Oddisee - Meant It When I Said It lyrics

[Verse 1] You remember when I would message you? And you'd reply but I feel like I wasn't gettin' through Was set to prove I was the better dude You had a situation and I was patient on ways to make a move Asked was I single, afraid to lose you, I played the fool Though she was made for me, I was made for you That's the basic truth You showed me upfront, but me, I told you later Discovered it on your own, now you think I'm some sort of player But I was just delayin' the news And I would use your strength to break what was already broke, confused But girl you made it clear to me, actin' out of a fear to see Another heart dear to me bruised Had to confess and I proved I made a nuisance, I cut a tie Drown in my sea of lies, pray I'm hung out to dry, rest a**ured Je t'adore, met you out front of your store And I meant it when I said, "Tu es mon amor" [Hook] x2 I meant it when I said it You know it, you know it I mean it when I said it, aye aye You know it, you know it [Verse 2] When I moved to Brooklyn, I said it wouldn't change me Maryland my DNA see, I just go where the pay be If I was in computers, I'm movin' to where they'd take me But Cali ain't got winter and that's the feelin' that made me My brothers back at home be like, "Homie get me a deal" I told 'em it's a promise and when I'm on that I will I believed that I would but wasn't sure how I could Time pa**ed, perfect the craft, they ain't keep up with the sk** Yet they message me still, what I said, I ain't forget it It's just hard to keep you first when you in second And that ain't how I meant it, but I mean ain't what I texted And people get defensive, think you mean but you ain't stressin' My generation communicatin' without emotion And make it easier to agree there's stuff in the moment You said you had a show and I wrote you that I was slidin' on through When I replied, it was a lie that was true But [Hook] x2 [Verse 3] When my hobby turned into an obsession Then my obsession turned into a career But the pay was a jobless profession Name on the door, I was a glorified volunteer But you gotta start somewhere, right? Was in the basement on an unclear flight Goin' somewhere slow, so what's the program? Ma said "Got some money?", respectfully answer, "No ma'am" Got a couple ounces, the customers came and went Section 8 the housing, you best to come up with rent Wasn't the smartest move, it was better than havin' no plan Cut that out as quick as I started Back on my mission to be a artist All I can see is me somewhere foreign and people pourin' in venues I rap over instrumentals I made in my residential The volume mama ignorin' Said I send her flowers for pushin' me and endurin' It's time to call the florist [Hook] x2