How Did I Get Here

(Hook)
How did I get here, pain made me switch gears,
Lost so many people, I’m numb, I can’t shed tears.
Heart full of memories, mind full of nightmares,
Dreams took me places, my past said, “Don’t fight fears.”
How did I get here, how did I get here?
Every scar’s a story, every loss made it clear.
They ain’t see the grind, they just see the premiere,
Now I’m lookin’ at the mirror like — how did I get here?

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(Verse 1)
Started from the bottom, that’s cliché but it’s real,
Had to pray for better days, now I manifest the feel.
Had to cut a couple ties, they was never gon’ heal,
Had to walk through that fire just to sharpen my steel.
Mama told me “boy, don’t lose your soul for a thrill,”
But the pain had me numb, I was popping them pills.
Wasn’t born with a crown, I had to learn how to build,
And the hunger in my chest never feels like a drill.

They laughed when I was broke, now I’m the hope they quote,
I wrote these rhymes in my notes with the world I cope.
Now I’m flyin’ coast to coast, just to feel that growth,
Still that same kid dreamin’ with that Providence hope.

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(Hook)
How did I get here, pain made me switch gears,
Lost so many people, I’m numb, I can’t shed tears.
Heart full of memories, mind full of nightmares,
Dreams took me places, my past said, “Don’t fight fears.”
How did I get here, how did I get here?
Every scar’s a story, every loss made it clear.
They ain’t see the grind, they just see the premiere,
Now I’m lookin’ at the mirror like — how did I get here?

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(Verse 2)
Used to sleep on hope, now I rest on peace,
Had to learn the hard way that love ain’t free.
I done gave my all to the ones who’d leave,
Now I give my all to the one that’s me.
I done seen friends fade like smoke in the breeze,
But the lessons stayed solid like roots in the trees.
Had to break my heart just to find my keys,
Now I unlock doors they could never believe.

Every “no” was a blessing in disguise,
Every tear was a reason I survived.
Every time they said “quit,” I revised,
Turned the pain to a plan and the plan into pride.

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(Hook)
How did I get here, pain made me switch gears,
Lost so many people, I’m numb, I can’t shed tears.
Heart full of memories, mind full of nightmares,
Dreams took me places, my past said, “Don’t fight fears.”
How did I get here, how did I get here?
Every scar’s a story, every loss made it clear.
They ain’t see the grind, they just see the premiere,
Now I’m lookin’ at the mirror like — how did I get here?

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(Bridge)
They said I’d never make it, now I’m living proof,
Had to fall a hundred times just to stand in truth.
Turned my wounds to wisdom, turned my pain to use,
Now I’m thanking every L like it’s overdue.

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(Outro)
How did I get here? By faith, not fear.
By blood, by sweat, by years.
Through pain, through loss, through tears —
Now I’m everything I dreamed, and the vision’s clear.
How did I get here…

rap, hip hop