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I'm seeking apologieS
01:05
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I won't ask permission, I'll ask forgiveness/
I'm seeking apologies cause y'all acting suspicious/
when cash and bitches get involved, stay relentless/
Cause they wanna see you fall, purchase tickets to your ending/
The Seasons bout to witness some off the wall king shit/
Where half the pop is clueless on how we ball off music/
So whatever you say, you gotta do, you better prove it/
Or the crown is removed, they'll be quick to find a suiter/
This ain't for the faint of heart, Heartland is heartless/
You bend one grain and that's blasphemy to corny kids/
You steer one Range, you best not return in May/
Back's against the wall, they don't care what you have to say/
It seems like some are just in the market for targets/
You get a little spark and they air the whole block up/
You can dump the pump, stay put, or call it short/
But I don't give a fuck, either or gon' raise the stock up/
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much needed bravado
02:23
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VERSE 1:
What do you believe in? Don't seem yourself/
No worries, no tell, you impersonate well/
Me, it's different. Resonate with wealth makers/
Swear hella haters bound to switch up and thank us/
Set fire to rose petals laying on the ground/
When I squeal tires, peel off in the cleanest of ride/
That right there, that's your map to the treasure/
Don't say I don't try, no really, my pleasure/
If your ears were open and you just happened to listen/
Your mind configured my speeches that's written/
You know I ain't quitting. Each thought worth a million/
Now put it in action, my linguistics worth billions/
Join the club. I'm so for real/
Candy paint, make it rain, I'm outta this world/
"How's he so ground?" That's what some might ask/
In my room, I'm comfortable. You don't want this trouble/
HOOK:
I've been, low down/
So hard, on myself/
Thinking, bout life/
Wondering if it's worth a try/
I've been, waiting/
Can't stop, or slow down/
Thinking, bout life/
Wondering if it's worth a try/
VERSE 2:
We don't believe in shooting stars/
For shoes and cars, get money, money, money!/
The days in Lexus, chess moves and checklists/
Less checks, max stress, still fully invested/
Feet down, ten toes, turn this shit up/
The Seasons know, they'll learn quick if they don't/
10,000 hours, how many sleepless nights?/
How many you know grinding to get this shit right?/
Half a map away, odds five to one/
Got things adding up now. You fuck with me, huh?/
I really can't blame you, we used to be the same, too/
Kids from The Rapids, 'fore they all started rapping/
I was just young, thinking this life was attractive/
Of course, I only saw the glitz and glammer/
Chitter-chatter never mattered when you stuck in the worlds of your mind/
And I've made it this far, so far, I've done just fine/
HOOK:
I've been, low down/
So hard, on myself/
Thinking, bout life/
Wondering if it's worth a try/
I've been, waiting/
Can't stop, or slow down/
Thinking, bout life/
Wondering if it's worth a try/
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3. |
No time better
02:48
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INTRO:
I don't even need to see the clock start ticking/
In fact, I'd like to trade all of my 15 minutes/
15 minutes.../
In fact, I'd like to trade all of my 15 minutes/
VERSE 1:
Someone call Mark Cuban up, I got a bright idea/
Put your money down on me, invest in the real/
Swimming with the sharks if there's nothing on my reel/
Cause I have an appetite and they still ain't bite/
Fresh manicure, I'm dry with the drip/
Cologne'll lure chicks, get'em high off the sniff/
I'm used to the aroma, five scents of Hell/
My two cents show that I'm a vert seasoned well/
HOOK:
I don't even need to see the clock start ticking/
In fact, I'd like to trade all of my 15 minutes/
15 minutes.../
In fact, I'd like to trade all of my 15 minutes/
VERSE 2:
One hit from famous, one hit from infamous/
Trynna keep it interesting, a lime ain't what my interest is/
Align me with the greats. Where all of the legends is/
Allegedly speaking, I ain't even me now/
Ironically, it feels like it's such a homely feeling/
Yet, all the desperate homies still in underworld dealings/
With a splinter and rats. No piece of pie, just scraps/
At least I see the sun, not the wall scratching laps/
Looking back and, never really had it bad/
Some just can't grasp all the times, I've lent a helping hand/
Said it a million times, I ain't going for no grands/
Keep it a buck and, steep price for a billion/
Stand with me or not, my brilliance see the top/
Record the realest speech. It kills me if I'm not/
If I'm me, I can't flop/
Maybe luxury, luckily. We'll see from now/
Fuck it though, cause I swear/
HOOK:
I don't even need to see the clock start ticking/
In fact, I'd like to trade all of my 15 minutes/
15 minutes.../
In fact, I'd like to trade all of my 15 minutes/
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4. |
overfamiliar
02:28
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VERSE 1:
Fuck the depression, that had me living comfortably/
Suppressing my talents, messing up what's meant for me/
Each verse is like a masterpiece, or master key/
Unlocking doors in the mind, you'd be floored by the grind/
Jaws hit the floor more after every line/
And won't close till the bite. That's the shit I like/
I never knew this many people were good at impressions/
My lyrics are memories that's driven by Lexus/
GS the fuck up, Dree-ess the fuck up/
Watch me shine now, wait, hold the fuck up/
What's the holdup on all the homies getting dough?/
Half a map away and it can feel like a globe/
When you're living day-by-day and there's no signs of home/
You get a little glow but there's no point to show/
I know how it goes, I've been here a minute/
Trynna get up out the basement. Dip and count digits/
HOOK:
Every since I changed for me/
They all take it personally now/
This life is not for me cause/
They be acting overfamiliar/
Yesterday is not today/
Places, people and faces change now/
This life is not for me cause/
They be acting overfamiliar/
VERSE 2:
It's a constant battle between humble and arrogant/
It's almost embarrassing, I guess what the problem is/
Whatever you do, I'm sure to do the opposite/
That's your perception, not me, get used to this cocky shit/
My stock going up. No season for shorts/
Shoulders got colder but I'm comfortable anywhere/
LLC's, IPO's, reserved till my neck froze/
Life can be an IPA, they tripping on toes/
Intoxicated by champagne and Franklins/
We major lately. The fuck was I thinking?/
Fantasy turned nightmare, pray 808's save me/
The pressure is killing, it hit different when they're paying/
Is it fate? Luck? Fuck that, it's my work/
10,000 hours, you understand your worth/
Now every single purchase is recouped, plus more/
When your soul is intact, there's no fumbling the bag/
HOOK:
Every since I changed for me/
They all take it personally now/
This life is not for me cause/
They be acting overfamiliar/
Yesterday is not today/
Places, people and faces change now/
This life is not for me cause/
They be acting overfamiliar/
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5. |
this is history
00:58
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When cheers fade away, flower shops get paid/
The cents that were made, could've made a difference/
This life that we living ain't shit unless/
We pinching pennies, or we pinching millions/
They don't wanna see you ball, you ain't better than them/
Like it when you short, but not above the rim/
We jumping through the roof, each verse 100 proof/
I've seen heavy drinkers trynna cope with this truth. Listen/
It's cool when the words hit the speakers/
And then grab your soul. That's how it should go/
Don't repeat the recent, it's a wrap when I master flows/
Fresh c-notes and it ain't the same/
We'll feel like royalty, maybe even kings/
LA'll let me ice the pain/
I was born and raised the maneuver this game/
Cents make dollars, you can expect some change/
That's it.../
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