Lyrics
[verse]
They watching every move now, waiting for the fall
Built this from the basement, now they scared of it all
Every dollar that I earned came with a hundred doubts
Now the same ones smiling used to bet I'd be without
I don't need your blessing, I don't need your applause
Just needed a foundation and a reason and a cause
Piano keys are crying like the tears I never showed
Every step I'm taking on a lonely kind of road
[chorus]
Hate me now, but you'll respect me later
Hate me now, call me a traitor
I'm still gonna rise up higher than the weather
Hate me now, we'll talk when it's better
[verse]
Two voices, one story, different roads that cross the same
Diamonds in the rearview, ghosts that call our name
They wanted us to crumble, wanted us to fold
But we been through the fire, now we're something to behold
No apology coming for the hunger in my eyes
This is what it costs to watch the underdog arise
Count the years in silence, count the wins in blood and rain
Everything I carry got a purpose, got a name
[chorus]
Hate me now, but you'll respect me later
Hate me now, call me a traitor
I'm still gonna rise up higher than the weather
Hate me now, we'll talk when it's better
[bridge]
Moody piano, heavy heart, heavy crown
I built a kingdom while they counted me out and down
Let the hate ring loud like thunder in the night
I'll still be standing when it fades into the light
[chorus]
Hate me now, but you'll respect me later
Hate me now, call me a traitor
I'm still gonna rise up higher than the weather
Hate me now, we'll talk when it's better
