Outcast

[Chorus]

They used to label me an outcast

What is love? I had to learn to live without that

So many times my heart was broken, and I don't count that

Many times my heart was broke, like, how I bounce back? But I bounce back

I got a smile on my face while tears' running down my cheeks

Thinking 'bout my past, honestly, it's bittersweet

Them trials and tribulations made the man I came to be

Shout-out to my Father, He came, made a way for me

Through the rain, I see the things I been through

Delivered me from everything I went through, wow

Oh, You held me down, it used to rain on me, but now

You hold me down, hold me down, me down, oh

[Verse 1]

You held me down when the world tried to break me

I was always different, that's the reason why they hate me

A defect, a reject, I deject from all of my emotions

When I reflect on everything that I can't be

I was never good enough, never met the standard

That they tried to paint my picture, I can't fit inside your canvas

They could never understand it, and I can never plan it

Who knew that me being damaged be the reason I'm advancing?

Man, that's crazy, maybe this part of why God made me

Like me being different a gift that my God gave me

That's amazing, the past I was giving, wouldn't change it

There's glory in that story, though often they try to shame it

But no matter how you frame it, I'm a work of art

My light was dull, the journey making me sharp

Preparation came from missing the mark

Who would've thought this reject would ever make it this far?

[Chorus]

They used to label me an outcast

What is love? I had to learn to live without that

So many times my heart was broken, and I don't count that

Many times my heart was broke, like, how I bounce back? But I bounce back

I got a smile on my face while tears' running down my cheeks

Thinking 'bout my past, honestly, it's bittersweet

Them trials and tribulations made the man I came to be

Shout-out to my Father, He came, made a way for me

Through the rain, I see the things I been through

Delivered me from everything I went through, wow

Oh, You held me down, it used to rain on me, but now

You hold me down, hold me down, me down, oh

[Verse 2]

I see things that make you wanna tote that chopper

I learn that way of living wasn't proper

Man, I could be a doctor in a room full of imposters

Find patience 'cause my soul-called friends deserve an Oscar

But I ain't tryna knock 'em

Can't let that change the posture of my heart, I'm staying solid

Life'll make you sour in your soul if you allow it

So now I'm showing love to all my haters and stand on my beliefs for all my doubters

In reality, the hate that you have is a mask for your hurt

If you cover up that hurt as it lasts to get worse

Carry that on your back, that's a path to a hearse

Man, love be the cure, and that's the task I put first

On my job description, a physician tryna heal the nation

I cater to the broken, I don't need the praises

I'm in His favor, I don't need the favors

Give Him the glory, I don't need the label

[Chorus]

They used to label me an outcast

What is love? I had to learn to live without that

So many times my heart was broken, and I don't count that

Many times my heart was broke, like, how I bounce back? But I bounce back

I got a smile on my face while tears' running down my cheeks

Thinking 'bout my past, honestly, it's bittersweet

Them trials and tribulations made the man I came to be

Shout-out to my Father, He came, made a way for me

Through the rain, I see the things I been through

Delivered me from everything I went through, wow

Oh, You held me down, it used to rain on me, but now

You hold me down, hold me down, me down, oh