[Intro — Soft piano, spoken voice] First memory, Bush on the screen, Talking New World Order, what could it mean? One of my first words was "checkbook," they say, I was asking big questions from my very first day. [Verse 1 — Smooth storytelling rap] I learned to cook when I was young, Loved electricity and how things were done. Copper wire wrapped around a screw, Add a battery, watch what magnets can do. Years at Rutgers, partying all night, Then I found a laboratory, studying things right. Working with ultrasound, testing pills, Measuring tiny spaces hidden inside still. We sent sound through tablets, measured the time, Two kinds of waves helped the numbers align. Four hundred volts made the system fire, I was back to electricity, just like that copper wire. Iron washers, testing something new, Then strange things happened I couldn't see through. Equipment stopped working, then came back again, A computer resumed like it never had been. A bolt moved toward a screwdriver one day, I got so scared, didn't know what to say. Was it just magnetism? Something I missed? I wanted the answers, not another twist. [Pre-Chorus — Rising female vocals] I spent my life chasing things I couldn't see, Trying to understand what they meant to me. Every time I thought I knew it all, Another question made the heavens call. [Chorus — Massive gospel choir, explosive drums] ABOVE THE GRAYS! ABOVE THE GODS! In the world I dream, I'm beating every odd! Higher than Olympus, farther than the stars, I'll keep on rising, no matter where they are! TIME OF FLIGHT! INTO THE LIGHT! Sending all my questions through the endless night! I don't need a throne, I don't need a crown, I'm building myself up, they can't keep me down! [Verse 2 — Emotional melodic rap] Then I started seeing patterns everywhere, License plates and strangers, signals in the air. People's actions seemed connected to my dreams, I feared they read my thoughts, or so it seemed. Went to the police, then the FBI, Asked for some answers, needed to know why. Went for mental health care, then rehab too, Looking for the truth and a way to make it through. Every day brought moments that felt divine, Miracles and mysteries filling up my mind. Didn't know what they meant, didn't know what was real, But I knew how powerful those moments could feel. Troll lords and mobsters became villains in my tale, A battle in my head where I refused to fail. Found comfort in Jesus, but questioned his name, Had some peace and anger burning in the same flame. Then I played a god with a wild sense of pride, Said, "Christ copied me!" with a theatrical smile. Two thousand years apart, an impossible claim, But I turned my strange story into music and fame. [Chorus — Choir, soaring female harmonies] ABOVE THE GRAYS! ABOVE THE GODS! In the world I dream, I'm beating every odd! Higher than Olympus, farther than the stars, I'll keep on rising, no matter where they are! TIME OF FLIGHT! INTO THE LIGHT! Sending all my questions through the endless night! I don't need a throne, I don't need a crown, I'm building myself up, they can't keep me down! [Verse 3 — Fast technical rap, heavy bass] Now I'm coding all day, making websites shine, Building new inventions, one idea at a time. Freestyling faster, trying to break my best, Working on my body, putting muscles to the test. Zeus has lightning? I studied that spark! Apollo has music? I can light up the dark! Hermes has speed? Watch these words fly! Even the Greek gods can watch me aim high! Gray aliens in spaceships, kings of distant skies, In my science-fiction story, I can match their minds. I can write a universe where I'm the greatest of all, But in real life I'm human, still learning when I fall. Call myself a sex god, say it with a grin, I'm my own competition, every day I want to win. Faster with the rhymes, stronger every year, Building something beautiful while facing down my fear. [Bridge — Gentle piano, children's choir] After all the strange events and mysteries untold, After all the dreams of power, all the stories bold, I found myself at a Hindu temple one day, With a thousand questions I couldn't explain. I came down from Olympus, had to face defeat, Because after all that god talk, I still needed to eat. [Final Chorus — Full orchestra, key change] ABOVE THE GRAYS! ABOVE THE GODS! My imagination goes beyond the odds! Past a million galaxies, beyond the highest throne, Every world I dream begins with what I've known! TIME OF FLIGHT! INTO THE LIGHT! I'm chasing understanding with everything inside! Not a god above creation, just a man who dreams so high, I can build a thousand worlds beneath an endless sky! [Outro — Soft piano, heartbeat] First word, checkbook. First magnet, a screw. Four hundred volts later, Still searching for what's true. I challenged gods in music, Made the stars feel small. But learning how to live my life Might be the greatest win of all. [Whispered] Time of flight... Still reaching for the light
