Overstood / Welcome to Spring

Two roads got me splitting down the wrong path
Moving back and forth, my endorphins lowered, but I'll last
The day's sunny, I'm still inside, but it's funny
How every action we take is preceded by thoughts of money
You hungry? Nigga, I'm famished
Losing hope, but I'll manage
Understanding's the first step if you wanna heal the damage, but
I'm just trying to overstand myself before I go and try to blam myself
And yeah, I'm young, 21, still I got a lot to learn
But I don't want to be a worker sitting stranded in a firm
Gotta sew before you reap, gotta you put in what you earn
I put a lot of time in, but I'm not seeing the return
So, what if it's not meant to be?
What if throughout history
There are people who got everything they wanted but the victory?
And hypothetically, if that were me, how would I feel?
Would I be trapped inside a life that's less than ideal?
And am I wrong for wanting more than what was given?
Am I wrong for reading more than what was written or intended for us?
They say intention's a must and you gotta find it
'Cause you can't build a kingdom that's based on a house divided
I'm trying, I swear to God
Holding on, but it's hard
Hope is the only thing that can help me to see tomorrow, but
I'm just trying to overstand myself before I go and try to
I don't wanna have to

If you share your light with me, I might just share my light with you
If you share your light with me, I might just share my light with you
If you share your light with me, I might just share my light with you
If you share your light with me
Won't you share your light, light

Fuck a rat race
Fuck a bird trap
My mentality is Scarface third act
At 14, most of yall aint want to hear me rap
Until they doubled back and played the track and now they say it slaps
So to who it may concern, just know I'm coming up
And all you industry motherfuckers should buckle up
'Cause I'm not here to play no politics or make no friends
If the L's ain't talking M's, then I might stick 'em for they ends
That's all facts in all caps with no cap
Rapping all black and you cannot resolve that
I'm not a jiggaboo who flaunting triggers, fool
For the internet, you only into that shit for the views
But when the gimmicks running out and your content running dry
And your audience could give a fuck if you gon' live or die
Tell me, what was all the meaning for?
It could've been so meaningful
But now your whole career is dead as Namikaze Minato
I'd wish the worse for you, but wouldn't mean it though
Wanna see my people prosper and flourish for greater growth
Even if it means 'til forever that we ain't never speaking
I enjoyed the time we had and I don't need a greater reason
To love you until I die, I'm giving up on my pride
If it means that I'll be living for what instead of for why
I was looking back and I cried in retrospect and denial
Of how part of me is still yours and a part of you still mine, so

If you share your light with me, I might just share my light with you
If you share your light with me, I might just share my light with you
If you share your light with me, I might just share my light with you
If you share your light with me
Won't you share your light, light

And that's it right there
That's the Winter in Wonderland EP
If you took the time to really sit this project
I just want to let you know how much it means to me
Right now it's
December 29th, 2021
3:45 in the a.m.
You know, the majority of the songs on this project
Five out of the seven, I wrote
Between December of 2020 to February of 2021
I was going through a pretty dark period to say the least
I felt isolated,
Alone, helpless
So, the winter in Winter in Wonderland,
It represents more than just the season in which these songs were written
You see, I was always fascinated with the idea of a Wonderland
A place where anything is possible
Where your dreams can exist before they ever enter reality
A place where you can nurture those dreams
Until they're strong enough to stand on their own
But, on the other side, the winter represents that feeling of no hope
When your ideas, your hopes, your dreams,
It doesn't seem like they can come into existence
In the context of Wonderland, it's when nothing is able to grow
A reflection of the feeling of being trapped in a seemingly endless winter
But, eventually, even after what may seem like an eternity
Spring will show its face again
So, this goes out to anybody going through their own winter right now
Just gotta trust and believe that it's gon' get better
'Cause, like it or not
Spring is on its way
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