Birth of the Phoenix

No matter what happens in your life, man, you gotta follow two rules
Chase after your dreams and never, ever, ever give up
Now are you hungry for success like victory is your only sustenance
Are you willing to fall or just get back up when you gut checked, now go be gluttonous
Now if you do it, give 100%. Now emerge from the winter of your discontent
Because there is no tomorrow, so you gotta live for today
By the way, life or death are in the power of the tongue
So watch what you say, now with no more delay
Go conquer the world like it's meant to be
Because greatness is a choice, it's not a destiny

So you better act now and never back down
Until you're standing on top and wearing your crown
Because achieving your dream, it ain't as easy as it seems
So let nothing ever stand in your way or get in between
If you're casual about your life, then your life becomes a casualty
You never know how strong you can be until strong is all that you can be
And when they ask how you did it, and you give them your answer
Just say it's the birth of the phoenix with the heart of a panther

Sitting around the inner circle, just me, myself and I
Couldn't tune out the inner critic, no matter how hard we tried
It was myself who said I am the only me there is, so take me as I am
I'm in a rut, feels like a grave with no end
So I told myself to quit whining and for me to get back to grinding
All it took was a little reminding, then I got back to climbing
Cause enough is enough, and now it's time to transcend
Now you can wait for your ship to come in, or you can go for a swim
That's when I pick myself up, and then I brush me off
It's how I react after I've taken loss
And at all costs, what was lost to me has now been found
And so I told myself that what you have is so profound

You better act now and never back down
Till you're standing on top and wearing your crown
Because achieving your dream, it ain't as easy as it seems to look
Nothing ever stands in your way, or get in between
If you're casual, but your life being light becomes a casualty
Never know how strong you can be, if you're strong, it's all that you can be
And when they ask how you did it, and you give them your answer
Just say it's the birth of the phoenix, with the heart of a panther

False evidence appearing real
My fiercest competition
Reborn in the ashes, now my newest rendition
The next chapter turned the page, I plan to die a young man at an old age
I'm not here to spectate, no more, I'm here to engage
Okay, do you have what it takes to invest in you
To make the rest of your life, the best of your life, until your dreams come true
You don't have to be great to get started, but you gotta get started to be great
Knowledge, passion, skill and faith is what it takes

So you better act now and never back down
Till you're standing on top and wearing your crown
Because achieving your dream, it ain't as easy as it seems
So let nothing ever stands in your way, or get in between
If you're casual, but your life being light becomes a casualty
Never know how strong you can be, if you're strong, it's all that you can be
And when they ask how you did it, and you give them your answer
Just say it's the birth of the phoenix, with the heart of a panther
Now it's the birth of the phoenix, with the heart of a panther
It's the birth of the phoenix, with the heart of a panther
It's the birth of the phoenix
It's the birth of the phoenix, with the heart of a panther