[Verse 1: Hyde]
I'm back at it
This is that Chicken Soup for the Soul of the rap addict
I've tried to kick it like a bad habit
Explained the mathematics, 1 in a billion
Just laughed at it, said I'm 1 in a trillion
I ain't even in it for the millions
Poverty can come
I can stay obsolete to everyone under the sun
Still gotta get these lyrics spun
Woven red rum, k**in' the beat from the keys to the drums
Sounds easy enough
But speakin' is tough
And meanin' is even harder with these demons above and below
But I can't let it show
Made this all for you, so you could see the true me flow
Give a little hope
For brighter futures, forgiveness, and a new spring's growth
So listen close and maybe we'll both discover somethin' new
Or at the very least remember a forgotten truth
[Hook: KAT]
This is that soul music
That old music
That let everything go music
That make your heart feel whole music
That soul music
[Verse 2: Hyde]
I fell in love with music
‘cause the pictures painted through it
Heartache, pain, beauty and every human musin'
Life's a puzzle with more facets than a Rubix
Ruthless, melodies just therapeutic acoustics
Let me see through the illusion: back stage
Halfway to famous after this rampage
Who woulda guessed I'd find this pathway?
Took ten long years, lotta driftin' lost like a castaway
Now I'm back to stay
Doesn't matter if I “make it,” Imma say what I have to say
This is a game that I have to play
No way I'm fadin', waited long enough to let this pa**ion stray
Now it's captain slashin' through the crashin' waves
I tried every shortcut, and get rich quick scheme
Only thing that worked came from the heart, not the slick dreams
Want it all you want, until you love it's not enough
Man you have to face the downs ‘fore you get to see the ups
[Hook: KAT]
[Verse 3: Hyde]
Man I told you 2016'd be the year that I k**ed it
Set a goal for myself and fulfilled it
Know y'all feel it
But that doesn't show the road and the pain
The decade of struggle ‘fore I rose to the occasion
The frustration and anger
Late nights and tired fingers
All the times I tried to give up ‘cause I wasn't major
All the progress movin' slower than the slowest glacier
Wasn't like I woke up a game changer
So this is for the struggle
The grind, and the hustle
Starting over, pickin' dreams out the rubble
This is for the times that I fumbled ‘fore I even saw the end zone
So many Ls, don't need Urkel to get my wins low
This is my memorial to the time spent
So I can never forget how my life went
Seen too many stars who forgot where they started
My fire came from the heart, still be the same on the red carpet