Rising Up

The test of time
Has been lost to lies
So I gotta comprise
I must decide
If it was my fault?
Or if that's how it goes?
On these lonely roads?
It goes to show
But I gotta act ravenous
Until I'm famished
I exhort
My abhor
To those
Who ask for
A little more
They mad that I'm on course
I ran that race without a horse

Only had two now I'm driving all four
Whenever you speak I get bored
Listening is becoming a chore
But if they ask I know I'm sure
But you need to watch how I score
I do it effortless
All I did was practice
You didn't put the work in
I ain't no soldier I ain't finna copy that
Cut my hands off just to reach right back
I'm not about to explain this
You ain't a genius
It's not that complex
What do you know about us?
We flip the dollar
Make it double dutch
My conscious
Struggles to keep up
Watch who you praise
I notice the cliches
I don't take breaks
Not even on my bday
We can get a replay
We can really see things
But if sleep
I lucid dream
As my reality
Becomes the thing
That I cannot see
They said I need
To change the way
That I think
I said leave me be
Because I sting
I hope I don't swing
How they want me to
I just tryna be comfortable
They're so untouchable
As I'm looking up to you

I'm rising
While fighting
The currents
On the surface
So don't disturb me
Or deter me
The serpents
Keep rising
But I'm rising up
I'm not giving up
Until I've
Earned enough

Calling me an oofie
I am not your offspring
Then I get offensive
Then you get defensive
Wait before you end up defenseless
Your fortress
I de-fenced it
Broke it down
Then Rebuilt it
Just so you can rent it
Shooting stars ridding
Of the competition
I master patterns
Stuck with repetition
Doctor gave me meds
I sold them instead
Customer wound up dead
They want them to be me instead
Boy you got the gall
To move your jaws
In such a tone
Thinking you'll spin the block
But you playing with Rubix cubes
Yeah I'm looking at her chess
To plan my next moves
Ride the RS cuz I skipped the queue
But who knew?
I'm one to one
With your number one favorite
The only way they can play me is when it comes to the music
Wise men can't sit and act stupid
He think he solid
But he a diluted fluid
I'm the prophet
Who spoke the truest
I make it clear when I execute it

I'm rising
While fighting
The currents
On the surface
So don't disturb me
Or deter me
The serpents
Keep rising
But I'm rising up
I'm not giving up
Until I've
Earned enough

Got a lot of pain ain't nobody seen
As friend groups split at the seems
Can't pick a side when leading a team
I don't do drugs, I don't sip lean
But I got a little tilt at 45 degrees
The sun ain't out but I still see a gleam
From how you move I know you scheme
About making and seeing me bleed
I got coal
Buried into my soul
Waited too long
Will I ever reach a goal?
That path you take is
So dark you can not see
The tragedies on us
And then it falls on me
The day I rest in peace
God have mercy on me
Because these words that I speak
Will be stuck on repeat
Before the pattern turns bleak
You know what I mean
But not what I seek
While I rise you'll stay there
Bird got caught in a snare
Kick your cage because I don't care
I called for your name but you chose not to hear

I'm rising
While fighting
The currents
On the surface
So don't disturb me
Or deter me
The serpents
Keep rising
But I'm rising up
I'm not giving up
Until I've
Earned enough

I have a theory
The enemy see what they wanna see
You better watch who you call
They might plan your downfall