[Intro]
This message is for everyone
[Verse 1: Brandon Carter]
This message is for you grandma
No difference with you grandpa
It's for my uncles, aunts, and the baby
I wish I met
I go everyday thinking what it'd be like if y'all never left
It's just too unreal for me to believe that you're gone
As I see it, there ain't gon' be a way I'll move on
Come on man, what's going on?
I know, but I hate the fact you'll never respond
You'll never pick up again
A wound will only heal if you stop touching it
But, I can't forget everything you meant to me as a kid
I can still feel you even though the tension is stiff
I turn back on our past and it shocks me that I fell shy
Of all the chances I could've spoke to you that's why
When each year winds down, our memories wind up
I wish I could grasp you in my arms, and give you a long hug
Please send this to them, let them know that they're still loved
I just can't forget the face of someone that was my last hope
Our time spent, was not wise
I'll see you later, cause there's no such thing as "goodbye"
[Pre-hook: Malia Carter]
I tried to call you, you didn't pick up
I wrote a letter, where does it go?
I need you right now, Involved in my life
You ain't there for me, can't be here to see
We have a bond, all honesty for you
We can depend on each other, you're loyal
They aren't here now
But y'all here, and you down
[Hook: Brandon Carter]
This message is for my family
My friends or who's listening
Any person that can hear me
Any person that I'm missing
[Verse 2: Brandon Carter]
This message is for you, my friends
I hope that this road don't end
Actions speak louder than words, I'm just hypocrite
But to look at you now, hurts
Words can't describe it
I've lost friends and family
I cannot handle this
How do you let go of someplace where you felt welcome
When now if you show up, you've invaded and they won't tell ya
Friendships happen by accident, but we were worthy
I thank you for being a part of this journey
Hope we, see each other in the future, see how we've turned out
Cause y'all were close to me, even when we were spread out
I'm recording this message, can't tell if you wanna see my face
Y'all just kept praying that you got through to me
When sometimes, I was through with you
You think you've wasted time? I don't think that personally
I'm the one who wasted mine, I'm talking socially
Yeah, This message is for my friends
The ones who answered the call from the beginning
I mean this from my heart, I'm positively certain
[Pre-hook: Malia Carter]
I tried to call you, you didn't pick up
I wrote a letter, where does it go?
I need you right now, Involved in my life
You ain't there for me, can't be here to see
We have a bond, all honesty for you
We can depend on each other, you're loyal
They aren't here now
But y'all here, and you down
[Hook: Brandon Carter]
This message is for my family
My friends or who's listening
Any person that can hear me
Any person that I'm missing [Hook: Malia Carter]
This message is for the people
The people in this city
Any person that ain't listening
Listen up and so you can hear me
[Verse: Brandon Carter]
I've sent more messages in my lyrics, than you've sent in a convo
I wasn't supposed to provide a beat you could bobb-to
Everything can change in the second you aren't trying to
This is a simple message I've sent with pride
This is the explanation I'll summarize
This was all reality
I'm not tryna advertise
Don't change for other people
But yourself, whom you should rely
I was all in my dreams, now I'm across the borderlines
It's about time that I have confide
Please forgive my actions
I'm blessed that I'm still alive
You get what you give
I'm tryna live
Not live a lie
Some people have a way with words
Most rappers fail to do the job
Mentality sets in
In the end I overcame the odds
I had to man up
Block all the hate and just reach the top
Give it your all
If you're a renegade it's do or die
I'm totally a prodigy
My name's where the proof resides
I see Déjà Vu
Cause these goodbyes seem to multiply
I'm a living legend
I guess I'm not exactly what you've expected
Now that you know me
Don't you expect less
I've saved the best for last
I hope you've learned this message
Do you know what it's like, what's life as a mess
You don't know what it's like, pressure on ya chest
Do you know what it might be like without them
You're just invited to see reality's den
If you're someone out there that can relate
Then that's great cause you how it's like to have little head space
You know reality is a still slap to the face
Almost like we're on an expiration date that nobody wants to know, don't know, won't want to intake
Just went you think you had it all, watch how it turns the tides
What you have listened to is an example of real life
It's what I did for 15 months, to let you know what's inside of me
I don't want you to feel uncomfortable, but this is how it has to be
We're the tattoos, the glue, we're stuck and obscene
I don't care what you think, you don't have to be proud of me
We are the permanent ink, that's the truth of reality
[Hook: Malia Carter]
This message is for the people
The people in this city
Any person that ain't listening
Listen up and so you can hear me