From Scratch

I do what I want, when I want, and how I want it done
And I am no "one and done"
The place I was born and raised could
Never explain where I'm comin' from
It's game over if you're
Takin' layups, Imma undercut
I've already generated some buzz
And I'm not even 21
It's not about likes and comments
You people think life is a contest?
I walk in the building and get
Everybody's attention
I'm like a bomb threat
Everybody that I run into is like
Zach, whatcha gonna do next?
I don't have a clue yet but I'm all in, that's a true bet
So many flows it's like I shoot commercials for progressive
A student takin' classes but I feel like the professor
Killin' these beats, get E.M.T.'s to put 'em on stretchers
I'm out here sketchin' masterpieces, I don't need a stencil
As I step in the scene, you better believe I never will leave
I'm settin' the theme, and you'll never compete with my energy
The message is deep, I'm spreadin' the peace
I cannot be contained, and I will not be afraid
'Cause if I keep the faith, I will not be betrayed
I started this from scratch
Now I'm 'bout to make a batch
And I'm 'bout to make some jack
When I spend it I'll make it back
And I'm very invested, made of money - I'm wearin' my checks
And I am impenetrable - like I'm wearin' a vest
The next best thing since champagne so let's celebrate
I'm on that next level, I'm like Eminem on Renegade
And I'm never takin' a break, learnin' from my mistakes
Other rappers are fake like surgery on your face
Wait
Okay, I was just waitin' to make sure that made sense to you, look
I set fire to every page I set the pencil to, look
I use this to get through to you, it's not just somethin' to get me through
A big fish in a small pond, I'm on my way up song by song
At the bottom but not for long, I'm out here droppin' bombs
E.L.F.R.I.N.K., hear me from a mile away
Out here grindin' night and day, I'm feelin' some type of way
People like to say things like yo, Zach
You're not a thug, you're from a small town so don't rap
I get so mad and I take it out on this microphone
We're not on the same level, I'm in a whole different type of zone
I put the game in pain, give it Ibuprofen, five Motrin
Risperdal and Haldol 'cause I'm 'bout to put it in psychosis
How's that for a crazy rap
I'm a baller, you just make a pass
A name for myself, I'm makin' that
I want to be famous so I pray for that
Take it way back, before I ever made the raps
They were makin' me play classical Beethoven but I hated that
Who knew I was just in the wrong climate
Who knew I would ever find my fit
Out here livin' life as a rhymer
You never know 'till you try it
Ice in my veins, it's getting' colder
I am at war, I am a soldier
I do not belong in this culture
Not just a rock, I am a boulder
Married to the game, I holder
I'm pullin' her closer
You can call me Joanna Gaines, 'cause I got a chip on my shoulder
Goin' for the gold like Michael Phelps
I got so many wishes I need to find a well
My soul - that's nothin' I will sell
Will I ever make it
I guess that time will tell