The Final Ascent

[Intro]

Yeah

Take a look at the view from the summit

Four years in the making

Turn the volume up

(Higher)

[Verse 1]

Four winters deep in the heavy stacks

Eyes burning from the ink and the parchment

I traded sleep for a vision of victory

The radiator hummed while the world stayed frozen

Walking through the slush with a heavy backpack

Investing my spirit into every single page

The struggle was a silent partner in the lab

No shortcuts taken on this winding staircase

I saw the finish line through the gray mist

Each exam was a battle on the chessboard

Sacrificed the weekends for the ultimate payout

Now the weather is breaking for the celebration

Blood in the ink and sweat on the paper

Building a foundation that can never be shaken

The mountain was steep but the oxygen is sweet

Now I stand tall on the peak of the climb

[Chorus]

Walk across the stage with my head high

Flip the tassel and touch the blue sky

(Sky high)

Heavy robes flowing like a king’s cape

Finally stepping through the front gate

(We made it)

The future is wide and the path is clear

No more doubt and no more fear

[Verse 2]

Suede shoes clicking on the polished mahogany

The stadium is breathing with a thousand voices

I see my mother shining in the third row

That smile is worth every night of the grind

The dean calls the name and the world stops

Handshake firm like a business deal closed

Leather bound proof of the miles I traveled

The weight of the parchment feels like gold

No more limits on where I can travel

The doors are all swinging wide on the hinges

From the library basement to the boardroom floor

I took the lessons and I forged a key

Legacy is written in the boldest of letters

Yesterday was a lesson today is a triumph

Keep the momentum until the wheels fall off

The world is a map and I own the compass

[Chorus]

Walk across the stage with my head high

Flip the tassel and touch the blue sky

(Sky high)

Heavy robes flowing like a king’s cape

Finally stepping through the front gate

(We made it)

The future is wide and the path is clear

No more doubt and no more fear

[Outro]

Four years down

A lifetime to go

Throw the cap toward the sun

(Higher)

Keep rising

(Yeah)

The degree is just the beginning

Class is dismissed

(We out)