Verse 1 (Philosophy):

It was November 21st of 2004/
On my birthday, didn't wanna live no more/
Not by choice crippled with a disease/
Had me yelling to lord "Why'd it have to be me?"/
Woke up from a coma in a hospital bed/
Thought I was dreamin, probably dead/
But it was neither/
Diabetic diagnosis/
The thing that took my Grandma... So Atrocious/
Sugarless, dia-beat-ees, man I heard it all/
Never had a safety net, if I'm the one to the fall/
Cuz I was there for you even when you weren't for me/
Tried to show you the true meaning of a family/
But I guess I failed in that sense/
Wrote you a letter and I haven't heard back since/
Last I heard, you were addicted to pills/
And now you're trickin' on the streets just to pay for the bills/

Hook (Mia Moffit):

Even at the top, so many things you cannot reach/
And no I will not stop, until the reaper comes for me/
Now put ya hands up, you gotta stand up, to the liars and the cheats/
And if you lose yourself, follow me into this melody/
Verse 2 (Philosophy):

Silence is what I'm spittin, lost Memories never written/
Envisionin my dreams, but it's sleep I'm never gettin/
I learned it the hardway, never hearin' what God say/
Never did I pray ti'l I was hit them dark days/
I struggled, I done cried, stayed true to myself/
Had to push my pride aside, and focus on health/
I Thought my mom was gone felt like I lost it all/
Man I cried myself to sleep right after that phone call...They said,

*Phone Call*

"Son...Your Grandfather didn't make it"

Hoped he was playin, but I knew he wasn't fakin/
How could it be another love one has been taken/
Right In the midst of all the strides I been makin'/
Let me get serious, for everyone that's curious/
Late night studying on the verge of delirious...ness/
I came up while you was sleepin'/
Workin on my craft, Quantum steps when I'm leapin'/

Hook (Mia Moffit):

Even at the top, so many things you cannot reach/
And no I will not stop, until the reaper comes for me/
Now put ya hands up, you gotta stand up, to the liars and the cheats/
And if you lose yourself, follow me into this melody/

Verse 3 (Philosophy):

Now I'm in college, with a job and I'm ballin'/
Lost a few friends, but it's cool I ain't fallin'/
Fallin into trap, where people keep gettin clapped/
Like the STD or the bullets comin from straps/
At the end of the day, all we got is our dreams/
Time to make em real like Directors to movie scenes/
Yeah I must admit the break up hurt me a bit/
Coulda been reckless, God said it won't worth it/
So I took him at his word, cuz I knew it was righteous/
Think on what I'm sayin, how else could I write this?/
I couldn't...without his blessings and guidance/
I had to get away, a synonym of subsidence/
Negatives into positives just like a film strip/
Went from negative to positive, the BIG clip/
I'll be successful and I know it, no one can tell me different/
You hatin and you know it, why you think I'm indifferent?/

Hook (Mia Moffit):

Even at the top, so many things you cannot reach/
And no I will not stop, until the reaper comes for me/
Now put ya hands up, you gotta stand up, to the liars and the cheats/
And if you lose yourself, follow me into this melody/

Outro (Mia Moffit):

Even at the top, so many things you cannot reach/
And no I will not stop, until the reaper comes for me/
Now put ya hands up, you gotta stand up, to the liars and the cheats/
And if you lose yourself, follow me into this melody/