Take Flight

I just got back from the studio but still recording Livin on my own terms I could never live according To whatever they have planned for me, my sanity Lives between the lines of reality and fantasy Yeah, and my goal is to bridge the gap I opened so many lanes I get tired of switching paths I know life can be a bitch, sometimes she be winking back Cause she knows I'm driven but hesitate to fill the gas My head is in every huddle, I'm never gon' miss a snap Most people are only staying afloat or just swimming laps But I've been focused on building a boat, something that lasts Long enough to keep me going whenever the waves crash Yeah, think I prefer a little weather I think I work best under a little bit of pressure I keep my thoughts scattered when I know I need them centered I rip it all apart and then I put it back together Look at these wings mama they grew I took my leap of faith and flew God don't let me lose this view Until the day I come back to you Yeah Life is like a highway and they haven't grabbed the keys yet I dove inside the water they couldn't even get they feet wet I used to drive downtown to see my favorite rappers Now I'm the one who's performing and then taking pictures after Living like I already made it every weekend Barely have my voice by the Monday morning meeting I should probably tone it down but what fun is that? I put it all out in the open but don't know what's coming back Still waiting on the world to notice it Overthinking when I should be thinking that I'm over it Spending days at work and nights out Either ways it's tabs opening Repeat the same thing so ain't no point in really closing it They wanna know just what it took me Wrote enough to be a novelist until they'd book me Always looked ahead when everybody overlooked me Guess we'll have to wait and see everything that I could be Look at these wings mama they grew I took my leap of faith and flew God don't let me lose this view Until the day I come back to you Sometimes being imaginative costs you And the question is how many of us are willing to bear the costs of being different? Being imaginative? Asking tougher questions? And I think we all have some reluctance to do that