This one′s for my homeboy 300 Came off death row and walked into grace
We call him 300 like Leonidas Not cuz of numbers, but cuz of hard faith
In how he stood when it mattered And how he easily showed others God′s grace
Inside that cage Every breath felt counted, every second felt
hunted Death wasn′t a moment, it was a heartbeat
And somehow every breath pulled us closer to G.O.D. Grace over death
— Still doors slam, air thick with despair Concrete walls talk back, tell you life ain′t fair
Lights never sleep, neither does fear Every sound feel like death, drawing near
Men scream and they sleep, some don′t wake at all
Hope hang by a thread like names on a wall Torture ain′t always hands aflame
Sometimes it′s time, whispering your name In that cage, pain teaches patience
Every breath a prayer, every blink is dangerous Enemy unseen, but I failed to stare
Demons placed a tear like they own the air But every inhale pulled me closer to grace
Every exhale said, ′God, take my place′ They thought it was over, but they didn′t
see God working in the dark When the enemies closed in, he opened a way
I was surrounded, boxed in by the night Enemies whispering, praying, lose the fight
Chains on my past, fear in my breath They counted me out, wrote my name next to
death But the Lord saw tears, I never let fall
He heard every prayer when I couldn′t stand tall
I was low, I was broken, faith on thin ice Still he stepped in like, ′Son, this is my life′
I remember nights when the walls felt alive Enemies circling, waiting on me to die
Phone full of silence, heart full of fear Prayers hit the ceiling, fell right back here
They laughed at my face, said I wouldn′t survive Said, ′God, don′t come through when you living
this life′ But they didn′t see angels camp where I slept
Didn′t hear heaven whisper, ′I ain′t done yet′
Every step felt watched, every move felt planned Snakes in the grass, with blood on their hands
They wanted my down, found my name in the dirt But the Lord saw my pain, felt every hurt
I was weak in the flesh, but strong in the cause So he stood me up straight when I started to fall
What they meant for evil, he flipped it to grace Put me out the fire, left ash in its place
I was trapped in the storm, no shelter, no way Till I felt his hand say, ′You gon′t live today′
I walked through shadows with wolves in disguise Smiles on their faces, but murder in my eyes
They tried to break me, bend me, rewrite my name But God said, ′No, this one′s mine, not theirs to claim′
Every scar got a story, every tear got a why Every fall built a muscle, taught me how to rise
I should be gone, but I′m still right here They ain′t look, that′s God making himself clear
I didn′t escape hell, and I′m alive
I didn′t escape hell, and I′m alive
