I need you to keep your eyes on me
That's a sign of respect
Most people only look in your eyes
Only seeing the color and not the soul
That's behind it
I need you to take a breath stand tall and look me in my soul when you address me
Look at me I'm only a reflection of you and your God
Look at me I might just disappear before your eyes
Too good to be I've seen the worst so no I'm not surprised
Bumblebee stung many times so how am I alive?
Caterpillar metamorphosis now I can fly
Since I was a baby prolly in my mama tummy
Knew I was given a gift
Forever mine
Can't take it from me
God told me you ain't God
So you can't judge me you can't shun me!
Cold world better go get you a Snuggie
Ahy
I grew up without my parents young-an
Thinking no one loved me
Feeling gorgeous on the inside
But on the outside I feel ugly
Cause people all around me either
Bully me or touch me
Life for me was a game but not no soccer More like rugby
How am I supposed to beat the odds
When rules nobody taught me?
Motives and intentions ill
Along with things they bought me
They told me find myself in God and I won't lie that's where they lost me
Years running away from all my problems only taught me
That I ain't get away unscathed
It was things inside it cost me
Like peace of mind
Or sleep never had no sheep to find to count
I finally got called a legend but they die
what's that about?
I'm a living one death dates
Don't accept the ones they giving out
They all following the same path
I took a different route
Remember grandma falling short on rent
Went to a different house
A rat gon' be a rat kill one
Here come a different mouse or rodent
Knew since I was a kid I was omnipotent
Unlimited power inside and now it's finally showing
Had the faith of a mustard seed
And now it's finally growing
And I'm grateful cause I remember days when I was hateful
Everything I thought and said distasteful
My cousin died my grandma died
The pain I couldn't take more
Cold nights nightmares leave me pissy couldn't shake those
Suicidal thoughts came just like Biggie couldn't fake those
Seventeen I called it quits
Who knew I would take those pills?
Who knew I would take those
Cause I ain't even know
Feeling stupid now alive and well
Cause I ain't even go
I see now that I had a purpose not in sand but Etched in stone
Learned No matter what you're facing
You are never all alone
That's just your perception cause that's all You've ever known
And one day you gon' look back in awe
At how you've grown
Despite all the horror you've been shown
And you' lived through
And you'll smile
Cause once upon a time you couldn't see
What you are now
And you'll be sitting thinking to yourself like really how
And the rest I guess is just
Up for you to figure out
If I can help you with my voice
Then I'll create a bigger sound
Music language universal
Reaching more than just my town
Tryna show it's more stars where I come from Than Trey and Brown
Are you dumb? I'm from Norfolk
Where I tell them where I'm from
And they run
Ain't have no option
My city get it popping
My brothers and my sisters
I protect them ain't no stopping
No paid security no fear in me
My people got me
I'mma hire them!
My fans know me hardly but my people
I inspire them
No Barbie all alone I'm mixed with Ken
Take my anger and resentment
And let it bleed within my pen
Thank my Grandma Buddha Uncle Nate and Mike they took me in
My big brother cooking for us
We was no younger than him
Life was hard but taught me lessons
I would gladly learn again
See I would gladly learn again
I wouldn't learn that shit alone nigga
I'd learn that shit with them
I swear to God and on Buddha
That no matter how many L's I take
In the end
I promise I'mma win
I looked my grandma in her eyes
Before she died
I told her do not worry
About your Middle Grandchild
Cause like a phoenix she gon' rise
From the ground to the sky
And look at me now
Look at me now
On God and Buddha
I ain't lie
I know my grandma looking down and she proud of me
I know she proud of me you hear me?
I said my cousin looking down and he proud of me you hear me?
I know he proud of me
Wanna know why?
Cause I came from poverty
But I'm unstoppable
They know it ain't no stopping me
I grew up from off of Ramen
So what I look like
Letting these niggas Top me?