"Traction" lyrics
A whole lotta people right now tryna tap in
I don't even really gotta rap, no capping
Front lobe work, made a killing off the back end
Like 25 racks this week, all passive
He set a goal and I passed it, this was the life I imagined
Product of hunger and passion, dipping and dodging distractions
Funny they want you when you gaining traction
My life a movie, can't show it on camera
Wasn't this pretty back up in the bando
Always had ink but ain't always have ammo
Learned how to thrive in the dark with no candle
I made a way when the way wasn't planned out
Stood on my name when they told me to stand out
Wouldn't turn over, they tested my handles
Trust me, I got it all handled
None of this shit was the handout
They used to hate but they say I'm the man now
Funny how everything panned out
Fake love from all angles, I don't trust no one
I did it, my damn self
Was broke as a joke with no hope or a way I could cope
If you don't learn to swim, better pray you can float
Now I try to inspire, they all say that I gloat
It's okay, you can stay stuck in your ways
'Cause there were no hope until I made a way
And everything started when I made a change
Stop playing the victim, nobody will save
You from the hole that you've dug for yourself
You have to claw the walls to scream loudly for help
Replay my trauma to double the damage it dealt
Searching for life in the pain that I felt
Felt like a zombie, was hollow as hell
Where a man used to be there was only a shell
Banging my head off the wall till it fell
Living the nightmare while hoping that nothing is real
Limits and doubts I expressed on myself
I realized I created this hell
I made a prison of my mental health
They really told me that I needed pills
To go live my life and ignore how I feel
But I chose to fight, I would die on that hill
Reopen wounds so the wounds could get healed
I told myself I deserve to be healed
Started to climb and got up when I fell
Over and over again, I prevailed
Over the hurdles of all I concealed
Finally stopped running and let myself feel
Everything that I've been running from
Know that the fear is greater than the battle won
Proud of my battle scars when the battle's done
Weight of the world on my shoulders gets cumbersome
Carried that wait until I could recover from
All of my pain and my problems are overcome
I told myself that the fear cannot hold me up
No one can save me, I know I'm the only one
I don't even really gotta rap, no capping
Front lobe work, made a killing off the back end
Like 25 racks this week, all passive
He set a goal and I passed it, this was the life I imagined
Product of hunger and passion, dipping and dodging distractions
Funny they want you when you gaining traction
My life a movie, can't show it on camera
Wasn't this pretty back up in the bando
Always had ink but ain't always have ammo
Learned how to thrive in the dark with no candle
I made a way when the way wasn't planned out
Stood on my name when they told me to stand out
Wouldn't turn over, they tested my handles
Trust me, I got it all handled
None of this shit was the handout
They used to hate but they say I'm the man now
Funny how everything panned out
Fake love from all angles, I don't trust no one
I did it, my damn self
Was broke as a joke with no hope or a way I could cope
If you don't learn to swim, better pray you can float
Now I try to inspire, they all say that I gloat
It's okay, you can stay stuck in your ways
'Cause there were no hope until I made a way
And everything started when I made a change
Stop playing the victim, nobody will save
You from the hole that you've dug for yourself
You have to claw the walls to scream loudly for help
Replay my trauma to double the damage it dealt
Searching for life in the pain that I felt
Felt like a zombie, was hollow as hell
Where a man used to be there was only a shell
Banging my head off the wall till it fell
Living the nightmare while hoping that nothing is real
Limits and doubts I expressed on myself
I realized I created this hell
I made a prison of my mental health
They really told me that I needed pills
To go live my life and ignore how I feel
But I chose to fight, I would die on that hill
Reopen wounds so the wounds could get healed
I told myself I deserve to be healed
Started to climb and got up when I fell
Over and over again, I prevailed
Over the hurdles of all I concealed
Finally stopped running and let myself feel
Everything that I've been running from
Know that the fear is greater than the battle won
Proud of my battle scars when the battle's done
Weight of the world on my shoulders gets cumbersome
Carried that wait until I could recover from
All of my pain and my problems are overcome
I told myself that the fear cannot hold me up
No one can save me, I know I'm the only one
