Part of the Climb
[Intro: Kids choir, bright innocent multi-part harmony, haunting cinematic, slow swell] Part of the climb Not the whole of my name [Chorus: Kids choir singing in harmony, 808s slam in under it] Part of the climb, not the whole of my name Still in the fight, still proud of the same Family in the kitchen, code on the screen I ain't finished healing, but I ain't done being me [Verse 1: Aggressive playful male rapper, fast flow, swagger] Thirty days in the Berkshires, BMH, I checked in Walked out with a diagnosis and a brand new kind of grin Bipolar II, cool, now I know the map I'm on Spent years reading the weather, finally got the forecast on They handed me a label and I flipped it to a plan Doctor wrote the chart, but I'm the one who holds the pen Recovery on my calendar, I show up like a shift No glory in the old days, I ain't selling you that myth I'm sober doing pushups at the crack of the dawn Every morning that I make it is another little crown Clock it, I'm consistent, call me Mister Next Right Hour I don't need a rush, I got a whole new kind of power [Chorus: Kids choir in harmony, full and haunting, 808s] Part of the climb, not the whole of my name Still in the fight, still proud of the same Family in the kitchen, code on the screen I ain't finished healing, but I ain't done being me [Verse 2: Aggressive playful male rapper, double time, grinning] Rebecca in the kitchen roasting me about my code Henry wants a robot, Charlotte wants a song I wrote Rumi at the door like security on payroll House is loud and I love it, that's the whole of my goal AI builder, math head, I'm compiling my comeback Debugging my habits, every bug gets a patch CS on the resume, proofs on the whiteboard Ship it, test it, ship again, that's what the night's for I ain't claiming I'm finished, I'm a beta with a vision Version two of me loading with a cleaner decision They thought the label was the ceiling, it's a step on the stairs I'm still climbing with my family, and they meet me up there [Bridge: Choir and rapper trade lines, call and response] Who's still here? (Still here) Who's still swinging? (Still swinging) Who's got the house laughing? (Whole house singing) Name on a chart? (Just a page) Still in the game? (Every day) [Chorus: Kids choir in harmony, biggest and brightest, rapper ad-libs over it] Part of the climb, not the whole of my name Still in the fight, still proud of the same Family in the kitchen, code on the screen I ain't finished healing, but I ain't done being me [Outro: Kids choir fades, 808 tail] Part of the climb Still here, still mine [End]
