"These Days" lyrics
I been smart my whole life, now I'm tryna be wise
Racin' time only lead to untimely demise
I was tryna fast-forward, I was tryna rewind
I'm done tryna be fine, man, I'm just tryna be
See, time is expensive and lined with incentive
That's why we call somethin' timeless when it's vibrant and precious
If I could use this grown mind with a child's perception
I think I could maybe find me a blessing or just be away
And find me a lesson
Sometimes the answer's in the silence
The riddle's in the logic and the tame is in the lion
The shame is more revealing than the days you win and triumph, shit
Tryna figure out who I am in the land where they tell you to buy it
Purchased purpose, worthless worth, if I can find the nerve
Return this, maybe I can live timeless, yeah
Afraid to leave, scared to stay
I want, I need, it feels the same
I can't make everybody work these days
I can't make everybody work these days
Afraid to leave, scared to stay
I want, I need, it feels the same
I can't make everybody work these days
I can't make everybody work these days
They worried 'bout relevant, I'm worried 'bout precedent
You could keep the sauce, man, I'm good on the extra shit
I get these doses of peace, then I get hesitant
To let anyone in that doesn't represent my etiquette
Fame they seek ephemeral, substance bleak and general
I'm tryna get specific with the rhythms that I'm bendin' to, yeah
Ain't nobody more or less than you
But if I'ma really do me, I'ma need less of you
At times, I feel the whole culture is just based on impressin' dudes
Bein' fake humble 'round the people who make lesser moves
Fallin' victim to voices that just keep on suggestin'
You don't ever graduate the class so they can keep on testin' you, huh
Is it exceptional to wanna heal with grace? To feel my space?
They use words like "real" and "great," but I don't really see the appeal of chasin' anymore
Afraid to leave, scared to stay
I want, I need, it feels the same
I can't make everybody work these days
I can't make everybody work these days
Afraid to leave, scared to stay
I want, I need, it feels the same
I can't make everybody work these days
I can't make everybody work these days
Racin' time only lead to untimely demise
I was tryna fast-forward, I was tryna rewind
I'm done tryna be fine, man, I'm just tryna be
See, time is expensive and lined with incentive
That's why we call somethin' timeless when it's vibrant and precious
If I could use this grown mind with a child's perception
I think I could maybe find me a blessing or just be away
And find me a lesson
Sometimes the answer's in the silence
The riddle's in the logic and the tame is in the lion
The shame is more revealing than the days you win and triumph, shit
Tryna figure out who I am in the land where they tell you to buy it
Purchased purpose, worthless worth, if I can find the nerve
Return this, maybe I can live timeless, yeah
Afraid to leave, scared to stay
I want, I need, it feels the same
I can't make everybody work these days
I can't make everybody work these days
Afraid to leave, scared to stay
I want, I need, it feels the same
I can't make everybody work these days
I can't make everybody work these days
They worried 'bout relevant, I'm worried 'bout precedent
You could keep the sauce, man, I'm good on the extra shit
I get these doses of peace, then I get hesitant
To let anyone in that doesn't represent my etiquette
Fame they seek ephemeral, substance bleak and general
I'm tryna get specific with the rhythms that I'm bendin' to, yeah
Ain't nobody more or less than you
But if I'ma really do me, I'ma need less of you
At times, I feel the whole culture is just based on impressin' dudes
Bein' fake humble 'round the people who make lesser moves
Fallin' victim to voices that just keep on suggestin'
You don't ever graduate the class so they can keep on testin' you, huh
Is it exceptional to wanna heal with grace? To feel my space?
They use words like "real" and "great," but I don't really see the appeal of chasin' anymore
Afraid to leave, scared to stay
I want, I need, it feels the same
I can't make everybody work these days
I can't make everybody work these days
Afraid to leave, scared to stay
I want, I need, it feels the same
I can't make everybody work these days
I can't make everybody work these days
