From the Jump

The Weeknd once said that there's beauty in the madness
Quoted that shit
Cause there's beauty in the sadness
Beautiful night
So I like call her Gladys
When make music
That's when I'm at my gladdest
I ain't gotta fit in
I record
Then I master
Art takes time
You can't make it any faster
But when I'm on other people time
I gotta make it snappy
All for one and one for all
I'm writing to the masses

I don't need fakes
I need friends
That greet a nigga with a handshake
With me 'til the end

Fuck these niggas and funny ass broads
They ain't no better than jewelry in the mall, no
Can't hang when the going gets hard
No faith in me when I'm reaching for the stars
Wanna stop me short when I'm tryna go far
Never wanna ride
But want the keys to my car
Uh

They say a nigga never show respect or any love
And that I'm selfish
Cause I'm the only one that I'm thinking of
Funny bruh
See you left me in the dust
Left a nigga on read
I was there from the jump
Uh
I'm parting ways now
Cause I've fucking had enough
Let this be a lesson to ya
Real friends don't fake love
Nah, nah, nope, nah, never
Real friends don't fake love

I don't need sympathy
No, please
The same ones claiming hard times
Said the same shit to me
People acting like the care
But they never really there
All they ever wanna do is find a way up in yo' hair
All they ever do is never speak
But wanna stare
Niggas always asking for a dollar
If you holla
For an hour of they time
But never keep they word
Cause the same motherfuckers every time

Bloodlines ain't never any better
Tell Ariana that I quote her
And I said it
I don't like expressing feelings
If my family never get em
Audience been there from the jump
Built this project from the ground up
Like Noah's Ark
Now I watch the floods come
Pack my bags
I'm taking a trip up and around the sun
This is in honor of my father
Homage to our father
From his oldest son, my nigga

I don't need fakes
I need friends
That greet a nigga with a handshake
With me 'til the end

Fuck these niggas and funny ass broads
They ain't no better than jewelry in the mall, no
Can't hang when the going gets hard
No faith in me when I'm reaching for the stars
Wanna stop me short when I'm tryna go far
Never wanna ride
But want the keys to my car
Uh

They say a nigga never show respect or any love
That I'm selfish
Cause I'm the only one that I'm thinking of
Funny bruh
See you left me in the dust
Left a nigga on read
I was there from the jump
Uh
I'm parting ways now
Cause I've fucking had enough
Let this be a lesson to ya
Real friends don't fake love
Nah, nah, nope, nah, never
Real friends don't fake love

I don't write to just write
I write to relate
Cause other people need answers
When they help has gone away
Everybody looking for the North Star to guide the way
I stared death two times
Dos times in the face
First with my grandmother
Then with my daddy just the other day
Can't a soul tell a nigga that I ain't got the strength
Cause I got the strength of Lord
If I sent a prayer to his son this very day
Uh

I can rely on anything
But the people pushing me away
They won't listen to me now
But they'll listen to me one day
They won't listen to me now
But they'll listen to me if I permanently I go away
They won't listen to me now
But they'll listen to me on a better day
They won't listen to me now
But I bet they'll listen to me
If a nigga died today
Uh
If a nigga died today

I don't need fakes
I need friends
That greet a nigga with a handshake
With me til the end

Fuck these niggas and funny ass broads
They ain't no better than jewelry in the mall, no
Can't hang when the going gets hard
No faith in me when I'm reaching for the stars
Wanna stop me short when I'm tryna go far
Never wanna ride
But want the keys to my car
Uh

They say a nigga never show respect or any love
That I'm selfish
Cause I'm the only one that I'm thinking of
Funny bruh
See you left me in the dust
Left a nigga on read
I was there from the jump
Uh
I'm parting ways now
Cause I've fucking had enough
Let this be a lesson to ya
Real friends don't fake love