Empire

Look
Everybody got a ugly side
And half of y'all don't even try to hide it
I told my dudes step inside the ride
Cuz you could get drowned by the rising tide kid
(by the risking tide kid)
That rising sound
It started low to the ground
I claim that
Lost and found
That I'ma stay high through the ups and downs (ups and downs)
Cuz this shit right here that's rare (that's rare)
A1 to the right of my plate (to the right of my plate)
Make moves in a whole other state (whole other state)
But I'll never make the same mistake
Cuz I left yeah (yeah)
I coulda sworn I was right
Like I could really just turn on the lights
I made by myself through some cold winter nights
I see the looks in y'all faces
Name in ya mouths like a full set of braces
I don't do this for the rocks and the bracelets
I just wanna make y'all
Forget about the fake shit
Quick rise like a spaceship
Change everybody stare like a facelift
Make all y'all vibe like a bass hit
Look her in the eyes and say
'Ma we made it' (we made it)
That's all I want (that's all I want)
And that's why I work (that's why I work)
Cuz through all this time yeah
I seen a whole lotta hurt
But I also seen a whole lotta good
Blown a whole lotta rings
Seen a lotta jokers who wanna be king
N still ain't met a girl who deserve to be Queen

You can stay a while
Cuz we gon be here last
If they got a problem
They can pour a glass
This is
This is
The start of an empire
The start of a movement
They tellin me 'prove it'
But now that I found me
I'll never lose it
Tonight is the moment
That we set the world on fire

I bet it feels good (I bet it feels good)
I bet it feels so nice (I bet it feels so nice)
And I bet I don't flinch nah
When I'm livin that life (livin that life)
I bet a lotta these girls
Who didn't wanna play nice (didn't wwanna play nice)
They wishin that I still missed em (wishin that I still missed em)
Wishin they were my wife damn
Bigger things on my mind
But if I told you I didn't have my moments I'd be lyin
Every day I wake up is a sign
that God has a plan it revolves around rhymes yeah
My life to the beat (my life to the beat)
My words to the sound (my words to the sound)
In my chest I can feel every line
And my head is the perfect fuckin size for a crown
If ya asked me now
I'd tell ya that I always knew
From the time I could talk I had a gift for the music
And every word'd be true (word'd be true)
I really wish all the shit in ya ears
wasn't just about the money and the cars
But I understand that some of these dudes don't really see
That real shine is in the stars
If ya need me
That's where I'm at
I'm so far ahead ya can't see my back
Make my own path there's no need for maps
Don't get me wrong I still want those racks (still want those racks)
But the world's on fire (on fire)
The world's on fire (on fire)
We could rise above the flames if you with me,
I could take you higher (take you higher)