Just Matthew - Understand It lyrics
[Intro: Just Matthew] 'Cause you're not ready You're not ready I was a skeptic (I was a skeptic) Don't understand it Yeah They don't understand it Don't understand [Chorus: Just Matthew] When you on the summit You're the hardest one to reach They used to say, "work on your speech 'cause you're not ready" (you're not ready) 2a.m. I'm looking in the mirror Asking, "how did I get here?" 'Cause all at first I was skeptic (I was a skeptic) I can see the future right across my living room But when I paint that picture they don't see the canvas (canvas) All it takes is one But when you add up all your losses you know how it feels to drown Wait now, they don't understand it [Verse 1: Just Matthew] Uh I'm in that solitary mindset It's that pain, that pressure, that joy you could feel that in all of my projects My emotions bu*tin' heads, it's turnin' up in my head When I think its a mosh pit Got me thinkin' in this room, "did my mama and my daddy give birth to a prophet?" I don't know, I don't know a damn thing I just live for the process 6.a.m. , waking up to try and get this thing in Layin' down a verse I can see it's dark out Ain't nobody want a college dropout sayin' "you don't need that money" "open your mind and you could breathe that money" "work, work, work for that 401k so at the end of your life you can free your money" Girl, I just want to see you smile back Get it (uh) You know I had to rewind Dudes hate then they throw up the peace sign You ain't my dog, I don't roll with felines This what happens when there's too much free time This what happens when there's too much free time Hatin's automatic when you live Open your eyes and feel the rhythm inside Do American Band Stand on the edge of that cliff 'Cause I ain't worried about nothin' I ain't worried about nothin' High Tide boy ain't worried about nothin' Shoutout to my brother named Nyge, out in London UK that's my country cousin Out in LA some girls chase fame, bring a dude in just to carry that luggage I ain't really with that mess no "Love & Hip Hop" But I'm puttin' love in hip hop Rappers take time to relay no time for pit stops 5% efforts takin' home a wristwatch I could see the future like Alfred Hitchco*k So go enjoy it now while your records still hot Everybody, everybody don't deserve that Do me like this so I hit 'em right back Fly high sky high, no Xanax, Prozac They messin' with the pills though, I ain't really with that My life is a crescendo, that be overlappin' where my sins at I wonder where it ends at Reminiscin' on the time when I started rappin' now Tell me where those friends at 'Cause I don't know the whereabouts of these s**ers I know that line kind of sounded like a Drake line Haters talk, I don't FaceTime with you s**ers I'm too busy trying to pack this luggage, get it now [Chorus: Just Matthew] When you on the summit You're the hardest one to reach They used to say, "work on your speech 'cause you're not ready" (you're not ready) (yeah, uh) 2a.m. I'm looking in the mirror Asking, "how did I get here?" 'Cause all at first I was skeptic (I was a skeptic) I can see the future right across my living room But when I paint that picture they don't see the canvas (canvas) All it takes is one But when you add up all your losses you know how it feels to drown Wait now, they don't understand it (yeah) They don't understand it [Verse 2: Just Matthew] Reachin' high for that summit Man I done sacrificed my whole social life I couldn't cover that with my budget Looking at the ceiling as I'm reflectin' weigh the pro's and cons is this what I'm reachin' for? Spill my thoughts on this wooden floor I ain't turning back 'cause I love this Fightin' with my inner demons trying to take me over get camouflaged in that fire flame My every battle is like Maximus I'm yelling to myself, "are you not entertained?" Crawling down through this hallway beneath dim lights and those picture frames Reminisce of my childhood I'm forever changed with this outlook Everyday battle Goliath I'm trying to go face to face with the Messiah Just trying to clarify all of my trials like was it all worth it to walk through the fire Reach for the stars thought I could move with the planets the galaxy smaller than all of my dreams Through all my faults and my weaknesses do my victories mean more than all my obscenes? I know I can't get in between 'cause it's really good or bad or its light or dark Wakin' up but I'm snoozin' now thinking, "who was that in my afterthoughts?" Reality moves with the current so all of these doubts that I have goin' sideways Pushing towards that end goal I'm like, "lets go" I'mma do it my way, yeah [Chorus: Just Matthew] When you on the summit You're the hardest one to reach They used to say, "work on your speech 'cause you're not ready" (you're not ready) 2a.m. I'm looking in the mirror Asking, "how did I get here?" 'Cause all at first I was skeptic (I was a skeptic) I can see the future right across my living room But when I paint that picture they don't see the canvas (canvas) All it takes is one But when you add up all your losses you know how it feels to drown Wait now, they don't understand it (Yeah) [Bridge: Just Matthew] They say my dreams too big I can't contain it, my ego's inflated I should stick to places with graffiti on the pavement I've been workin' like 20 dudes on a slave ship So when opportunity comes I'm elated Ecstatic to know when I make it, I turn disbelief to amazement My witnesses know I've been focused, I took bullets like a soldier Went into a coma but now I woke up to resume 'cause I feel it closer Music ain't ready, the world ain't ready for my ocean These rappers get nothin' but a raincheck for my condolence (preach) [Chorus: Just Matthew] When you on the summit You're the hardest one to reach They used to say, "work on your speech 'cause you're not ready" (you're not ready) 2a.m. I'm looking in the mirror Asking, "how did I get here?" 'Cause all at first I was skeptic (I was a skeptic) I can see the future right across my living room But when I paint that picture they don't see the canvas (canvas) All it takes is one But when you add up all your losses you know how it feels to drown Wait now, they don't understand it (yeah) They don't understand it