Higher Than The Cause

[Verse 1]
Dark street, cold heart
winter in my lungs
Same block, same scars
sleep with open eyes
Talk tough, say my name
don’t know what it cost
I bled on this lane
’til the fear got lost

They judge from the porch
I walked through the storm
shoes soaked, mind torn
but the grind stayed warm
Dreams heavy in my head
like a crown made of stone
Every night I hear a voice
“keep goin’, you close”

[Chorus]
Dark street, cold heart, I move with no pause
dreams in my head, aiming higher than the cause
They talk a lot but they don’t know my road
I fall, I get up, tomorrow I’ll hold (yeah)
Tomorrow I’ll hold
hands on the flame, I don’t fold
They talk a lot but they don’t know my road
I fall, I get up, tomorrow I’ll hold

[Verse 2]
Eyes red, no sleep
phone dead, still climb
Clock broke on the wall
I run off my time
Mama prayin’ in the kitchen
say my name real low
“Ahmed, keep your faith
don’t let that pain grow”

Lost friends to the dark
some chains, some dirt
I learned how to laugh
with a chest full of hurt
Made peace with the past
but the past still calls
I just turn that ring off
and I chase these goals

[Chorus]
Dark street, cold heart, I move with no pause
dreams in my head, aiming higher than the cause
They talk a lot but they don’t know my road
I fall, I get up, tomorrow I’ll hold (tomorrow I’ll hold)
Tomorrow I’ll hold
fire in my chest, I don’t fold
They talk a lot but they don’t know my road
I fall, I get up, tomorrow I’ll hold