Carousel

These days I'm livin' and spinnin', just like an empty bottle
It's hard to swallow, I'm sippin' but always end up hollow
I hate to stand in a line, so I don't tend to follow
Hence, I'm duckin' bullshit today, and I'll do the same tomorrow

Could be that sorrow you carry that makes you hella anxious
It hits you hard like the pavement, you wonder where the days went
This life requires you shape it, go 'head and rearrange it
Never complacent, awaken, this game is too impatient

I take it back to the basics and get my mind right
Focus on levelin' up and ignore the limelight
Don't even trip to look back, no need for hindsight
Shine bright, roll up and levitate when the time's right

Grind like it's a necessity, fuck the repetition
Unless it's family or feddy or fire I'm deliverin'
Not everything is precision, but I don't do no wishing
I'm jumpin' off of this carousel, searchin' something different

I've been ridin' around
I've been goin' back and forth with it
I've been ridin' around
I've been goin' back and forth with it

What if I told you that the matrix is real?
Pick a pill, red or blue, that's the deal, what you wanna do?
What's it gonna be? Now you got to choose
Keep livin' blind, wastin' time, or open up your eyes

'Cause hindsight is a bitch, call it 20-20
How this shit makin' me sick
Ridin' 'round in circles, a carousel, what's the purpose?
Get a job and get some bread, man, it can't be worth it (no way)

And don't get me wrong, I know we gotta get by
Nine-to-five look nice, when the price look right
But it's gotta be better way to survive
'Cause this shit is gettin' old and I'm startin' to get tired

Sacrificing passion don't seem like a fair trade
In exchange, gotta work every day to get paid
That's insane, what a shame, just another rat in the race
Runnin' in place, lookin' for some mo' cheese to chase

I've been ridin' around
I've been goin' back and forth with it (well, hold up)
I've been ridin' around (I'm goin' in)
I've been goin' back and forth with it

Growin' up, I thought a nine-to-five was what
A nigga should strive and dream to end up
I went to school, I did good, but I was fuckin' empty
There's gotta be more than fuckin' whores and drinkin' Henny

My folks grew up from nothin', they wanted more for me
The chance to find myself and figure who I wanna be
I made mistakes, my niggas wild, but I know myself
And I accept the route I'm on because I chose myself

The first time I dropped beat, I ain't gon' lie was fire
I've ripped bong after bong but this feelin' was higher
All day, all night, the grindin' was constant
Until I had all my shit nailed on target

Work is work, but this work, I play
And when a nigga got back to the bay
I hit my homies like, "This is the day"
We gon' get crewed up, and once we start this stuff
Ain't no tellin' where we gon' end up (goddamn)