Phoenix

Yeah, yeah
Right, right

Wiser now, so I'm moving smarter now
Look, me and idleness had a falling out
I'll say it loud, a question of when and not how
Too insecure to be proud of me
So they start to whisper now
You'd think I was a curse
When really I'm a blessing
I've been schooling them for a minute
Still haven't learned their lesson
Speak it all into existence like I'm casting spells
If you don't believe me, just know that time will tell
Only time will heal
My Achilles' heel
Will eventually fade
Like the smoke I exhale, uh
Onto better things
Wish you could see it to believe it
But my future's so bright, I can't even see it
Never let the poison of nostalgia spread to my brain
Could never happen
It freezes out with the ice inside my veins
If I cut ties, I cut ties
Picture me going back to something
I had to pray to get out of
It's all mine, it's all mine
Never had my hand out
Still I'm building castles from the ground up
And I'm not talking sand
Want money to come from working with my hands
In other words, and I'll let this one breathe
I want money to grow on palm trees
Stay in the game until my soles disappear
Stay attached to the music until my soul's out of here
Don't need to say anything I can smell the fear
Never be Sisyphus on the crest
Picture this one motherf*cker settling for less
Pardon my French, got red wine on my breath
Got red wine on my breath
I could care less whether or not you play this
I make angels cry on a daily basis
Ask me to calm down, you must not know who made this
Like I could ever hold back, no
Block it all out, rap game Alonzo Mourning
All black fits like I'm in constant mourning
Hermès always sits in my clothing
I'm blessed, pretty always sells
Plus I'm working on my dreams like a wishing well
I'm a straight-jacket, the way I hold you down
No amount of pressure could ever hold me down
I get energized when I'm deprived of rest
Only feel at ease when I'm under stress
I could never choke, the umbilical cord was tied
Twice around my f*cking neck
I'm the f*cking best
How else you want me to say it?
Only want what I deserve, you can keep the rest
I'll be golden, once I reverse all debts
When I've given it all and there's nothing left
When I've spilled my whole soul
For the fortune, not the glam
Really do this
So I won't know pain without cham, uh

Throw dirt and I burn it to ashes
And I rise like a phoenix
I've been running out of reasons
To reason with you
Hmm
Why would I stop before I'm drenched in gold
There's money to make and stories to be told
Stories to be told

Want it to play out just how I planned it
I love it all but sometimes I can't stand it, no
It's never black or white like a protagonist bandit
Through all the smokescreens, I promise to stay candid, yeah