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[Intro: Cartier] A lot of things changed in my life Over these past 23 years Feel like I been through hell and back And back again Off [Verse 1: Cartier] (Sheesh!) Yeah, don't call me Brandon no mo' I'm not that nigga that I was a year ago Ever since Londynn was born I have a different view of the world Father figure for my lil girl, life lessons for my lil bros Tryna pave the road so they don't make The same mistakes I did when I was 20 years old (Transitions) Make a choice, split decisions (Transitions) Everyday you gotta go and get it, can't be stuck on yo pivot Seem like nowadays rappers only intention Is to be the next Drake, the next Kendrick Me I just wanna be different Me I just wanna tell my life all through this music Black kids in this world, yeah that's a disadvantage Tired of living so check to check but I flex like I'm above average You know, Jordan's on with that designer fabric This ain't a joke so I refrain from laughing Girls half naked on Twitter Just to get a Retweet or a mention Not to mention, this ain't the life that I choose to be living Ray Bans like I'm Ray Charles Cops killing people on live TV But President Trump not getting involved Ku Klux roam the streets freely but let me roam the streets They gone need riot gear and peace treaties They shoot you on spot, they don't get freebies What do you do when the world is unfair? Change it (change it) What do you do when you try to change it and no one cares? Try again 'til it works for you Martin Luther King had a dream and it took a minute But it came true Everybody gonna have a comment, everybody gon' have views [Verse 2: Cartier] Mom and Dad getting a divorce, Ima probably cry in court Man I don't do the middle man, I get right to the source Brother told me take it easy Cousin told me write it down in my verses So it wrote it down in cursive Only rapper that spit or flow this hard without cursing (Brandon you talkin' that real!) What did I say about calling me Brandon?! (Cartier talkin' that real!) Finally yall understanding, I'm tryna get my name branded Move my whole family to mansions, settle down with my companion This is the story of my life and how I try to keep balance Mistakes are meant to be made to mold you into the person that you are today Failure is just a decision so Ima succeed by any means Yeah whatever it takes, I used to pray for better days And bring all my sins to the alter, Now my alter ego Cartier And I'll put this music aside if it stops me from being a father I take my goals and go farther Proving everyone wrong that told me don't bother I'm in the studio every day being a voice for tomorrow If you a troll you unfollow Social media, I'm anti like Rihanna Now that's my flow, you can not borrow Calm, cool and collective you don't want problems Mom and Dad I did it, all that teaching paid off Had to switch my crew that I was runnin' with Had to transition, this is the alternate ending The director's cut, I stuck to the script until they called cut, yeah [Hook 1: Cartier & Damez] Lately, I been going through the motions Smoking just to cope with my emotions I ain't see a reason but I did it I lost focus in the ending That was my decision Then I changed up Had to transition [Verse 3: Damez] Lately I been transitioning My life is a movie, feel like everyday I'm auditioning And I been tryna pray but I guess God still ain't been listening Or maybe I'm losing patience Maybe I was supposed to struggle Just so I can flex and do it with no hesitations I'm tryna go on vacations, my people need reparations I'm tryna be inspirations for the minorities Dealing with niggas that's hatin' (unh) Mom and Dad probably looking at me like I'm crazy I'm tryna make it so they can be gravy Not taking no for an answer or maybe Bitch I'm so wavy Came a long way from young Damien Fanning myself with the cash that they pay me in Smoking up like I'm an alien, getting high in the Mediterranean I did it alone so I'm bout to flex "Damez what's next?" Please stop coming to me with that same line My life has been coming together and falling apart at the same time I used to run from the rain, now my umbrella match my shoes Took some L's and I paid my dues Buy em both I don't pick and choose Bitch you couldn't be me on Halloween Me and my niggas be smoking on collard greens Better than all of them niggas you following Still conscious, picking bones with congress Man that shit is wack, and I got the right to be Black So they need another amendment As long as we still getting shot there'll never be no contentment How yall fuckers opening up all these weed dispensaries When yall still got my brothers rotting in these penitenteries? All these fucking duplicates but yall can just keep trying Got the mind of a maniac with the heart of a lion Tragedy up in my bio, I got scars on my soul Rest in peace my brother Ryo, pray for Evan down the road [Hook 2: Damez] Lately I been mixing up some potion My life put it all out in the open I ain't seen a reason but I did it I lost focus now I'm winning That was my decision Then I changed up Had to transition Ayo Cartier [Hook 1: Damez] Lately, I been going through the motions Smoking just to cope with my emotions I ain't seen a reason but I did it I lost focus in the ending That was my decision Then I changed up Had to transition [Outro: Damez] Lately, I been going through the motions Smoking just to cope with my emotions, unh