[Verse 1] I never wanted this Promises that could never be kept This sh** be haunting me constantly Three days since I've slept Cause I had a dream that I chased rap And homie I was so relentless But I never got my shot And so in time I took my exit This music sh** is crazy But I'm insane so it's the perfect match All I ever wanted to do was write raps And perfect my craft Cause back when I was younger Every winter, every summer I would contemplate my future Hoping one day I would come up [Chorus ] Read my signs Don't leave me behind [Verse 2] Read my depression Act one A youngin' switched continents Genesis motherf**er How it started b**h Just a monkey in a jungle Filled with politics Dazed and confused Young and naive Mentally bruised Alone in my weep And I'd cry so often Kids would laugh at me talking I hated my life I wanted to die And times would darken Amplified by the hurt in my voice God damn the pain was constant f** this I'm done with it I convinced myself It ain't worth being I convinced myself Life was unforgiving Held a knife But I never did it Too scared to die homie Too afraid of just living Tired of that bullsh** MJ, Scottie Pippen But life moved on I live in the beats I sleep in the songs And when life goes on I look at the sky And sing this to God [Chorus] Read my signs Don't leave me behind [Verse 3] Read my obsession Act 2 was my therapy I become more reliant on the melodies I become defiant at my enemies Then I fell for a woman Who would damage me Yes I wanted her And I decided But truthfully it was unrequited Nighttime blues are what I'm reciting Love hurts Water through my eyelids Broken down Need to stop crying So I broke down heavily Baby girl I remember What you said to me "I don't like you Nick. You're my bestie." You'll never realize How you really left me Cause damn we had some memories You would look at me And tell me everything I would look at you And feel your energy And you would rock my world Like Yosemite, endlessly We moved on So I live in the beats I sleep in the songs Put my heart at ya feet When life goes on I look at the sky And sing this to God [Chorus] Read my signs Don't leave me behind [Bridge] Good guy, bad guy I'm sick of all those ups and downs [Chorus] Read my signs Don't leave me behind