Lyrics
Intro
Yeah, uh, ayy (Woah)
Verse
Look, pressure on my shoulders, still I lift (Woah)
I been sendin' prayers since my cousin worked the shift, uh (Shift)
Movin' wit' the brightest, know the touch probably the Midas
If I exit, I'm excited, 'cause my Father up in here, huh (Woah)
Yeah, uh, I've been fightin' battles on my lonely (Woah)
Struggle to be still, uh, know that He God, it's His will (Grr)
Even when I sleep, the angel army (Woah)
I don't got it, it ain't in me, no, it's on me, yeah (Woah)
I know I been a target (Target), I know they been harvest (Harvest)
Please don' test me, uh (Woah), we gon' benchmark it
Know they been ready (Woah), but we been started (Woah)
They say life changes, celebration way up in heaven, well
We gon' need prolly ten parties, ha, probably more, you see (See)
If He ever shoot, I shot, it's from the court, you see, uh (See)
I had classmates who never left the porch, you see, huh (Woah)
Ain't no coolin' on this movement, we face scorchin' heat, huh
We send light out to the dark places (Dark), big numbers like car payments
Can't nobody eat in our space 'cause everybody wanna sharktank it (Woah)
Everybody want the big numbers, everybody want the like (Like)
Everybody wanna live, uh, don't nobody want a life, uh
Chains to bear on my life was there, my prayers were heard, I'm free (Uh huh)
Seen the call, I heard the voice, I need the jump, I lead (Woah)
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Meaning & Inspiration
Still Going presents perseverance as dependence on God rather than personal toughness. The verse moves quickly through pressure, prayer, spiritual conflict, and public ambition, but its clearest confession is that strength does not originate within the speaker. References to the Father, answered prayer, freedom from chains, and a heavenly celebration place the struggle within an explicitly Christian vision of endurance and hope.
The line about struggling to be still and knowing that He is God closely echoes Psalm 46, where stillness rests on recognition of divine rule. Images of sending light into dark places also recall the New Testament description of believers as light in the world. At the same time, the lyrics acknowledge loneliness, heat, and the temptation to measure life by attention or large numbers. Against those pressures, the call becomes more important than popularity. The title therefore functions as a statement of continuing obedience: hardship remains real, yet prayer has been heard, bondage has given way to freedom, and the work of carrying light forward continues.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 46:10 The command to be still and know God is directly echoed in the verse.
- Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus calls his followers the light of the world and tells them to let that light shine.