[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]
And everybody know the story of David and Goliath
 But this is bigger than triumph
This is for the warrior, this is for you and I
This is for euphoria, give me a piece of mind
God is recording this, won't you look in the sky?
Tell him you got the behavior of your neighbor
Even when stability's never in your favor
 Fly with the turbulence, only last a minute
Land on your dreams, and recognize you live it
Walk through the valley of peace, with bare feet [bad word] through the flames, that's more passion for me
I passed that, this morning just so the world can see
 Got them wolves on me, no watch me lick 'em clean
I know, I know, my pride, my goals, my highs, my lows
 I know, I know, it's mind control
I know I could prosper, no impostor, prosecute my posture
I stand up and I stand by her, what?

 [Verse 2: Alicia Keys]
I am a freedom fighter, the name that history wrote
And even through disaster, eye of the tiger for hope
I'm trying to find my way back, there's no day off for heroes
And even when I'm tired, go is the only word I know

 [Pre-Hook: Alicia Keys]
And the night is takin' over, and the moonlight gets exposure
And the players have been chosen, and it seems like fate has spoken
When it seems your faith has broken, by the second, losin' focus
 Ain't no way to get off, get off, get off, get off
 Unless you move forward

 [Hook: Alicia Keys]
I bet they wonder how I go on (x3)
I'll simply say "it's on again, it's on again," whoa-oh
 The world don't stop, it's on again, it's on again, whoa-oh

 [Verse 3: Alicia Keys]
I am a lonely hero, trying to fight my battles
Life likes to blow the cold wind, sometimes it freezes my shadow
In the midst of all this darkness, I sacrifice my ego
 There ain't no room for selfish, we do it for the people

 [Pre-Hook & Hook]

 [Bridge: Alicia Keys]
Say the work don't stop, cause they don't stop
 And everybody here tryna get on top
 Everybody from the burbs down to the block
 Gotta hold on tight and don't let go, let go
 Huh, so you think you hot?
 Gotta grind hard, give it all you got
 You can have, or you can have not
 You see that a lot in the ghetto (ghetto)

 [Hook]