Stay Afloat

From the life that we live in, the people that you see You don't know, no, you don't know All the lights, money, women, corrupted by his dreams Take it slow, now, take it slow 'Cause when you got something brewing 'side your head, yeah Take a note, yeah, take a note So when you're gone you won't be distant in your mind Just stay afloat, yeah, stay afloat I try to keep it calm inside my mind, my mental As days go by, I realize I grow so sentimental As I pass my youth I used to laugh but now my story's bent up Days I'm stuck inside, all of my dreams I work to better Do I reside inside the walls I've come to despise Alienate myself, my truth, to come up more rap lines Destined to kill myself for glory How I've been baptized, grew up Mistakenly abundant, wish I knew black lives, huh The music, you're fluent, don't matter any race Don't keep pushing yourself harder that don't, mean more takes If you keep wasting your conscious on nonsense from a mixtape, you'll be Dead far before you can afford to tour the states, homie Then again, you kept working up on the pen Got lyrics that mirror people, their lyrics will mirror trends Been destined to make a mark but embarking is fraying ends And if talking can pay a bill, then I'm talking to raise my friends, and No more running I'm out to amount to greatness It's me up in FL I started out just making playlists If I speak a stutter know I kept it flowing like the greatest Been waiting a long time, just to have it, now I made it, sing it From the life that we live in, the people that you see You don't know, no, you don't know All the lights, money, women, corrupted by his dreams Take it slow, now, take it slow 'Cause when you got something brewing 'side your head, yeah Take a note, yeah, take a note So when you're gone you won't be distant in your mind Just stay afloat, yeah, stay afloat Then again, you kept working up on the paper got the pen game Know that they don't got all them layers they ain't built the same I've been chasing all of my goals, but I can't Keep from saying tomorrow, so far so good no sorrow I've been dodging pain. Yeah, yeah Just another day, I've been around a lot of demons they all look the same And if they tell you different try to keep it in your brain Snakes of different colors say they others but they all contain scales Major or minor problems that I exhale Knowing, be honest, might get on XXL Freestyle, how it's been a while, I inhaled Goddamnit know that I've been well I can smell flows from a mile Glow stick, I shine, from hard times, trials So sick, I find in the end it's still my fault No trick to try, it's time I go psycho Forward slash-slash like I'm H-T-P-S It's time I took a trip, past the walls no recess You give me the tools, but quarantine I'm homeschooled If you wanna test me give me records I can't flow to, damn Yeah, it's been a minute Remember days up in FL I started tracks to finish Now I'm in the tracks for getting better plays, I admit it Been rooting for myself, know the world been with it, sing it From the life that we live in, the people that you see You don't know, no, you don't know All the lights, money, women, corrupted by his dreams Take it slow, now, take it slow 'Cause when you got something brewing 'side your head, yeah Take a note, yeah, take a note So when you're gone you won't be distant in your mind Just stay afloat, yeah, stay afloat Yeah, but all the truth is not what it's made out to be Finally have a name for myself, but they don't shout to me When I produced my music, was a hobby a student I thought that there were big changes to come, but I ain't made it Had a long life, not famous Been waiting for the other side, still upgrading When I become a ghost, miss the gates, heaven's close, yeah Will my name be, in all the books I evaded? Shit Maybe music provides, while I stand up Couple years, catch a couple groupies like the band's up Maybe count a grill, second chill, get my bands up Been waiting to inherit from these stanzas But it's about time I went and hired myself Been rapping too damn strong to keep the beats on the shelf So if you think you've got the bars, I'll be here by myself Until the devil signs me to a label, be in good health, I'm sayin'