Darkness (UK) - How Much Longer? lyrics

[Verse 1] Yo, I ain't gonna lie, sometimes I lie awake Tryna ponder how I spend my days on the Earth Thoughts going round like what's my purpose in life That I'm supposed to gracefully serve? Man's never been a quitter, man know me Anytime I fail, I take it and learn Don't believe in short-term major returns I'm playing the long game, but right now I'm making it work And when I have good days, I see the light But bad days are making me stirred And my African sister keeps telling me that I should go and Speak to the Lord, but I ain't made my way to the church I lost most of my faith back then Spent too many days in the lurch But J's not a nerd, and I'm not a stranger to work So cuzzy, I just wanna know [Hook] How much longer have I gotta grind Till I get to the place where I'm tryna be? How much longer have I gotta wait? I'm running out of patience, sh**'s getting deep How much longer have I gotta make My way through the mist? I'm just tryna see My Gs on the roads say money over dreams But money can't buy me a good night's sleep [Verse 2] How much longer have I gotta put up with all of this stress? Cause it all feels a lot right now And if I stop keeping it cool then a lot of sh** Might just start going wrong right now It's a lot right now, but at the same time I can't complain cause the rave's strong right now But don't get it twisted, nothing ain't promised And this sh** could all go Pete Tong right now And it's too late to turn back, this sh**'s more than a movie It's the path I'm on right now My n***a, it's way more than a song right now So if worst comes to worst and it all goes wrong Would I just fade out and die down? Well, sorry, mate, not right now It's not an option I've got right now So donny, I can't stop right now But you know what's mad? [Bridge] They must think that I just MC They must think that I just write bars And spend the rest of my time making beats I wish life was simple and sweet And I don't wanna take my own life But sometimes I just wanna rest in peace I'm a myth cause I never invest in sleep If you're a smart man, you'll invest in me They must think that I just MC They must think that I just write bars And spend the rest of my time making beats I wish life was simple and sweet And I don't wanna take my own life But sometimes I just wanna rest in peace I'm a myth cause I never invest in sleep If you're a smart man, you'll invest in me [Hook] How much longer have I gotta grind Till I get to the place where I'm tryna be? How much longer have I gotta wait? I'm running out of patience, sh**'s getting deep How much longer have I gotta make My way through the mist? I'm just tryna see My Gs on the roads say money over dreams But money can't buy me a good night's sleep