Family Ties

People wanna know every little thing about me
The Toms are peeping
The lows keep going into the red zone
The toms are peaking
When I got my head down in the background
I hear the speakers
Non-believers preaching against the minor league
Cause there's diamond rings all up in our philosophy
That's the thing that they don't get
Don't set your mind on your foes
They don't matter
Keep your ears tuned into the headphones
Block out the chitter chatter
I hear pitter patter behind the doors
But when I knock I hear knives hit the floor
Who you working for?
Is it yourself or the Lord?
Are your intentions really pure?
When you see me is it a dap or a sword?
Huh?

I just gotta get this stuff off my chest
Cause I'm feeling kinda hard pressed
My hearts beating out my chest
And I don't think I can rest til I finish this test yes
Gotta get this stuff off my chest
Cause I'm feeling kinda hard pressed
My hearts beating out my chest
And I don't think I can rest til I finish this test yeah
I don't think that I can rest
Cause my hearts beating out my chest
And I'm feeling kinda hard pressed
Just gotta get this stuff off my chest
Lemme get this stuff off my chest
Can I get this stuff off my chest?
Yea

I got a few trust issues
And it started with the fam
I was just a youngin' who can barely tie his shoes hearing things like
Don't tell Aunty Ann
And that was coming from my mom
Now I got a heart full of resentment trying to stay calm
Tell me who do you turn to when your secrets come out and you only told one
Huh?
Outside everybody sees a happy family
I just see the people I'm related to
I know that way of thinking is kinda damaging
But loves a thing that I got good at faking too
Me and my sister barely talk
But I feel like the only one that wanted me around was Scott
Cause connections broke when they broke it off
There's more to those thoughts
But I guess that's another song

I shed tears when I wrote this
Cause I don't want this to keep going on
I just want a happy family
You know
Like the one that we pretend to be
I shed tears when I wrote this
Cause I don't want this to keep going on
I just want a happy family
You know
Like the one that we pretend to be
Taking pics with the fake smile
Yea it seems wild
But that's how we are meanwhile
Funerals the only ones bringing us together
Man, said we need to do better
Yea we need to do better
Come on, we need to do better
Rest in peace Keith
I love you

I pray to God that mends all the brokenness
And hopelessness
So we can stop going on with this
Cause it's breaking us down
We need to speak up
Cause it's weighing us down
I pray to God that mends all the brokenness
And hopelessness
So we can stop going on with this
Cause it's breaking us down
We need to speak up
Cause it's weighing us down