We Made It Out

[INTRO | melodic rap | building | vinyl texture] Yeah, yeah We came from the cold, now the whole room glow Had to lose some sleep just to make this grow Now the ones who stayed get a seat at the table Look at us now, we were never supposed to [VERSE | melodic rap | mid | tape warmth] I remember empty pockets, big dreams in my head Had a thousand different reasons I could quit instead Late nights, low lights, staring at the ceiling Wondering if all this pain would ever have a meaning Had to learn patience when the doors stayed closed Had to keep walking when nobody chose They saw the struggle, we saw something greater Kept putting in work while we waited on favor Every setback left a scar on the road Every sacrifice added weight to the soul Now the pressure that was breaking me then Is the same pressure that made me a man [PRE-CHORUS | clean vocal | building | hall reverb] And I know we ain't forget where we started Every broken promise, every night we were guarded Now the sun came up on the other side We survived it all, now it's our time [CHORUS | clean vocal | peak | hall reverb] We made it out, we made it out Hands to the sky, let me hear you now All of those nights when we wanted to quit Turned into moments we'll never forget We made it out, we made it out Look at the life we were dreaming about If you stayed when the road got rough Tonight we celebrate, we got enough [POST-CHORUS | melodic rap | peak | delay] Oh-oh, we got enough Oh-oh, we made it out No more waiting on tomorrow We can live it right now [VERSE | melodic rap | high | 808 swell] Now the phone keep ringing, but I let it ring I got peace in my chest, that's a different kind of win No designer could replace what the struggle gave No amount of money could erase the road we paved I see my people smiling, that's the part I remember Not the checks, not the cars, not the nights in December It's the ones who held me down when the dream looked crazy Who believed in the vision when the progress looked shaky We ain't lucky, we were locked in Lost a lot, but we never lost confidence Had to build from the floor with a heart full of doubt Now we're raising our glasses, we figured it out [BRIDGE | soft vocal | release | plate reverb] To the nights we cried To the days we tried To the ones who stayed When the rest walked away If tomorrow comes And the lights go low I'll still have my people And I'll still know [FINAL CHORUS | clean vocal | peak | hall reverb] We made it out, we made it out Hands to the sky, let me hear you now All of those nights when we wanted to quit Turned into moments we'll never forget We made it out, we made it out Look at the life we were dreaming about If you stayed when the road got rough Tonight we celebrate, we got enough [OUTRO | melodic rap | fade | tape warmth] No more counting every loss No more wondering what it cost We paid our dues, we earned this view I made it here, but I made it with you Yeah We made it out And we ain't going back