"Fade Away" lyrics

I've been grindin' all night
But I will not fade away

Yeah I've been grindin' all night
I've been grindin' all day
I've been running towards the light
I don't wanna fade away
I know that I'll have to fight
Every day that I awake
But I will not fade away
I (I), Can't (Can't), Fade (Fade), Away (Away)

Rent is high, bills are due
And they're just piling higher
This ride of life is spiraling
I might just light a fire
And dive inside of it
'Cause I'm tired of tryin' to fight it
Quick as I try it, life grips it's teeth and it's bite gets tighter
Sometimes I wonder, am I here for reasons I don't know?
Why do I work this hard, yet progress seems to be so slow?
'Till I remember where I was just a few years ago
And would've killed to know what I know

'Cause I've been grindin' all night
I've been grindin' all day
I've been running towards the light
I don't wanna fade away
I know that I'll have to fight
Every day that I awake
But I will not fade away
I (I), Can't (Can't), Fade (Fade), Away (Away)
You can go ahead and try
But I'll never take the bait
I'm the one that will survive
I'ma set the world ablaze
Say you work a 9-to-5
I've been working all day
'Cause I will not fade away
I (I), Can't (Can't), Fade (Fade), Away (Away), no

For the longest time, I'm the only one
Who believed in me, but that was enough
The drive that I had could take me farther
Than any car, plane, or bus
'Cause I gave no fucks
And I never gave up
On something I couldn't go a day without thinkin' about
Wanna tell me to stop rapping
Well, rap saved my life more times than I can count
So I'ma keep doin' this shit
Better grit your teeth
If you wanna keep them between your lips
I'm a beast when I spit
Leaving every single motherfuckin' beat deceased
When I release and rip
I ain't even come close to reaching my peak
So I catch my Z's while I let them speak
I ain't dead, but still
I'ma rest in peace
Knowin' that I could do this shit in my sleep
Yeah, I know right now things may not seem like they're the best
That's true
You tried to make it work, but nothing does
You don't know what to do
I promise, I've been there
Life just seems like it's unfair
All your enemies succeeding
While you're pleading for some air
'Cause life is suffocating you
The struggle bus is taking you through ruts
It sucks, but just stay true
And toughen up
'Cause days of new are on the rise
These trying times are blessings in disguise
And one day you'll look back and know that I'm right

'Cause I've been grindin' all night
I've been grindin' all day
I've been running towards the light
I don't wanna fade away
I know that I'll have to fight
Every day that I awake
But I will not fade away
I (I), Can't (Can't), Fade (Fade), Away (Away)
You can go ahead and try
But I'll never take the bait
I'm the one that will survive
I'ma set the world ablaze
Say you work a 9-to-5
I've been working all day
'Cause I will not fade away
I (I), Can't (Can't), Fade (Fade), Away (Away), no

I've been grindin' all night
But I will not fade away