(Verse 1)
I've never given up on my vision since a kid
Cause it increases your worth the more difficult it is
So I'm glad I made the difficult decision to persist
On this mission to uplift through these lyrics that I script
With diligence cause it's instilled in my genes
Along with measuring success by the fulfillment it brings
Cause the seeds that you plant won't be seen in a day
And if you don't water the seeds then your dreams'll decay
Cause not everything is like riding a bike
You gotta stay on top of certain things to strive in this life
But never stress cause to worry you need not
Cause no setback is a final complete stop
So no matter how hard that it seems
We're all part of something larger at the heart of our being
Yeah, I'm not sure when but believe me I'm gonna make it
And I don't know where this next step will lead me but I'ma take it cause
(Verse 2)
Cause even though I've been known to neglect laws
I still wanna be able to forgive and accept flaws
So if you take offense there's no respect lost
Cause I expect others to reject it and press pause
It's effortless but used to be 100% forced
The type that only takes a day off to collect thoughts
The stress caused from you critics is crazy
To this very day every song is written to save me
Cause you helped me to excel through my best fears
I tried to write for others but it fell upon deaf ears
So I took it as a sign from the Gods
To stop pleasing others up against impossible odds
Cause I shouldn't have to monetize to speak what I felt
And I shouldn't have to apologize for being myself
But even though we know nobody has a clue cause
We don't I'ma still feel hopeful for the future
(Verse 3)
Cause I was even gonna give her my name
She was my everything and I still miss her the same
As I sit here in a daze lookin' over this lake
At the same place that we once took for a date
Through the mist and the fog of her beautiful aura
With the reflection of the stars and the moon in the water
Deleting pictures of you and disconcerted to say
That I keep recovering them before the 30th day
Like 4 times, cause I never gave up on you once
But overcompensated when I prayed nothing disrupts
Cause through mutual commitment we made something from crumbs
It was a short run but became one and begun
Cause magic is real, until your youth is captured and killed
So don't ever let 'em leave your imagination concealed
And use self creation until your aggravation is healed
To witness the power of manifestation revealed
Longtime Style P collaborator Fortes serves up instrumental versions of eight of his productions for the New York rapper. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 22, 2020
