Out in my lane goin crazy
None y’all niggas could fade me
Diamonds icy HD
This is my life
I ain’t complaining
Hiding my eyes
Times is changin
Daily
Uh
Know the lord got my thanks
Prayers to the hands that made me
[The imagery I'm going for is a man on top, wealthy, and thinking about his spiritual welfare. At the time of writing, I was only one of those things lol. I wanted to express gratitude and a sense of wonder mixed with instability. Accumulate all you want, who knows what tomorrow holds?]
What it do
I have screwed up more than hunnid tools [Like screwdrivers, drills, but also a tool is like a doofus or jackass. You could take a hundred and they wouldn't match my count for screw ups.]
Honest fool
I get gon just like them hunters do [Get gone is like go out of my mind, wild out, start spazzing. Also Gon is a main character from Hunter x Hunter. That's just a play on words to use Gon/gone]
Let it soak in
Let it rock [That's how you make crack! I looked it up for this line lol something something baking soda boil it until it makes rocks. But also this means take some time to let the message settle in, let it soak in, let the beat rock.]
Don’t insult my crack
Should I say my craft
Don’t know how to act
[I think my music, my lyricism is something special. At the time I thought I was cool for going over people's heads with the word play, but then I was made when I felt slept on. So I call for people to pay closer attention here. But I have learned that communication is receiver-oriented. I gotta write something relatable and understandable if I want people to relate to and understand me.]
Tryna make you laugh
Tryna make me smile
Many minute men
Made on magic mile
[I literally forgot what that stretch of Chicago is called. I had to look it up smh I'm a fake fan. But yeah, Magnificent Mile is this retail stretch of Chicago, it's where people go to pop tags, spend a bunch. Designer boutiques, malls, big ol' Starbucks. Minute men is what I was afraid of being, an artist who faded from notice after a quick minute of fame. That's what Magnificent Mile reminds me of, blowing all your resources for status symbols just to end up where you started.]
I mean magnificent [So, I catch my mistake and call myself magnificent all in one go.]
Still up stuntin on the penmanship
Pillars prolly feelin pretty pissed [Alliterationnnn]
At the way that I stand out
Weight on my shoulders [This is so stupid lol but pillars are known for standing with lots of weight on them. They hold stuff up. So I'm like a pillar, so pillars are mad I'm stealing their schtick. Sooo stupid lol]
Hate getting mad loud
JK I’m on the flo rollin [JK Rowling. I'm so sorry, y'all LMAO I jus be sayin stuff]
Past lives movin in slow motion
Rock solid like a stone totem
Held closer than a failed moment
When you dwell on it
Cast a spell on it
To give it longevity
You got the best of me
Now get the rest of me
[This is a bar about spirituality and reflection. In Shaman King there's a strong theme of past lives and connections to ancestors, but here I am also talking about previous versions of yourself. You look back at the film reel of your life and dissect it. The stone totem here is used symbolically to focus those thoughts, and it can be held close for comfort. But the other side of that is holding mistakes and negative experiences too close. Those are the 'failed moments' and I am famous for holding those way too close. I forget to think on the positives, chastising myself for this or that.]
Out in my lane goin crazy
None y’all niggas could fade me
Diamonds icy HD
This is my life
I ain’t complaining
Hiding my eyes
Times is changin
Daily
Uh
Know the lord got my thanks
Prayer for the hands that made me
Granny said keep my enemies close
I done learned my lesson
I left my friends on the road
Antidote for the venom
Keep my enemies close
I done learned my lesson
I left my friends on the road
Antidote for the venom
[Both my grannies stay dropping knowledge on me. Love them bad, man. At the time I had lost lots of my friends from not actively maintaining my connections. I thought it was all supposed to come to me. So I thought I was finding snakes in the grass, but really I might have been shooting myself in the foot. Who knows, maybe it was both? I treat my relationships with more care now.]
Out in my lane goin crazy
None y’all niggas could fade me
Diamonds icy HD
This is my life
I ain’t complaining
Hiding my eyes
Times is changin
Daily
Uh
Know the lord got my thanks
Prayer for the hands that made me
