Roots

You ever been inside your head so much
You feel like life ain't even real
You ever held a gun to your own head
Thinking that'll make it heal
You ever been so lost, so gone, told the devil make the deal
All the mass hatin', God take me, tell me how to feel
I been in my head so much, dead so much
Man in the mirror where I put my trust
15 years old when it all started
Kid wanting love now his fam is gone and
He don't know how to react
Puttin' on a smile, but it's just an act
'Cause he don't really know how to feel
He don't really know how to deal
Trynna get rid of the chills
Bro sent to jail
Mom with a new dude every year
But momma just said a new baby's comin'
Momma just said a new baby's comin'
Yuh
Now momma dealin' with that
Step-dad beating on her back
Kid just wants mom back
Kids trynna pick up tracks
Kids got kids on his back
Starts getting bullied everyday
Starts getting pressed got none to say
Trynna just get through his day to day
But one wrong move made his anger change
Look, yuh
Throwing fists
One lands on his head but he ain't notice it
Cause he's lettin loose all the pent up s****
Everything they said, all the things they did
Left hand
Gets the dude on the ground
Friend jumps in getting out from the crowd
Kid gets up
Everything different when he walks on home to his mom who won't listen

Focus
On this, you owe me
Caught me slippin back in emotion ah
Wanna make it work when I'm gettin' back
O, woah woah woah
Where I used to be
In these
Yeah
Ah
Focus
On this, you owe me
Caught me slippin back in emotion ah
Wanna make it work when I'm gettin' back
O, woah woah woah
Where I used to be
In these
Yeah
Ah

Out every night to distract himself
His mind's racin' and he's losing health
He ain't trust no one no more
Now he's losing his mind some more
He got broken feelings, broken heart
Let out his thoughts trynna make some art
Now he found some passion in the music
Only way he patchin' up the bruises
Up at 3AM every night
'Cause he can't sleep so he starts to write
Starts writing down everything he felt
With some hope it'll take him out of hell
Thoughts turn to lyrics, finally feeling better
Clouds are fading music changed the weather
Starts showing it to everyone he knows
Now how the kid really feels starts to show
Starts showing up again to school
People hate him still but that's cool
'Cause he found his place and he knows his truth
All he ever did was try to make it through
He ain't worried
About who did him dirty
Accepted sorries he ain't ever heard 'em
And now he ain't losing no sleep
All those nightmares turned into dreams

Focus
On this, you owe me
Caught me slippin back in emotion ah
Wanna make it work when I'm gettin' back
O, woah woah woah
Where I used to be
In these
Yeah
Ah
Focus
On this, you owe me
Caught me slippin back in emotion ah
Wanna make it work when I'm gettin' back
O, woah woah woah
Where I used to be
In these
Yeah
Ah
Focus
On this, you owe me
Caught me slippin back in emotion ah
Wanna make it work when I'm gettin' back
O, woah woah woah
Where I used to be
In these
Yeah
Ah