THROUGH THE FLAMES

A coward dies a thousand times
I do what I do with just one life
I been at the bottom for way too long
I got me a daughter, put my all in each song
Taking the world at my own tempo
Shay got the beat boomin', just like Metro
Lost, I won, it's hard to balance them both
This pain I carry, it's time to let go

That's why I been lurkin', takin' time to sweat this fever
Hurtin' tryna go off, stackin' verses like a preacher
Monster in the booth, I'm a beautiful creature
Puttin' in the work, every lyric's Mona Lisa

Like an elevator, when I drop it's a panic
I been down south but this paper got me manic
Switchin' lanes like genres, I pour passion into talent
Gotta manifest it, I won't wait until it happens

If you wanna do this, then I'd like to see you try
'Cause I been through the flames and I know you not my kind
For my kin, I'm ruthless, I would die before they cry
The pain is all the same so I don't share mine
I been down since day one
Down bad, never gave up
Real one, yeah I stayed one
Catch me on the way up
I been down since day one
Down bad, never gave up
Real one, yeah I stayed one
Catch me on the way up

Screamin' "thug life" in this one and the next
'Cause I grew up round it and it's embedded in my flesh
Just a ghetto rose tryna come up out cement
Me Against The World pushed my drive to get that cheque
Tired of this living on more than I make
Debts pile on debts, so I gotta get some cake
Reapin' what I sow and I put that on my name
All I need's the dough, I don't care about the fame
Strictly for my seed I'm gettin' it together
Didn't have a father so I know no better
Mind so sharp, my words could sever
Try to take my swag but boy you could never

If you wanna do this, then I'd like to see you try
'Cause I been through the flames and I know you not my kind
For my kin, I'm ruthless, I would die before they cry
The pain is all the same so I don't share mine
I been down since day one
Down bad, never gave up
Real one, yeah I stayed one
Catch me on the way up
I been down since day one
Down bad, never gave up
Real one, yeah I stayed one
Catch me on the way up