[Intro – confident, spoken] (Yeah… turn me up just a lil’ bit… uh) They ain’t believe me till the moment got historic, Now they askin’ how I did it—man, I stayed euphoric. This that rise from the dirt, still I look immaculate. Heaven at last, and I ain’t even pack yet. (haha!) [Hook – triumphant, melodic] This that moment when the doubt all pass, (let it pass) This that sunshine breakin’ through the glass, (break it through) From the fall to the rise, I surpassed— (yeah I did) I was walkin’ through the fire, now I’m reachin’ heaven at last. (Heaven!) Heaven at last. (We up now!) Heaven at last. [Verse 1] They said I wouldn't make it, I said watch me, Turned pressure into product—now they try to copy. I was hustlin’ off hope when the nights got sloppy, Now I’m seated front row to the dreams like a lobby. Used to pray for a breakthrough in libraries, Now the booth feel holy like it’s St. Mary’s. No trophies on me yet, but the scars legendary, I got losses on my back but the spirit never wary. Every setback made me sharpen up my aim, Every “no” I ever heard helped me carve my name. Didn’t ride no wave, I was swimmin’ through the rain, Now the sample screamin’ victory before the drums came. [Hook – with ad-libs] This that moment when the doubt all pass, (fade away) This that sunshine breakin’ through the glass. (shine on) From the fall to the rise, I surpassed— (let ‘em know) I was walkin’ through the fire, now I’m reachin’ heaven at last. (Heaven—woo!) Heaven at last. (Feelin’ good!) Heaven at last. [Verse 2] I remember late nights, couldn’t justify the grind, Fightin’ shadows in my head with a beat and a rhyme. Put devotion in the loop just to keep me aligned, Now the future lookin’ clearer than the doubts I left behind. Still the same kid sketchin’ goals in a margin, Just had to trade fear for the will I was starvin’. Now the beat hit different when the blessings start unlockin’, Like the sample yellin’ “go!” right before the drums come knockin’. Tell ‘em failure ain’t defeat—it’s the best curriculum, Graduated through the hurt, now my aura magnificum. If heaven at last means I rise from the past, Then I’ll loop this one forever—let my legacy last. [Hook – fuller, choir-style] This that moment when the doubt all pass, (let it pass now) This that sunshine breakin’ through the glass. (break it through now) From the fall to the rise, I surpassed— (rise up!) I was walkin’ through the fire, now I’m reachin’ heaven at last. (HEAVEN!) Heaven at last. (I swear we risin’) Heaven at last. [Bridge – soft, reflective, vocoder layer idea] I walked through storms, still I kept my pace, Had fear in my heart but belief in my faith. If I fall once more, then I rise, no shame— 'Cause the glory ain’t a place, it’s the moment I came. (Yeah…) (Sample chops / choir loop with ad-libs) “Keep goin’… keep goin’…” “Don’t you ever doubt your power…” [Verse 3 – bravest, final stand] Look— I don’t glamorize the pain, but I honor what it gave me, Built a city out the rubble when the doubt tried to break me. Said the dream too big—guess that’s why it shaped me, Now I write it in the sky where the walls can't cage me. Yeah, they used to say “humble,” now they say “inspire,” ‘Cause the glow hit harder when it came through the fire. I ain’t here ‘cause I’m lucky—I’m here ‘cause I desired, Now I’m standin’ where I used to say “one day, higher.” [Hook – final, with choir + ad-libs] This that moment when the doubt all pass, (all pass!) This that sunshine breakin’ through the glass. (break through!) From the fall to the rise, I surpassed— (tell ‘em!) I was walkin’ through the fire, now I’m reachin’ heaven at last. (Heaven… at… LAST!) Heaven at last. (Glory! Glory!) Heaven at last. (Turn the volume up!) Heaven at last… [Outro – spoken, like final Kanye talk] You don’t need wings to hit heaven. You just need the courage to get up again. They gon’ tell you you too broken… Tell ‘em that’s how the light gets in. (Beat fades, crowd noise, sample echoing…)
