Reflections

Gimme a mic, sit back and listen as I flow Got these thoughts up in my mind I feel the need to let you know Sip some water, mind your business if it's toxic then it goes And opinions they ain't facts we take them in then let them go There are things that I have seen and I'm just thankful I'm alive It's like I'm always battling with pride I stifle sighs. I'm tired of running from the things I keep inside The mirror staring back see the reflection never lies Yo, end of a decade, end of an era What can I tell ya? Reflecting on all of my failures All of my victories, lessons I learned 'em. The tables, yeah, I overturned 'em I severed some ties but the bridges intact. Felt there was no need to burn 'em Time's an illusion, they say. 2012 we moved from the UK I remember getting pissed at my parents still but home is home so you say Oh you gon' love it (Mm-hmm), Oh you'll be fine (Well, okay) Said that everything was cool but how I wanted to stay Cause the things I saw on TV kinda shaped my views on Africa Sad to say that the media misrepresents the diaspora Start to feel like an outsider, stupid questions they asking ya Classmates made fun of me 'cause I struggled with the vernacular That's everyone but my 3 homies, yeah, I made friends for life It's cause of you that my love for making this music came to life Long, long way that I came from, I still got love for my day ones I swear down if you ever need something from me just tell me, say nun Check it. 2014 I'm balling. Form 3, really starting to settle My body going through changes now I speak with less of the treble Man's got a bit of bass now, testestorone in my vessels Boarding school builds character so that's the year I switched levels Listen graduated in '16 took a gap year on the low Spent the next year playing football I came this close to going pro Meanwhile they all pressured me "Yo, when you going university?" All the while I was making music as happy as I've prolly ever been 2018 I'm in Turkey I'm in uni now They say you growing man you no longer a juvenile I seen some things that year, wish they could disappear From memory, but these are reminders of everything I should not be International student, engineering first year weren't easy Nothing like high school. Over here A*s ain't shit believe me Natural selection, you either adapt or you lose I came this side on a scholarship so I feel like there's something to prove 2019 was hard I lost my cousin, then my aunt Made some choices that were wrong then paid the price with broken hearts But I try my best not to dwell on things that I cannot change Cause doing so's like prison, it's like choosing to put on chains Who am I to be giving advice? I am but a student of life So take it or leave it, I could care less whether you think I'm wrong or I'm right Grow through what you go through. This is my only advice Take it or leave it, that's on you I'm just a guy with a mic So, lemme use this mic, sit back and listen as I flow Had these thoughts up in my mind I felt the need to let you know Sip some water, mind your business if it's toxic then it goes Man, opinions never facts we take them in then let them go There are things that I have seen and I'm just thankful I'm alive It's like I'm always battling with pride I stifle sighs. I'm tired of running from the things I keep inside The mirror staring back, see the reflection never lies