Chasin' the numbness, watched the dark times pass... Used to chase the bottle, drownin' the noise, Empty promises, one of the lost boys, Chasin' that temporary fix for the void. I sunk so low, man, felt my soul forgotten!... Thought my future was written, sealed in a tomb, Felt the rope tightening, saw the darkness creeping near, The bottom floor was built on nothing but pain and fear. (Verse 4) Fell to my knees, couldn't take the hit, Almost tapped out, almost threw my hands in... The ghost of the past, it wouldn't let me breathe, Thought my freedom was a feeling that wouldn't last, Just another casualty, movin' too fast. But somethin' inside, it shouted "Get up! Get Higher!" Knew I had to climb out, had to get higher... Refused to be another statistic, another closed casket, Had to find the strength, pull myself out of the basket. (Pre-Chorus) (Yeah, those hell hounds were nippin' at my heels, But now I see the light, and now know how, heaven feels...) (Chorus) I was hell-bound, runnin with hell hounds, Now escaping hell, I'm heaven-bound, done with hell hounds... I'm heaven-bound, tryna fly high! (heaven bound...) (Verse 5) Shook off the dust, wiped the sweat from my brow, Looked them demons dead in the face, told 'em "Not now!" Closed the old chapter, tossed the key to the cage, No more livin' life trapped inside a cage, Walked away clean, steppin' onto the stage. Cut off the dead ends, severed all ties, New vision clear, reflected in my eyes... Shed the old skin and left it burning in the light, This new path I'm on, man, I gotta do it right! (Verse 6) Left the old me lyin' in the street, Now I'm stackin' wins, can't be beat... Every breath is a testimony to the struggle, From the cracked pavement to the peace that I earn, Had to flip the whole script, watch the old bridges burn. New memories fresh, fully healed and open, Cleaner than ever, feelin' peace taking hold... Threw the handcuffs off, broke the grip on my soul, Finally breathing air, taking back control. (Pre-Chorus) (Yeah, those hell hounds were nippin' at my heels, But now I see the light, and now know how, heaven feels...) (Chorus) I was hell-bound, runnin with hell hounds, Now escaping hell, I'm heaven-bound, done with hell hounds... I'm heaven-bound, tryna fly high! (heaven bound...) (Outro) Heaven bound, man... No more hell hounds... (heaven bound...)
