[Intro]
Yeah
Let's go
[Hook]
I'm tryna tell ‘em where I'm headed
I'm tryna tell ‘em where I'm from
I say my name they all forget it
Cause they don't know it's just begun
I'm tryna open up my future
I'm tryna let go of the past
I know the odds are stacked against me
But I'm just hoping this can last
[Verse 1]
In my head with my childhood on repeat
I was listening to the phone, I was taking in all the beats
I was looking up to the world, and understanding the streets
Because I had a different background and sat in different seats
We're all accustomed to division
We get better with new revisions
I tell myself I've got a vision that I'm chasing and I know that I won't ever go and give up on that mission
But lately I've been involved with all these provisions
I been taking things for granted instead of what has been given
I'm ignoring every blessing and feeding the opposition
When all that I truly wanna do is bring this dream into fruition (brrp)
Every time that I'm preaching out to the ma**es
I know that they see a face but there is more behind these gla**es
I'm scared at any moment I could turn into decay
Because you never know you're happy ‘til it goes away
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
What I've accomplished, I really think that it's special
Now that I got this position I'm hoping that I could settle (yeah)
They say that fame is so ephemeral, it's up and down
I gotta get to shallow water so I never drown
I'm such a witty fellow tryna win like Carmelo
But then I shake like Jello, you're not Adele, hello
Inside I wanna bellow instrumental on the cello
When I spit it mean I calm it down so I could make it mellow
I look to Kendrick and say I just want poetic justice
Then I pretend on every song that I been full of toughness
But then I think and really I know I can't handle roughness
I'm always one to know my path I never need a compa**
I understand that I've been fortunate to hit my stride
I know my effort has finally made me qualified
Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry, now they need a tissue
But I been hoping my prosperity continues
[Hook]
[Bridge]
I been focused on trying and so intent on succeeding
I'm too obsessed with applying and too concerned with proceeding
I think I finally know, the road that I follow
Cause this is more than commercial everything else is so hollow
This ain't bout the money, this ain't for the fame
I don't want any credit so I refuse the acclaim
I stand for the music and always work for the art
This isn't material, it's right from the heart
[Hook]