CONVERSATIONS

I can't lie this takes a toll, what I chose
Devil fiendin' for my soul, want me givin' up control, but I (But I)
Keep on elevatin' to my higher purpose
Best foot forward, puttin' first the quality
The competition soundin' nervous, aye
Done with holdin' back, I put the work in
Waitin' till they catch up like one hundred
'Cause it's certain ('Cause it's certain)
That no one in the city doin' it how we doin'
They so asleep in owner's suite, we colder g
They oversleep, but me I'm never absent
Every series, every season, paper stackin'
Thinkin' less and more proceedin'
Studio with me I'm never lackin'
Ain't after status, seeking freedom, it's why I practice
So much liftin' with these bars that my hands becomin' calloused, aye
Like my name was Bradley Martyn
By day I'm gettin' bigger, soon I'm sellin' out the garden
"Beg your pardon?"
Yes I meant it, locked in, pen is gettin' sharper
Got they heads all bobbin' every time I'm droppin'
I sit back and watch 'em
And look at just how far I came from high attendance
Not a day that I don't show up, this is me ain't no pretendin'
Discipline is never pleasant, see success but not the rest
'Cause IG a facade, only see one side like a crescent, aye (Brr, Brr)
Time is money, you investin'? Every second is blessin'
Not much longer dawg until we see the endin', aye
Put a cross up on that pendant ain't no point if he ain't present
Prolly sleepin' on that sentence, ain't nobody want the message
Obsession turned profession that lead up my ascension
Now in my possession 'cause I never lacked direction
22 but we not the same, I'm not about to waste my youth
I'ma pass on the clubs and gettin' faded like my denims (Whoa)
I'ma pass on the drugs, I'm valuin' the momentum
This for the love, not incentives
That's why I'll be drivin' the phantom
You sayin' it should've been you
But you wasn't there through the famine
I had to work to fill the pockets my hands in, aye
17 was cooped up in the crib cooking the poetry
Was dreamin' every night and hopin' one day they would notice me
That one day I could live to tell the story, I was coachin' me
Binge watchin' every interview, knew I could take it globally, aye
And now look at where we at, I got Jay dishin' the pass
So for sure you know I'm scorin', had to start this up from scratch
Worked in silence, ain't no claps and no applause
Had to detach from results and let it grow
And finally let go of the past (Brr)
Head buried in the books and that's where you'll find the codes
Way too focused on my journey to ever be jealous of yours
Late night conversations with the Lord
Step to mic and hit record, that's when my soul feelin' restored, yeah

Write my wrongs, carry them in this song
Motivation can't carry my music all the way through
Gotta push it, we seein' right through the break throughs
Money come back in double right back on day two (Uh)
Keep rewindin', no perfect timin', I keep it shinin'
I stay alignin', no point defyin', I keep on tryin'
Cut off fakeness and liars, ain't got no plan to retire
I got the world to inspire, I got this heated up
Process fast, we speedin' up, really ain't no reading us
They can keep on tryin' but really just ain't no beatin' us
People take you off your grind so you beware
Cost me long nights and sacrifice just to be here
Process lookin' slow by any means we gotta get there
People criticize my lifestyle like I do care
I got the studio goin' crazy just playin' my music
I couldn't listen to people that said that I couldn't do it
I can't afford to lose
I'm tryna keep on winning, keep it there and pay my dues
There's not a thing on this earth that I feel I couldn't do
I'm tryna break 'em loose, uh, I'm tryna break em loose (Yuh)
Certified, I'm gon' do my time, I'm tryna stay alive
Keep the pressure goin', these passionate statements
Fame and glamour not really the standard for us
I'm tryna see my path gettin' out the forest
The fire, flames through my eyes, euphoric
Never settle for days when my feelings distorted, uh
Man my time is wasted, write my words on day shifts
Breakin' through life's changes, day to day to a basis
Rockin' shoes loose laces, my way through all these mazes
My purpose not done 'cause I'm still tryna make it
I'm tryna keep it full
I'm talkin' 'bout money, diamonds glisten just like jewels
My morals followin' my life around like all these rules
Keepin' thoughts to us, they stay wanna keep on knockin' us
Views and likes we droppin' this, area like metropolis
Capital like Annapolis, city gon' know dominance
Spirit been too ominous (Ominous), uh
My time is waitin', they keep debatin', I hope to say it
The Porsche and whips on the back garage
Stay on dubs, we take no loss, never waitin' for applause
We gon' be the cause, never look at cost
We gon' reach for stars, uh (Uh)
We gon' make deposits
Knew some people that had it all but then lost it
Switch up flows and topic
Trips out to Alaska, I make sure that I last too, I had to
Reachin' them three digits on the dash too (Dash too)