Lyrics

This a letter to myself Old me looking at new me, still tryna be himself Lullabies don't represent me, id rather make a hymn In this ocean full of lies, mind grew weary of whims Wanted to be the lord of the flies, but couldn't govern myself But my youth is a blessing in disguise, through your beady eyes Dark thoughts that ate me alive, negativity rotted my strenghts Danced with my demons in musical chairs, now i solidified my spot Detached from the the homies we had no match in this melting pot Had to change the recipe, diminish the enemy Had to find the missing piece for my inner me No longer puzzled .rest in p to my pop I keep folding in, eliminate the saltiness Minimize the sweetness and bitterness Add a lil childishness to network my cartoons My chemical X is i wasn't born with a silver spoon I was such a dreamer, levitated over ya head Now my feet be leveled to the ground, so ahead Of the curve when you lost in the words Kicked to the curb i was lost in the blur You think life is just a fairytale But this the type of fairytale that doesn't end well, farewell An amusement park with an endless fare, you chase your own tail Pay debt until you dead I became stoic, guess that has always been in my demeanor I guess i deem meaner cuz my thoughts got clearer I got my own back and my back packed Don't need help, i'm bringing some backpack rap Fill it with goals, cuz they be in the bag I'm a damn survivor, built a rock steady hardship Used to be afraid of the water, i was sea sick Got through waves of depression and heartbreak Livin my best life, never felt so awake [Hook ] I came a long way From darkest hours to brighter beginnings I came a long way From being a lost dude to having a purpose I came a long way From being down in the mud to cloud nine I came a long way ay I came a long way [Verse 2] Now i got my girl showing me nothing but love and support Motivated hella educated, accomplished my mission, i didn't abort Did this shit legally, so i didn't have to ball in courts I escaped my mental prison, formerly a number on the boards I'm grateful that i'm alive no longer hateful With my own person cuz i survived Could have taken a faster lane and die But i took things slowly so i could enjoy the ride So shawty, don't kill my damn vibe Hustled so fucking hard to drop this record Blood sweat and tears on the floor, that got you floored This year been full of ups and downs like a bungee cord One minute i was disparaging, next minute i went overboard Had the balance in my account, my life still lacked an equilibrium I move at my steady pace, keep myself in my safe place The only constant i value is time They say time is money, see the Rolex, it's foreign But shit i would never put a fucking price tag on it Reminiscing on the days we didn't have much I wasn't craving materialistic shit and such Fuck it having less really meant a lot more Life wouldn't been such a chore if i had it all If i didn't have to work hard to be me I would get lost in the crowd like everyone else b Shoutout to my uncle for finding me some work as a construction worker Climbing up the scaffold, hard to get to the top of the rap game I'm pushin further Future never on hold so behold This is my story and it must be told Shit went all out in a flash dang With this bomb ass album I got you deaf like a flashbang Listen listen I honestly have to thank music for being here I wanted to give up on everything so many times But music kept me up in tough times and cheered me up when no one else could Everytime the pen hit the paper, it was so mesmerizing This passion i have for music is insane It's unimaginable I also suffer a lot when i write music It's part of the creative process All the thoughts and energy i put into it Sometimes it breaks me That's how passionate i am about it It keeps me up at night Everyone talks about the finish line and all of that But no one talks about the run and the hurdles The finish line is an epilogue that things turned aight in the end But it brings you immense satisfaction My advice is whatever your path in life is, never give up on your passion Because that passion is your gift for us: the people