(Intro)
They tell me I talk too much, but don't listen enough.
Got a million stories in my head and they tough.
So I gotta spit 'em out, no filter, just truth.
This for the lost souls lookin' for a little bit of proof.
(Verse 1)
I'm just a product of the struggle, a casualty of the game.
Tryna make a difference, but they only know my name
When I'm stirrin' up controversy, make 'em talk about race
Or I'm rappin' somethin' backwards to put 'em in their place.
See, I got an ADHD mind, the diagnosis, it is, omit.
A million thoughts at once, can't stop it can’t quit
On the emotion, the devotion, the constant commotion
In my brain, maintainin' the focus, it's a notion.
They want me to dumb it down, make it simple, make it pop.
But I can't, won't stop 'til I'm sittin' at the top.
Spittin' knowledge, yeah, the college of the hard knocks,
Watch 'em all clock my success when the album drops.
'Cause every time I look around, another brother's in a box.
Same 24 hours in a day, only difference is the clocks.
One tickin' for the rich man, one for the dude on the block
Who can't afford the time, so he sells another rock.
(Chorus)
Yeah, this the real life, no sugarcoat, no filter (No filter)
Got a story to tell, hope it builds ya, not kills ya (Not kills ya)
Every bar is a chapter, every verse is a page (A page)
Just a troubled soul tryna escape the cage (The cage)
Of society's lies, and the demons in my head
Prayin' for a better day 'fore I end up dead.
'Cause this life is a test, and I'm just tryna pass
Hope my legacy forever, hope my message finna last.
(Verse 2)
Now I'm on a mission, they say I'm gifted, a musician.
But it's more than that, it's a purpose, a calling,
See the system is flawed, and the whole thing is falling.
They want a "Ramen & OJ" vibe, somethin' light, somethin' fun.
But I'm talkin' 'bout the damage that the white man done,
And the black man done, to each other, it's a cycle.
We stuck in the middle, it's a constant recital
Of the pain and the hate, the division, the discourse.
They ban my content, 'cause they can't handle the source.
The truth is too heavy, too real, too authentic.
They'd rather stay numb, man, it's so pathetic.
(Chorus)
Yeah, this the real life, no sugarcoat, no filter (No filter)
Got a story to tell, hope it builds ya, not kills ya (Not kills ya)
Every bar is a chapter, every verse is a page (A page)
Just a troubled soul tryna escape the cage (The cage)
Of society's lies, and the demons in my head
Prayin' for a better day 'fore I end up dead.
'Cause this life is a test, and I'm just tryna pass
Hope my legacy forever, hope my message finna last.
(Bridge)
(Beat simplifies to just piano and light drums, building tension)
What if I told you that we're all the same? (What if?)
Just different faces, playin' the same game.
Tryna get by, T-R-Y-N-A, survive.
Keep the dream alive, keep the hope alive.
No matter your color, your creed, or your past,
We all lookin' for somethin' real that's built to last.
(Outro)
We all last
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