Ascension

Lyrics

[Intro] I mean, she was the one who was warm and you know, like, friendly to me The one that I felt some kind of emotional ties to And my father was, you know, just the opposite, he's like a cold motherfucker, he never spoke You know, he never, uh, really like showed any signs of emotion [Verse 1] A vet of unpleasant and misery Jah bless, didn't digest what they fed us in history Not too nice, see the true stripes of lеtters officially Don't waste ink, I'm succinct, it's measurеd efficiency Felt I had a curse first when I was bad at cursive Baby sister named me and since was six, I had a purpose Writings I drew excited my core, I bought a surface What comes from me is meant to accompany, though they callin' 'em verses [Chorus] Every mention is for hood ascension (Every mention) May not be a good man, but got good intention (Thing I would do) Got good intention (Do for love) May not be a good man, but got good intention ('Cause I tried everything) [Verse 2] I talk to you like an old uncle, that's my nuance Got killed, couldn't build with my uncles, just my two aunts Life grim, learn to fight and swim, Hopkinson and Dumont When I moved from running waves, the last day I had true calm What's more, understand my posture 'til I'm posthumous 'Til little me's thinking critically, I got no accomplishments Descend to dark continents, center spark confidence Correcting seeds, speaking split-second deeds, long consequence If you a deep person, keep searchin', amass facts I believe they call him father 'cause you supposed to get past that If never won, run every one like it's the last lap Handin' ends to family and friends, never expecting that cash back When you dorm with roaches, every day long as the solstice I said parents ain't have no bread, I was born in ketosis Always precocious, never quarreled with randoms, was drawing with focus Since kids, they tried to color us 'cause only source is corpus Heed to what they tried to feed, they deceivin' in doses Bottom line, not the time for bikinis, Bellinis, mimosas Never want war, but I'm for sure cleanin' my toasters 'Cause when crabs don't go for roe, all I seem is ferocious [Chorus] Every mention is for hood ascension (Every mention) May not be a good man, but got good intention (Tried everything) Got good intention May not be a good man, but got good intention Every mention, hood ascension Got good intention So, for as far I was concerned, that was a man, that's was how a man was supposed to be (Good intention) May not be a good man, but got good intention [Outro] So in order for me to be a man, I had to—