Still Standing-Pharoahe Monch

[ti:Still Standing (feat. Jill Scott)] [ar:Pharoahe Monch] [al:W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) (Bonus Video Version)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Still Standing - Pharoahe Monch [00:43.20]They said please do not run too fast [00:45.43]Stay off of the leaves [00:46.93]Do not play in the grass or climb the trees [00:48.92]You can't breathe [00:50.19]Let alone you get stung by bees [00:52.15]Lord jesus [00:52.71]Your chest just might freeze up [00:55.08]13 months old with a lung disease [00:56.92]That almost took my life twice [00:58.03]Brought me to my knees [00:59.76]A system not designed for you to achieve [01:01.69]Police squeeze library lies [01:03.27]Teacher deceives [01:04.30]But I rose to the top of my class like cream [01:06.82]Or the lakers in the 80s so worthy [01:08.68]I'm kareem [01:10.07]Not mtv but my sweet 16's [01:12.71]Married the mic a love supreme [01:14.44]I'm clear it was a miracle with way [01:16.11]I whetted the rhythm [01:17.17]Spiritual looking back at it [01:18.20]A lyrical exorcism [01:20.26]A half of the afro american dream [01:22.18]To rap or quarterback for the professional team [01:24.76]I'm still standing yeah [01:27.20]I'm still here I'm still standing [01:29.62]Still standing I'm still here [01:36.70]Still standing yeah still standing [01:39.95]Still standing I'm still here [01:46.82]Still standing yeah still standing [01:49.93]Still standing [01:55.00]I have no dead bodies to claim [01:56.99]Never been a trigger man [01:58.32]Crack never pedalled that [01:59.53]Opposite of jigga man [02:01.07]Doubled my expectancy [02:02.42]Can you believe it [02:03.55]Look no bullet wounds [02:04.75]Not paraplegic [02:06.22]Still standing like the pledge of allegiance [02:08.77]Moves made both emotional and strategic [02:11.20]My heart disintegrated into a million pieces [02:13.62]Listen that's life deal with it [02:16.00]Press reset download pain write a thesis [02:18.66]Performed for millions brazilian visas [02:21.08]I got [02:21.61]Transcontinental indigenous divas [02:23.60]That speak multiple languages for unspeakable reasons [02:26.97]And still there are places that I never been [02:28.91]Like the statue of liberty [02:30.11]My knees will never bend [02:32.06]Except for when I'm speaking to [02:33.27]God it feels like halftime [02:35.13]I'mma reach for the stars [02:36.28]I'm still standing [02:38.42]Still standing I'm still here [02:45.68]Still standing yeah still standing [02:48.86]Still standing I'm still here [02:55.67]Still standing yeah still standing [02:59.11]Still standing [03:04.11]Now I I've seen some heartbreak in my life [03:10.41]And some burdens almost broke [03:12.71]Me down once or twice [03:15.84]But I held on on to my faith [03:21.11]And I would never change a thing [03:23.51]That brought me here today [03:26.07]Cos it helped me grow [03:28.62]And it helped me know [03:31.05]Which way to go [03:32.42]And which way to not go [03:36.14]And I'm so grateful [03:38.74]Yeah I'm so grateful [03:42.01]Cos I'm still I'm still [03:44.91]Still standing [03:46.95]I'm still standing [03:49.55]I'm still standing [03:52.05]I'm still standing [03:55.25]I I'm still standing [04:04.95]So grateful [04:08.11]I'm still still standing [04:12.06]I'm so grateful [04:15.10]Still standing still standing [04:21.32]Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm