Marathon

It's crazy how fast time flies
From high school to college undergrad
I'm still trying to navigate through life
And leave things in the past

I told them what I wanted to be
They just smirked n laughed
And told me to be realistic
I can't forget about that

I was tryna Impress the coaches
On that field
While I was running track

Now I'm going state to state
Doing way more to perfect my craft

At war with myself tryna make sure I don't come up last

It's a marathon, not a race
I still wanna close the gap

Comparing myself to my peers
We all on different paths

Staring hard into the mirror
To see just who I really am

I feel like a prisoner of my mind
I can't express myself

On this journey till the end of time
I'm going on a quest

In search of love
In search of peace
And everything else

I pray for better days ahead
Cuz I have been through the worst

Emotionally distant
It all started at a young age

Most Important lesson learned
Is how much pain can motivate

If I got God on my side
Then I just need better signs
And
If I'm just unprepared
Show me the way when it's my time

Know they don't wanna see me shine
But you can never dim my light
You can never dim my light

I got different eyes on me
I got different expectations

Got a different side to me
Different level of dedication

If I put my mind to it
Best believe that ima make it

I got nothing left to lose
I got everything at stake here

I'm so tired of being slept on
Tired of thinking that I did wrong
I'm tired of making all these pain songs
But
I just reached another milestone

I just want to win
Without it, I feel I'm closer to the end
Fighting battles that you cannot comprehend
To be real, it's getting way under my skin

But I

Never fold
Never sell my soul
Oh no

I got goals
I got some stories untold

I got scars
Memories that never grow old

Life of trials
I just gotta stay in control

I got paramount vision
So I make major decisions

I went through different phases
Got past the time like a sentence

They say the sky is the limit
That's why my roof got no ceilings

I'm like a rolling stone
Can't stay in the same position
At all

Me against myself
Ima Triumph over anything
No matter how it hurt

You'll get all that you deserve
But
You just gotta persevere

I don't want to hear opinions
Keep the hating over there

It took way more than a leap of faith

Easier said than done

They don't trust my grind

Instantly

Got it on my own

Easier said than done

They don't trust my grind

Instantly

Got it on my own