Still holding up

They know the name… TMZ BALTIMORE

They don’t know the story.

They know the posts…

They don’t know the nights.

Yeah.

They don’t know me, they just know what they heard,

They see me smiling, never asked about the hurt.

They see the camera, never seen me lose my breath,

They see me chasing dreams, never watched me fight for what’s left.

They don’t know me, they don’t know what I survived,

I done died inside a couple times and still came back alive.

If I tell you that I’m good, just know that took some time,

I turned everything that broke me into everything that’s mine.

I was young with big dreams and a head full of plans,

Didn’t have a dollar, still believed I could expand.

People looked at me crazy like, “What you tryna do?”

I was looking at the city thinking, “I’ma make it through.”

I wasn’t looking for attention, I was looking for a way,

Turned my thoughts into a camera, started filming every day.

Now they recognize the logo, recognize the name,

But they wasn’t there when nobody thought that it would change.

I learned sometimes your biggest enemy know your heart,

Know exactly where to hit you just to tear you apart.

I had people I loved make me question who I am,

Had to stop explaining myself and start becoming a man.

They don’t know me, they just know what they heard,

They see me smiling, never asked about the hurt.

They see the camera, never seen me lose my breath,

They see me chasing dreams, never watched me fight for what’s left.

They don’t know me, they don’t know what I survived,

I done died inside a couple times and still came back alive.

If I tell you that I’m good, just know that took some time,

I turned everything that broke me into everything that’s mine.

I lost pieces of myself trying to hold everything together,

Some days I felt like rain, couldn’t see a sunny weather.

Had my daughter on my mind, that’s a pain I can’t explain,

Trying to smile for everybody while I’m fighting through the rain.

Then life hit me hard, had me laying in that bed,

Thinking ‘bout the things I did and everything I left unsaid.

When you staring at the ceiling wondering if you’re gonna wake,

You start looking at your life different, every choice got weight.

I came back with a different heart, different state of mind,

Stopped chasing validation, started chasing what’s mine.

Now I’m building for tomorrow, I don’t care who understands,

‘Cause the same people who doubted me gon’ watch me shake they hands.

Don’t ask me why I’m distant…

I’ve seen too much.

Don’t ask me why I’m focused…

I got something to prove.

Don’t ask me why I keep going…

I already know what stopping feels like.

Baltimore in my blood, I put the city in my work,

Even when the city hurt me, I still gave it what it’s worth.

I could’ve took another road, I chose to make a brand,

Trying to show another kid they can become who they planned.

The Moaney Zone, this ain’t just another name,

It’s every loss, every struggle, every lesson in the game.