Frasa “I was down but now I'm up, yeah/This all God this ain't no luck, yeah” diterjemahkan sebagai "Aku pernah merasa terpuruk tapi kini aku bangkit, semua ini berkat Tuhan dan bukan karena keberuntungan."
Bait ini menjadi refrain utama dalam lagu "Up!" yang menggambarkan inti dari pesan lagu, yaitu mengatasi tantangan dan mengalami pertumbuhan pribadi.
[Intro: Forrest Frank]
I was down but now I'm up, yeah
This all God this ain't no luck, yeah
I used to be stuck in that mud, woah
Yeah, I was down but now I'm up, up, up, up
[Chorus: Forrest Frank]
I was down but now I'm up, yeah
This all God this ain't no luck, yeah
I used to be stuck in that mud, yeah
Yeah, I was down but now I'm up, up, up, up (Ayy)
I was down but now I'm
[Verse 1: Forrest Frank]
Up like my name Lazarus
Know Satan gon' be mad at this
I had to ask my dad
If it's okay to swing my bat at this
He said, "Boy, if I pitch it, it's out of the park"
Moving so quick, it's like they stuck in park
They see the numbers but I see the heart