No One
[Verse 1]
When the lights dim and I black out
What's an obstacle to me, dawg
Even if I'm backed up, I won't back down
Underdog from the underground, I've been down but dawg, I ain't out yet
Shocking how the people that I always plug are my only outlets
How could anybody ever doubt that
Cause with everything at stake
No utensils, then you're on the plate, how's that
Old loves die hard and we all have a couple ditches dug out back
Kels, I could never thank you enough
Fame is nothing compared to a face you can trust
Money will never equate to the love I have for you, even if I don't say it as much
I'm running on instinct
But Aaliyah's the anchor that keeps me from sinking and such
Plain and simple
Some aim to impress, some aim to wig you
I can't even stress while I paint the pictures
Anger's such an unfamiliar feeling nowadays
When it rains, it drizzles
Cross me, and I'm coming where your thoughts be is what they all say
Truthfully, there's so little time
That's why I treat life like Game of Thrones
You never see it coming, but we all die
And I don't see the use in living my life alone
Kels and Novelle saved me
But they're not the only ones I cherish daily as the love deepens
Nay and Savage B, fin
Deliver Coup de Grace to all my demons, that's why y'all are seeing these
[Hook 1]
Tears shed on more occasions about my past
Lost the part of me I need for survival amongst the bad
Put my all in this for you
For the love of the love we had
No, for the love that I have for you
I'd...
Change for no one (aye)
Fall for no one (aye)
Fake for no one (aye)
Call for no one
Every time I see your face, I fall for no one
You'll never not have a place in my heart, but so long
Tears shed on more occasions about my past
Lost the part of me I need for survival amongst the bad
Put my all in this for you
For the love of the love we had
No, for the love that I have for you
I'd...
Change for no one (aye)
Fall for no one (aye)
Fake for no one (aye)
Call for no one
Every time I see your face, I fall for no one
You'll never not have a place in my heart, but so long
[Pre-Verse]
No one can pretend they didn’t see... They didn’t hear or feel that endless, echoing silence, that loneliness. That during these ten years, something wasn’t right. At the end of the day, you have to embrace who you are. Don’t run from it...
[Verse 2]
When the lights dim and I black out
Reminiscing, it was so different
Folks were coming to America for that soul glow, and left with their souls missing
So there's levels to this rapping, right
Guess I'm trying to ascend to the next floor
Got a couple fans that are grown, but we only identify them like kids next door
Keys open doors, wait
Y’all are selling souls in they business
Wings getting clipped and bridges keep burning
Y’all are so desperate, y’all are selling out more than Drake tickets
I’ve been giving so many life sentences, you would think that I was locked up
Y’all soul searching when you buy Jordan, but my sole purpose is to not trust
Never mind your feelings, had to find a mirror
Still life left, but at times, I just feel too tired to live it
Wonder why none of my friends are guys, they all see me as competition
Known to never run out of drive, relentless
Ducking and dodging jail time so much, even when I rhyme, I’m penless
F that, I’m a diamond like God intended
How can I pretend as if the sky’s the limit when I threw my halo to the clouds like a graduation cap
They thought I was finished, swinging for the fences, but it’s my life that I’m taking back
Stopping was never much of an option, something I’m not going to do
But be aware, the clock is ticking, I cock and I shoot
Till the time I’m though
I’ve given up a lot, but I ain’t the type induce all these
[Hook 1]
Tears shed on more occasions about my past
Lost the part of me I need for survival amongst the bad
Put my all in this for you
For the love of the love we had
No, for the love that I have for you
I'd...
Change for no one (aye)
Fall for no one (aye)
Fake for no one (aye)
Call for no one
Every time I see your face, I fall for no one
You'll never not have a place in my heart, but so long
[Hook 2]
Tears shed on more occasions about the future
You should know I'm on my way out
Take a chance fore they shoot you
Look at life and how it plays out
Ain't no reason for her to be sorry because she's safe now
Her dad knows I'd...
Change for no one (aye)
Fall for no one (aye)
Fake for no one (aye)
Call for no one
Tears on your face
Gun to my head
Screaming no way
[Outro]
I couldn’t quit on myself. It took a while, but this is something that I had to make right. Not just for me either. I was told, “When you have that kind of patience, you don’t worry about time anymore. And when your margins move mountains, you don’t worry about the climb anymore...”