🎵 Sweet Victory // by Trip Lee

61 ContributorsSweet Victory Lyrics The second single off Trip Lee’s new album, Rise. It reflects on Trip’s battle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and how no matter the struggles we face as Christians, we have sweet victory in Christ.… Read More  [Chorus: Dimitri McDowell] I feel thorns where my crown was I be weak, but I'm alive From the dusk until dawn, yeah I'll survive 'cause I got Sweet victory Nobody can take it from me Sweet victory 'Cause I got sweet victory, yeah [Verse 1: Trip Lee] You see me limpin', I know you see me limpin' You can't tell on these CD's, but, bro, I'm knee deep in it I'm wading in my weakness, He made me dependent I'd be lyin' through my teeth to say I don't resent it Even as I write these lines I'm close to tears My body ain't been workin' right for 7 years So miss me with that "Keep your chin up, try to smile" Bro, I'm 26 I should feel better by a mile Keep all your anecdotes and cute quotes I’ll pass on cliches for true hope, it’s too dope [Chorus: Dimitri McDowell] I feel thorns where my crown was I be weak, but I'm alive From the dusk until dawn, yeah I'll survive 'cause I got Sweet victory Nobody can take it from me Sweet victory 'Cause I got sweet victory, yeah [Bridge: Trip Lee & Dimitri McDowell] Woo! Yeah! Toast to the King, cheers to the ceiling Feeling good, we gon' make it to the finish (Yes) Sweet victory You hear me, holla if you feel me Yeah, we still runnin' even though we limpin' (Yes) Sweet victory 'Cause we winnin', yeah, you know we winnin' Even though we winded we still in it (Yes) Sweet victory 'Cause we winnin', yeah, you know we winnin' Now we livin' Sweet victory [Verse 2: Trip Lee] They see me on the stage, they like, "That boy the man" They hit play on them songs, they clappin' in them stands They like "I bet you got a lot of them stacks in rubber bands" So when I say "It's been a hard few years" they think I'm playin' But you don't know my life, boy, you don't know my life, boy You don't know what it's been like on my wife, don't know my fight, boy Been in the trenches steady tryna' fight my foes And when I couldn't fight no more it brought me low, low It brought me low, I know can't bear that load [Chorus: Dimitri McDowell] I feel thorns where my crown was I be weak, but I'm alive From the dusk until dawn, yeah I'll survive 'cause I got Sweet victory Nobody can take it from me Sweet victory 'Cause I got sweet victory, yeah [Bridge: Trip Lee & Dimitri McDowell] Toast to the King, cheers to the ceiling Feeling good, we gon' make it to the finish Sweet victory You hear me, holla if you feel me We still runnin' even though we limpin' Sweet victory 'Cause we winnin', yeah, you know we winnin' Even though we winded we still in it Sweet victory 'Cause we winnin', yeah, you know we winnin' Now we livin' Sweet victory [Verse 3: Trip Lee] They like, "I hear you talkin' wins, but I see your losses" You celebratin' crowns, but I see your crosses That's the paradox that don't fit in your merit box You might not understand if you walk in this pair of socks The victor ain't the one that's winnin' seventh inning Trophies don't go to ones that got a good beginning When I say I win, I don't mean this day I'm in I mean that day when the gray skies fade out then I'm winning 'cause I reign with Him [Outro: Leah Smith] The crown of thorns Declares You're King A scarlet robe can't cloak Your majesty They nailed Your hands You nailed our death From the cross You reigned Your Kingdom knows no end Oh, Jesus You won it all Oh, Jesus Victorious Oh, Jesus You won it all Oh, Jesus Victorious Oh, Jesus