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so much pain everybody cause you, yet nobody knows or they just don't want to/
& they say I'm strange... perhaps cuz they notice/
that these shoulders hold up boulders sculptors couldn't alter with a bolster/
Should've said I'm strong. & even if they laugh & push & taunt you/
you can do anything that you put your heart to/
Let your mind lead, & your heart drive you/
You don't have to mind read to know they'll want to stop you/
It could be your best friend or your mommy/
Cuz they say this generation just some wild freaks/
& they say we only care about them pine trees/
& they say we only here until that nine squeeze/
Just tell em "u don't know me"/
If I'd've listened what was told me/
I'd still be on the hustle, tryna find a OZ/ like Dorothy/
I learned that God can help you/
So don't let no devil hell you!/
You can make it, whether they hate or hail you!/
Don't make a difference what they tell you!/
(Hook:)
And they say/
there's no hope for tomorrow/
All our dreams are hollow/
We wallow in our sorrow/
everyday/
But I know who I follow/
& all our time is borrowed/
So I go by that motto/
Anyway/
Today is just a day/
Tomorrow's just the same/
Just like yesterday/
It ends as if it never came/
So each night there's nothing left to say/
Only just to pray/
Cuz every day speaks for you like it's running a campaign/
So what it is shortee? You gonna be another statistic?/
you gonna leave a mark with your life or just leave a mark with your lipstick?/
& don't let your legs split till you a wife or a gymnast/
& homie since you want to mix elements/ why not become a chemist?/
they told you that's for cornballs? (wrong.)/
They want you to stalk that sidewalk dawg/
till your body's marked by that white chalk drawn!/
why not swap that for the chalkboard huh?/
remember, what you give's what you receive/
& you can achieve what you believe/
Kobe was training to be one of the greatest/
by age 6!/
Don't let nobody hold you down!/
What I told you could mold you to a soldier now!/
Keep your nose up, don't fold up, stand bold & proud (fam)/
Follow me to that goden crown/
No Halloween, you gon’ know us now (yeah)/
They cant forget us all/
Once we let it show/
Let em know it’s pitiful/
how they get us wrong!
Hook
Every setback is a set-up/
So get up with a jetpack/
& be your best fast/
till them haters who said stuff/
Get jetlag/
You don’t lack strength, you lack zest/
Acting as if you lack sense/
Busy tryna bag Jet Mag chicks and get crabs afer health class/
See, they can say what they wanna/
But you portray your persona/
So while you swimming in a lake with anaconda snakes and pirhannas you wonder why they saying you’re a goner/
So make your days count like a calendar/
Till you drain out like a colander/
Stand brave, stout like a conqueror/
‘Cause I’ma train scouts like a commander/
I’m generating a nation of generals in this generation with inspiration/
‘Cause what you think of self determines your destination/
Brooklyn rapper Justo the MC teams up Edinburgh producer to explore pivotal experiences on this album of lo-fi hip hop mixed with jazz. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 16, 2023