[00:00.00] 作词 : Shad Albarazanji[00:01.00] 作曲 : Shad Albarazanji[00:25.14]Let me take it back to my first time when I started doing this thing[00:28.85]I had visions of my future self, I never thought I’d see them[00:32.41]I had no money, no following, so no one helping me then[00:35.65]Just recording all on my own[00:37.13]No one listened when I would send[00:38.82]Just left on read[00:40.43]Damn I still remember that day[00:42.23]Checked my latest song on my Soundcloud[00:44.03]Saw a couple thousand new plays[00:45.44]I saw my homie and let him know[00:47.59]He said "You came a long way"[00:49.18]And we kept talking[00:50.09]Til he finally said that all the streams were fake[00:52.25]I said no way[00:53.20]But it was true[00:54.26]He paid 20 for a thousand views[00:55.80]Cut him off right then and there[00:57.60]Never wanted that type of move[00:59.00]Only wanted the real thing, no shortcuts in my avenue[01:02.44]We never spoke since then[01:04.20]But it’s something that I just had to do[01:05.82]I know[01:06.39]I made friends and I lost friends in my life[01:08.81]Some were my fault[01:10.15]Some were their fault but I’m never gonna think twice[01:12.34]Cuz I’m better now than I once was[01:14.00]Only really had one love[01:15.86]Gave it all to the music[01:17.23]Now I see the shit that my mind does[01:19.34]My old dreams came real now[01:21.15]Crazy how this shit feel now[01:22.22]Finally got what I always wanted but somehow I still feel down[01:25.99]Life these days got many waves[01:27.66]Sometimes think I’m gonna drown[01:29.42]Sometimes I just feel amazed[01:31.07]I hope one day I’ll make it out[01:32.39]To my true self I never found[01:34.16]Believed in friends who let me down[01:36.01]Couldn’t ever just see it then[01:37.37]But looking back I see it now[01:39.27]Too scared to go open up[01:41.00]Cuz people wanna just leave my dry[01:42.64]Or maybe I’m just scared myself[01:44.11]But don’t believe that’s the reason why[01:46.00]Lotta people on the internet look real happy on their Instagram[01:49.01]Finally met em in real life and I found out that it’s all pretend[01:52.47]Crazy cuz that image was the shit that I was just chasing then[01:55.97]Thank God that I realized now I been focused on bigger plans[01:59.43]Do a lot for my people now[02:00.88]A lotta shit I don’t speak about[02:02.60]I don’t need to show everyone just to try to make me feel real now[02:05.84]I’m doing fine on my dopamine[02:07.64]Don’t need that life it’s make believe[02:09.09]You falling for their narrative[02:10.89]It’s a lifestyle that u can’t achieve[02:12.69]Cuz nobody really be perfect[02:14.20]But they making you feel worthless[02:15.82]Gotta go find what your worth is[02:17.51]Then you gotta put your work in[02:19.16]I built this all from the ground up[02:20.99]16 I got no love[02:22.28]Father moved to a new city[02:24.07]Knew then I had to man up[02:25.81]Got no time for that bullshit[02:27.58]Had to find what my truth is[02:29.42]I put my thoughts into my words[02:30.58]Now people everywhere use it[02:32.76]Cuz people been looking up to me[02:34.35]Can’t control but I gotta lead[02:36.03]Never post bout drugs or money[02:37.36]Cuz that’s not what I’m supposed to be[02:39.21]Always post my true self[02:40.86]Hope somebody can find help[02:42.47]Getting thousands of messages[02:44.18]Say my music saved em from mental health[02:45.82]Or suicide[02:46.69]Man what a life[02:47.77]The reason why I stay up at night[02:49.17]Cuz more fans means more pressure[02:50.79]One wrong step it’s do or die[02:52.68]But this the life that I chose[02:54.00]I can’t turn back anymore[02:55.63]I came so far it’s been insane[02:57.54]I’m thankful for every little thing[02:59.39]Got a long road that’s ahead of me[03:00.94]But everything was meant to be[03:02.79]I finally gotta just let it out[03:03.80]And with that I’m finally free