Pretend

Yes, I wanna be significant to more than one person
To me she means the world, I don't want her to feel burdened
Thank you for saying it's okay and through this, we will work through
Now, I just wanna make my songs and end up being stable
I don't want no label
Sitting at no plain round table
I don't want the CEO telling me who to relate to
I've already learnt that through trials and tribulations
Why you think I got you bopping to my sentimentals
I've been lying to myself thinking that I don't need help too
Never rap about my feelings
Keep them in my mental
I know that unhealthy 'cause lately things have become stressful
Can't think about anything but music or when I text you
You made me realize I was never full frontal
I guess that's why my emotions are coming out in bundles
Well, at least that's more material for me to write to
'Cause when I whip my pen out, on that page I crumble
Listen, I've been empty on the inside, no lie
What's the point of living when you've got no life
I've told myself this a couple hundred times
Then put my mask on and rap about disguises
What a surprise
But have you looked me in my eyes and really seen the light?
What a surprise
But have you looked me in my eyes and seen that I'm alright?
I'm fine

Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
You gotta pretend
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
You gotta pretend

But I still wanna be that true light
Like a kite, taking flight
Yeah I'm reaching new heights
Outta spite, you stay quiet 'cause you scheming
You know the only reason I stay quiet? 'Cause I'm dreaming
You wanna know the reason I stay quiet?
'Cause I'm healing
It started with a feeling, then a glow and now I'm beaming
It started with a verse, I let it deepen, now I believe it
Like an onion, leave you senti with the layers that I be peeling
What's a fact to the factions?
What's a key to the captives?
What's a stack to the lacking?
What's my flow to the stagnant?
What's a storm to the calm when you crashing?

Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
You gotta pretend
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
Sometimes it be too much, too much, too much
You gotta pretend