My baby not Rihanna, I mean she much better I can say that with my chest, no sour grapes, i'm not a hater I’m musing over blue Turks and Caicos homemade candles I walked Treme to Gert Town in my black Jesus sandals Yes, I migrate like I tweet But radiation from my phone hit my fingers make me weak Gotta clear my mind, for once in my life its constant sleep I ain’t hard to hear I get in and then I leave I ain't hard to hear I get it in and then I leave Repetition in my lyrics, I have troubled memories I could write about a lot and nothing at the same time They both the same thing, man I seen it with my eyes I saw a lot turn to nothing in nearly no time I saw my love blossom in congruence with my blinking eyes I saw a lot of nothing, but it was all going down I saw the time passing but in my grip I made these sounds

I been courting philosophy False positivity adoration of magi Deeper meaning behind nativity I been practicing exclusivity Proliferating conversations on the meaning behind all these things Nuances often missed by me I can be who I wanna I tell **** never be me and that's okay He can be even better and in the end I'm just rambling Saying with my last penny I would bet on him Cross country, call occasionally to check on him He doing good that’s good Look Ion rap for a reaction Ion rap for your happiness This the shit I bump when the man in the mirror doing daffy shit You pitiful cuz you have imagine lyrics I just say the shit that be happening You pitiful cuz you have imagine lyrics I just say the shit that be happening Living 21 years of PAIN Niggas don’t know my PAIN I just need you to hold me Nearly all I’ve known is PAIN Smiling through all the PAIN We are not built the same I take the shit and grow My babies will never know no PAIN I made a promise to myself Duckie you gonna do this All the way from Clinton to Mechanic we gon do this Since a baby I had sum 2 prove I ain’t trust him, he too friendly, he got sum he pullin I kept the smile static thru all my problems Like I'm Louis Armstrong, I'm headstrong and hardly foolish You full of folly, tryna press me dawg but I’m steady coolin Hating under your breath, thats fine but don't get stupid But maybe I’m too dramatic Maneuvered highs and lows they called too traumatic That’s why the face stale when niggas bring static I maneuver pay scales, money make me ecstatic It goes just as I planned it, even with the atlas load They still saw I was gifted, so when i let the burdens go I’m moving like Icarus Except when I hit the ocean bro I’m getting back lifted Saw it in the stars, the moon be blowing me kisses Living 21 years of PAIN Niggas don’t know my PAIN I just need you to hold me Nearly all I’ve known is PAIN Smiling through all the PAIN We are not built the same I take the shit and grow My babies will never know no PAIN

I looked you in the eyes and I wasn’t scared One look in your eyes and I seen perfection Looked in your eyes and now I truly get it That look in your eyes said baby patience We must move slow like babies take steps Look in your eyes and knew to listen to that lil voice behind my eyes that saw the vision I grab your hand and close my eyes I think that helps me feel you I look in your eyes and they weren’t open I look in your eyes, it helps me hear you That look in your eyes tells me to fear you But I can’t be afraid of what I truly want I can’t be afraid baby, baby gone I can’t be afraid baby you in my arms No matter where I go I always know where home is That place where you can hold me That place where you hold me Saw the shape of your face and in an instant We talked and I paced, my mind shifting Saw the shape of your eyes Time slipping And its endless all the time Contradicting What I knew at the time You got a special spot in my life Can’t name a thing quite as nice Looked in your eyes, I’m enticed Niggas just talk it all the time But these feelings ain’t nothing to fight I know in my head that its right I can walk down this path dead of night But problems will come up in the light Despite how we fuss and we fight We learn from mistakes all the time Saw the shape of your face the depth of your eyes The expression could change but I’m mesmerized And every single step has been worth it Every single step has been worth it No matter where I go I always know where home is That place where you can hold me That place where you hold me

I be moving feet hitting cement Running these tracks no friends that’s yeah men I stay off broad, respecting women I got a problem, obsessed with women Do we got a problem, nigga I can fix it Yeah I can solve it, you get real lifted I saw you starting, when I just finished My plate stay full, I just be chilling I’m never pressed, you stay unhinged You want my time, that’s mad contingent On if you my boys or if you my women I don’t have time for these random ass niggas I don’t have time Time, time I don’t have time Time, time I don’t have time Time, time I don’t have time Niggas ain’t covenant blood or womb water Lucid dreams got me tomb walking I be in the south like I’m Will Faulkner I be in the twin cities like my name is Slug I be in my skin if you ask where I'ma be Ion be doing much still you can’t fuck wit me Ion be flexin much I just call it just like I see it Ion care much for your opinion I did my own thing since 2013 You niggas remained peons I’m unequivocally on better things You embarrass me That’s why you don’t hear from me Unless you tuning in and hearing me Niggas was red herrings I had to be the pelican For my lil sis and my brothers cuz I’m never failing them

I could apologize for the rest of my life I could die saying all the sorries I didn't say while you were alive I could write a million sad songs and they all could make someone cry I could manifest joy but i'm in a rut of guilt and self pity ion really be trying I meant to apologize to **** I look at the months its been about 9 And had I did it on time I would’ve been still been late by about five I ain't been the guy that could fill my mother with pride Sometimes she see me and say don't beat yourself up I had to break down and cry Those tears burnt my skin I thought I was boiling alive Lost in myself Wondered if I did the right thing I’m feeling like spike Impulse acting Need my dolly shot to pull it back in Walk the path to your old place thoughtless Guess its the back of my mind saying I could apologize for the rest of my life I could die saying all the sorries I didn't say while you were alive I could write a million sad songs and they all could make someone cry I could manifest joy but i'm in a rut of guilt and self pity ion really be trying