"piano raps" lyrics
Started at twenty, was takin' a bet
Holdin' my ground without breakin' a sweat
Put in work, wasn't fakin' the steps
They called it playin' pretend
I never judged, I was makin' amends
All that I wanted was freedom and money
From songs I recorded and made with my friends
Slowly, I'm bridgin' the gap
Avoidin' the life where I live in a trap
I couldn't lie to myself
But it's funny, my name's always written in caps
Independent, definition of that
They like, "Why you always mentionin' that?"
'Cause I don't give myself enough credit
So the least that I do's bring attention to that
Lit by the moonlight
Wrote this alone on a June night
MacBook got the room bright
And my eyes red from the blue light
Climbed ranks, earned a few stripes
Mr. Do A Lot, I tried to do right
But my evil ways workin' overtime
They been temptin' me the last few nights (The last few)
Movin' it through
I'm just as flawed and as human as you
Keep lookin' back on some things in my past
Like, "Yeah, that might've been stupid to do"
I'll admit it, I was provin' it true
Grew from it, make it do what it do
Learn and accept, but no stressin' obsessin'
I know that it's easy confusin' the two (Confusin' the two)
Twenty-five, I was still takin' a bet
Holdin' my ground without breakin' a sweat
Put in work, wasn't fakin' the steps
They called it playin' pretend
I never judged, I was makin' amends
All that I wanted was freedom and money
From songs I recorded and made with my friends (Yeah)
Waitin' on lightning to strike twice
I should fly back into Boston to check on my momma
Been gaugin' the flight price
Pockets been light light
And it's stressin' that I gotta stress about it
But I'm not the one to make a mess about it
When it come to money, I ain't let it break me
But some days, I really do feel less without it
This the stoic
Insecure 'cause did I pass the moment?
Told myself that I'm a superhero
Wait, what type of hero's scared to act heroic?
Treatin' overtime like it's a practice moment
Know this fight is not my last opponent (Nah)
Tuck your tail and you get chased around
You'll get chased around just like a cat and rodent (Come on)
All of the thoughts that I dread
Tryna distract me to not get ahead
I used to knock on the door
This is me knockin' them dead
I had to drive 'em instead
Talk to myself and he talked me right off of the ledge
It wasn't easy, believe me
I channeled my Weezy get dropped on your head
Bet you at sixty, I'm takin' the bet
Holdin' my ground without breakin' a sweat
Put in work, wasn't fakin' the steps
They called it playin' pretend
I never judged, I was makin' amends
All that I wanted was freedom and money
From songs I recorded and made with my friends
Holdin' my ground without breakin' a sweat
Put in work, wasn't fakin' the steps
They called it playin' pretend
I never judged, I was makin' amends
All that I wanted was freedom and money
From songs I recorded and made with my friends
Slowly, I'm bridgin' the gap
Avoidin' the life where I live in a trap
I couldn't lie to myself
But it's funny, my name's always written in caps
Independent, definition of that
They like, "Why you always mentionin' that?"
'Cause I don't give myself enough credit
So the least that I do's bring attention to that
Lit by the moonlight
Wrote this alone on a June night
MacBook got the room bright
And my eyes red from the blue light
Climbed ranks, earned a few stripes
Mr. Do A Lot, I tried to do right
But my evil ways workin' overtime
They been temptin' me the last few nights (The last few)
Movin' it through
I'm just as flawed and as human as you
Keep lookin' back on some things in my past
Like, "Yeah, that might've been stupid to do"
I'll admit it, I was provin' it true
Grew from it, make it do what it do
Learn and accept, but no stressin' obsessin'
I know that it's easy confusin' the two (Confusin' the two)
Twenty-five, I was still takin' a bet
Holdin' my ground without breakin' a sweat
Put in work, wasn't fakin' the steps
They called it playin' pretend
I never judged, I was makin' amends
All that I wanted was freedom and money
From songs I recorded and made with my friends (Yeah)
Waitin' on lightning to strike twice
I should fly back into Boston to check on my momma
Been gaugin' the flight price
Pockets been light light
And it's stressin' that I gotta stress about it
But I'm not the one to make a mess about it
When it come to money, I ain't let it break me
But some days, I really do feel less without it
This the stoic
Insecure 'cause did I pass the moment?
Told myself that I'm a superhero
Wait, what type of hero's scared to act heroic?
Treatin' overtime like it's a practice moment
Know this fight is not my last opponent (Nah)
Tuck your tail and you get chased around
You'll get chased around just like a cat and rodent (Come on)
All of the thoughts that I dread
Tryna distract me to not get ahead
I used to knock on the door
This is me knockin' them dead
I had to drive 'em instead
Talk to myself and he talked me right off of the ledge
It wasn't easy, believe me
I channeled my Weezy get dropped on your head
Bet you at sixty, I'm takin' the bet
Holdin' my ground without breakin' a sweat
Put in work, wasn't fakin' the steps
They called it playin' pretend
I never judged, I was makin' amends
All that I wanted was freedom and money
From songs I recorded and made with my friends
