{"id":298033,"created_at":"2023-08-25 03:13:57","updated_at":"2025-04-11 10:24:13","deleted_at":null,"published_at":"2023-08-25 03:13:57","original_id":null,"artist_id":25342,"title":"02. true to myself, pt. ii","slug":"02-true-to-myself-pt-ii","status":"published","description":null,"album_id":null,"streets":1,"source_type":"s3","source":"file","lyrics":"[Verse 1]\r\nUh, now this the story of a black sheep who'll turn into a G.O.A.T\r\nIn a place with dark streets somehow a flower still rose\r\nIn the cold with Jack heat somehow a nigga found hope\r\nTryna find a heart beat and a place to call home\r\nPeople living with cracked pieces yet they claim to have a soul\r\nGenerations can't speak, societies can't cope\r\nWith progression, that's deep like the roots of a black rose\r\nYearning for things they can't keep because of dreams they can't hold\r\nWell I've been mastering the art of peace\r\nAnd it's a master piece\r\nI can't release the stress that rests inside of me entirely\r\nFacades are feces \r\nI cannot be bothered by these non-believers\r\nHow can you surpass a Jesus\r\nAll these demons are beneath us\r\nCan't defeat us\r\nPlease don't let your past deceive us\r\nYall oblivious to the fact that we'll make it beyond achievements\r\nMan If you aim low then you should know you'll prolly reach it \r\nIt ain't no secret\r\nWhat you Sowed you'll have to reap it\r\nI just practice what I'm preaching\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nI said one day you're gonna need me\r\nJust keep acting up\r\nI'm done giving out freebies\r\nI need the cash in lump sum\r\nNiggas acting cheesy\r\nRapping bout their fronting\r\nStayed true to myself easy\r\nNow I lack in nothing\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\nThis was never really the life I wanted to live\r\nMy future dictated by results at institutions\r\nAlways believed in karma, guess this is just retribution\r\nThe world won't always reward you for all the efforts you give\r\nAll your contributions\r\nBut better have it and not need it than to need it and not have it\r\nSlowly I've been losing all my passion for this rapping\r\nNoticing that all my skills and talent have been stagnant\r\nMaybe cause I've been relaxing fuck it man what happens happens\r\nThe system tricked me with wisdom\r\nBut stripped me of all my rhythm\r\nAnd poetry but I'm resilient\r\nCould've lived a thousand lives but if you never die, do you still call it living?\r\nLately I've been on a mission\r\nTryna get to all the riches\r\nBecause frankly man who isn't\r\nHave to make some tough decisions\r\nBreak generational shackles\r\nThat keep our minds in these prisons\r\nYou know I gotta be different so\r\nBefore you judge me\r\nPlease look at me as a mirror\r\nTo see yourself a lil clearer\r\nAnd know you're not judging me\r\nBut you're judging your own interior\r\nInsecurities and fears\r\nI just hope over the years\r\nYou will learn to love yourself\r\nBecause hate is insincere\r\nPen is mightier than the sword\r\nCause some words go deeper than spears\r\nAnd we don't really have no shield\r\nAll we can do is block our ears\r\nCause we know when it's too late\r\nWe can't really stop the tears\r\nFrom falling down our face\r\nAnd just to keep it real\r\nI hope we know it's not a race cause...\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nOne day you're gonna need me\r\nJust keep acting up\r\nI'm done giving out freebies\r\nI need the cash in lump sum\r\nNiggas acting cheesy\r\nRapping bout their fronting\r\nStayed true to myself easy\r\nNow I lack in nothing\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\nThe black sheep is the only one telling the truth...","download_count":85,"play_count":1,"restrict_download":0,"generated_thumbnail":null,"flag_count":0,"download_count_24":2,"download_count_24_at":"2025-04-11","reupload_sent":0,"thumb_path":"https:\/\/s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/sol-assets\/uploads\/public\/64e\/7ff\/d0c\/thumb_970742_300_300_0_0_crop.jpg","status_reason":"published","status_reason_alt":null,"tags":[]}