[Chorus]
Will the history of your life be written down?
Will they speak of you a hundred years from now?
Will what you do stay relevant and eternally last?
Will you make your own way or just follow the same path?
Will the history of your life be written down?
Will they speak of you a hundred years from now?
Will what you do stay relevant and eternally last?
Will you make your own way or just follow the same path?
[Verse 1]
Yeah
What does it mean to be transcendent?
It simply means any error that ever existed you can stand in it
I am the man who brings color to the bland image
Determined to make originality a pandemic
How do you do it? Place yourself in every known time
To accomplish this you have to think beyond your own mind
The real truth with the gifts the creator deals you
And while you live, choose to make music that will outlive you
Hard to compare you, it’s a spiritual battle
What you unravel alters the course individuals travel
Straight blessed with high levels of excellence sustained
And the standards that you established, that precedent remains
Not afraid to be original, style standing alone
They don’t wait to see what others are doing, they set the tone
Socially, politically, athletically fashion the music
The greats don’t follow trends, they give birth to movements
[Chorus]
Will the history of your life be written down?
Will they speak of you a hundred years from now?
Will what you do stay relevant and eternally last?
Will you make your own way or just follow the same path?
Will the history of your life be written down?
Will they speak of you a hundred years from now?
Will what you do stay relevant and eternally last?
Will you make your own way or just follow the same path?
[Verse 2]
What does it mean to be transcendent?
Never placing yourself in a box, the intention is to expand limits
Having that gift that they call vision
When they play your songs, you, your children and your grandchildren can all listen
For every topic there’s a record they can play
Your voice being heard somewhere every second of the day
Your impactful words have people affected in a way
That their behavior patterns change and they reflect on what you say, and
Everyday other will listen they’ll discover you
And fall in love with you, scholars and college students study you
Though not necessarily famous or smartest, your works exalted
And immortalized by painters and artists
And triggering every emotional feeling on the spectrum
Intercepting the world’s pressures, hoping to redirect ‘em
And what you give ‘em, you nice, raising religion
And pays homage to the God who placed you in that position
So tell me
[Chorus]
Will the history of your life be written down?
Will they speak of you a hundred years from now?
Will what you do stay relevant and eternally last?
Will you make your own way or just follow the same path?
Will the history of your life be written down?
Will they speak of you a hundred years from now?
Will what you do stay relevant and eternally last?
Will you make your own way or just follow the same path?
[Verse 3]
Critics malign you and no single category defines you
Your mind unleashes future new breeds coming behind you
With bills steadily faded or outdated, you’ll never be
Your words are medicine and your music will serve as therapy
And the only common rule is that you did it how you wanna do
They all respond to you, people from every country honor you
And some won’t understand and abandon you but the true won’t
They remember all the words to your songs, even when you don’t
They appreciate the value and back you with no issue
They roll with you forever, evolve and grow with you
You never fade with unlimited homage being paid
The talent that comes away for the message to be conveyed
Many people being saved, you speakin’ out on what matters
Ascending the the stratosphere of legendary status
Everybody wants to meet you, accomplishments go unequaled
And the greatest thing about you is you did it for the people, man
[Chorus]
Will the history of your life be written down?
Will they speak of you a hundred years from now?
Will what you do stay relevant and eternally last?
Will you make your own way or just follow the same path?
Will the history of your life be written down?
Will they speak of you a hundred years from now?
Will what you do stay relevant and eternally last?
Will you make your own way or just follow the same path?
