Mirror

This shit right here for the soul Yeah I tend to stare up at the ceiling in my bed Drowning in my thoughts But God the only one I'm talking to I was taught, to never show the tears you shed Don't let them see you scared, don't let them see you vulnerable Memories lay deep inside my thoughts taught myself that if you fall, get up and shake it off If yo back against the wall, you prevail, and you evolve Told my daughter, don't worry, that one day we gon' ball, baby I know ain't nobody perfect, this ain't Cinderella slipper Broken hearts, but it wasn't worth it tryna paint a perfect picture Type to bottle up, my feelings got me mixing up my liquor I guess these the consequences of being a real nigga Show what it takes to be a man, get yo finger off that trigger Show what it takes to be a man, hold it down just like a sticker Show what it takes to be a man, Look myself right in that mirror Ohh ouohhh, Mirror Mirror on the wall Who's the realist of em' all, stepping through these puddles full of pain coming out the storm And everybody knows that when it rain, bring out the brightest star You know I'm shining in the dark I tend to get up in my feelings, thinking bout on what we should've been Sometimes I sit back, reminiscing, thinking bout on what we could've been Girl don't lie, I know you miss it, thinking bout on what we would've been, yeah Tryna shake all of these thoughts that I got up in my head And we try to talk it out, can't forget bout what you said Like I'm thinking out loud, I sit back and just replay it Tryna shake all of these thoughts that I got up in my head And we try to talk it out, can't forget bout what you said Like I'm thinking out loud, I sit back and just replay it I tend to stare up at the ceiling in my bed Drowning in my thoughts, but God the only one I'm talking to I was taught to never show the tears you shed Don't let em see you scared, don't let em see you vulnerable Memories, lay deep inside my thoughts Told myself that if you fall, get up and shake it off If you back against the wall, you prevail, and you evolve Told my daughter, don't worry that one that we gon' ball baby We gon' ball, baby Daddy got you