All the way from the start I could feel it in my heart like
I've been beating on the drum since day 1 feeling music in
my soul when I had to run from all the pain in my life white-collar people chasing
after bottles ain't nobody tell you that the the problems stay coming in even if you got
money and you're hungry for the love of something bigger I practiced ball all
day in my parents driveway gloves on coat zipped 30 points a game like MJ
then my momma fell down everything changed doctors said she probably wouldn't see another
day paralyzed left side, numb mind, wrong time I let these hoop dreams die I'm hanging
with the wrong crowd focused on the foolishness I need to move through this
playing on a drum kit 7 hours daily bothering my neighbors might have drove my
family crazy I was living like a hooligan doing things I'd never do again
God forgive me music saved my life
all the way from the start I could feel it in my heart like...
the depths of my soul man it's deep-rooted you don't really know what I've been through
now do you? thought I was a shy kid with everything handed to me funny cause I
chose a career path with no fans waiting for me outside in the pouring rain everybody
telling me that I could not sustain "don't chase what you love make money all day"
it's what you need in this life priorities in society been crooked like
1972 these politicians feed on you it's money over people
not the people over power. About time we start speaking our generations turning
back the hours. They think we're apathetic might be sympathetic if they realized we're on
a new page or we stay silent and our futures fade away gone
Don't let this life pass you by
I hope you find a reason why we gotta leave it better than it once was. These roots
go much deeper than just us. I'm calling out to the sky like God who am I
to be a voice for change? just trying to get it together whims light as a feather
trying to please my friends my family even if I failed to be authentically me, nah
as I stare deep into my own eyes I realize the blue is a channel to my soul
purpose is the ace-king I never fold or follow the fakes that steer me to dead-end
places where my dreams suffocate. God willing I make it to see another day
when my momma smiles cause her son found the best way to win is to give your soul
to the people. Learning from your worst sins, the most high got your
back through the bleakest cold, greatest story ever told
no champagne so sweet that it can soothe the soul, no. Don't let this life pass you by
I hope you find a reason why we gotta leave it better than it once was
these roots go much deeper than just us
journey back home find myself lost in my shoes ain't nobody tell you when you
grow up you got more to lose. Thoughts of all the missteps memories engrained in my
heart can't believe I found the light raised in the dark. Supported by my elders
man I swore I'd never tell this but it can be bleaker on the other side of white picket
fences, missing love on the inside inside can you hear this? can you feel this
pain and confusion when your parents start to lose it, locked up in the closet
of your worst nightmares, dreams of a happy family it was never there even
though we had the food up in our bellies high school kids soul connection on the
cellies, broken home, mommy and daddy called it quits and we feel so alone. God I hope it's
not the same when we get older this pain got me feeling like I can't even
go home it's harder to cope if I'm sober try to forgive my name I'm not
the same. Truthfully I don't really wanna put this out, guided by faith but I'm
clouded by doubt. sometimes when the dark get the best of ya, you gotta pick ya head up and really know what you're about
pushing so hard through this life that I'm living, the pain come before all the blessings I'm given
it's true, it ain't about you all the time kids missing their nutrition in the lunchline
in the meantime we been working on our punchlines. more to life
generation perplexed, escape reality. slave to corporations and anxiety
what you gonna say when your time come?
what did you contribute, how hard did you try son?
one more shot try to dull the pain and find out what we're missing dry out the rain like...
God I hope it's not the same when we get older. This pain got me feeling like I can't even go
home. It's harder to cope if I'm sober
try to forgive my name. I'm not the same.
Not the same, you won't see me here again. Keep progressing under pressure, pushing through the pleasure and the pain.
yeah
take it back to '07 I was making beats in dorm rooms neighbors knocking
on the walls and they didn't even have a clue "blah blah he wastes his time making rap tunes" I was building
up a business on the low what you didn't see I know now and never had a doubt cause
God kept me focused while they tried to put the fire out I kept at it even when the
a&rs went static sign on the dotted lines and did me like a bad habit
acted major truth is I never had it paid back advances cause I didn't feel good about it
what they don't tell you about this industry is the love of the music comes secondary
sometimes if you all about the dollars and your morals take a backseat don't forget
the nice folks give you beds to sleep in brother may not find another loyalty lost if you
scheming undercover. Leaped over hurdles that haunt you I pray for patience my
conscience been raining down on me
over time we see who stays by our sides relates to our lives
through darkness and the light
God grant me peace of mind. yeah I let the beat ride out, I don't find the need to tell you
all about my bank account that ain't my goal in this thing stacking up zeros
steer people to their purpose we could be heroes in this life when you're young
think it stretch on endlessly but it can come to an end prematurely and we're
left looking back like how did you affect the life of others? Love is all that matters
taught by own mother. Thankful for the grass under my feet, still keep an eye out
for the snakes and the negativity it's contagious energy wasted but glories on
the hill I can almost taste it I'm pushing through the fog you can say what you wanna say it's no love lost
when I see you on the other side I hope your heart changed and you've found a couple reasons
to forgive your enemies, whoa. Leaped over hurdles that haunt you I pray for
patience my conscience been raining down on me
over time we see who stays by our sides relates to our lives through darkness and the light
God grant me peace of mind.
the vibes so live, I might drop a line or 2 reminisce about me and you I was
pushing mad miles driving up to Asheville, foggy mountain vision I'm just
gunning for the thrill of your hand in my pocket, like the vocals and the beat
feels just like the first time every time that we meet I saw you from a
distance no resistance on your side and it's okay cuz I got time do you think
we'll be some thing these deep vibes could turn to nothing I hope you stay right here where you
supposed to be we were getting kind of close now you're a ghost to me
do you think we'll be something? these deep vibes could turn to nothing. I hope you stay right here
where you supposed to be we were getting kind of close, now you're a ghost to me
yeah I've been trying to find myself in all the wrong places
calling out for love to all the wrong faces, ah yeah what you see ain't what you
get sometimes back in '09 left me feeling like I'm dying. never again never
give someone that much power that when it goes sour you're left counting down the
hours gotta find that love deep down in yourself it's on you to find your purpose
it ain't up to no one else and I'm breathing a deep sigh that I made it out
of your clutches. I'm wishing you the best but you can't tell me nothing I just
keep it moving knowing that there's something better out there love keep
coming back around especially when you don't care about what they think about
you even when you're feeling blue just keep chasing all the goals in front of
you we ought to be pushing for the same things instead of switching up like
a dang mood ring ahh. Do you think we'll be something? These deep vibes could turn
to nothing. I hope you stay right here where you supposed to be we were getting
kind of close now you're a ghost to me. do you think we'll be something? these deep vibes could turn to nothing
I hope you stay right here where you're
supposed to be we were getting kinda close, now you're a ghost to me yeah. focused on
you no one else on the cue. I replay your smile unforgettable views and you got me
going crazy like when she gonna call walking through these valleys as I
recall last fall we went and called it quits I wrote this just trying to vent
but the rumble in my stomach never seems to go away as she left me with a
yearning and a lot of words to say like... Do you think we'll be something these deep vibes
could turn to nothing. I hope you stay right here were you supposed to be we
were getting kind of close now you're a ghost to me do you think we'll be
something these deep vibes could turn to nothing
I hope you stay right here were you supposed to be
we were getting kinda close now you're a ghost to me
Focused on you, no one else on the cue. I replay your smile unforgettable views and you got me going crazy like when's she gonna call?
walking through these valleys as I recall last Fall.
we went and called it quits, I wrote this.
just trying to vent
but the rumble in my stomach never seems to go away as she left me with a yearning and a lot of words to say like...
You're not just a number, I'm not your enemy.
You once would have faded, but it's not the old me.
looking in the mirror wishing I was someone else
realize originality is my wealth the freckles on my face definition of the
self peace of mind signify the best form of good health and so we keep it moving
Divine / Love our last names some call it conceited
or maybe it's just we did because we were trying to live up to high
expectations aware of the true definition of greatness inside
aspirations above pavement you mistake for pride of the city same title as
Diddy. What's in a name? call me Geoffrey with a "G" cause we one and the same
Your not just a number. I'm not your enemy.
You once would have faded, but it's not the old me.
invested myself worth in others, found out real love ain´t undercovers pretty
young faces all over the places but they can't reach you when you're, when you're faded
so I look up to the sky something you can't deny when the words spill out on
the pages night after night I booked my first flight all paid and it was all
over some music I made think I keep pushing even when it looks bleak I was Memphis
blue LA Angels we seek and go up, up and above all opinions lost the front
man in my first band, real talk, Tommy we miss you. I'm just trying to get back to
my roots, 12 hour garage days they said I'm a fluke and I could care less about
the loot I just want to shed the old give the kids something new, new
You're not just a number. I'm not your enemy.
You once would have faded, but it's not the old me.
Hope all is well, thinking of your lots. It's not the same that you're not in the streets
so I can kick your butt. I hope you're on trek and on track. Love you.
flip over the past like Joslin I found the key funny thing I never had what
they call a "Plan B" look deep into my eyes the past is what you see never
understood why I couldn't say what's on my mind
had to start writing pour the feelings deep into these lines naturally we don't
have to force anything trying to be more like myself in the world that wants me
to be more like anybody else I did that and came up feeling emptier than Steph felt
in '16 it was swiftly on the come-up now I sense the brightness around the corners
flashes when we run up it's ISO shine bright even when the lights low I spill
my guts to you even though I'm scared to death I might have more to prove even
when there's no life left we keep pushing harder started deep in 336 now
it's high up in the mountains and we're dreaming like we're still kids