[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar] And everybody know the story of David and Goliath But this is bigger than triumph This is for the warrior, this is for you and I This is for euphoria, give me a piece of mind God is recording this, won't you look in the sky? Tell him you got the behavior of your neighbor Even when stability's never in your favor Fly with the turbulence, only last a minute Land on your dreams, and recognize you live it Walk through the valley and peaks, with bare feet Run through the flames, that's more passion for me I passed testimony just so the world can see Battle wounds on me, now watch me lick 'em clean I know, I know, my pride, my goals, my highs, my lows I know, I know, it's mind control I know I could prosper, no impostor, prosecute my posture I stand up and I stand by her, what?
[Verse 2: Alicia Keys] I am a freedom fighter, the name that history wrote And even through disaster, eye of the tiger for hope I'm trying to find my way back, there's no day off for heroes And even when I'm tired, go is the only word I know
[Pre-Hook: Alicia Keys] And the night is takin' over, and the moonlight gets exposure And the players have been chosen, and it seems like fate has spoken When it seems your faith has broken, by the second, losin' focus Ain't no way to get off, get off, get off, get off Unless you move forward
[Hook: Alicia Keys] I bet they wonder how I go on (x3) I'll simply say "it's on again, it's on again," whoa-oh The world don't stop, it's on again, it's on again, whoa-oh
[Verse 3: Alicia Keys] I am a lonely hero, trying to fight my battles Life likes to blow the cold wind, sometimes it freezes my shadow In the midst of all this darkness, I sacrifice my ego There ain't no room for selfish, we do it for the people
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[Bridge: Alicia Keys] Say the work don't stop, cause they don't stop And everybody here tryna get on top Everybody from the burbs down to the block Gotta hold on tight and don't let go, let go Huh, so you think you hot? Gotta grind hard, give it all you got You can have, or you can have not You see that a lot in the ghetto (ghetto)