record / beef
beat / theskybeats
lyrics /
“Ay, ay
I know how much
I know how much you love to chase
I made this for us
Ooo I know how much you love to chase
I had to do just one
Just one
I ain’t ever tried to chase clout, just had a rain cloud above me
I’m just trying to stay up, stay out, stay above the ugly
Some things I can’t forgive or forget, but I’m doing my best
Keeping on mission and playing it close to chest
You know I won’t ever give in
[x2]
I’m a cold one, ain’t a code word to summarize my book
But you know I keep it open, and write boldly
If you’re trying to get with the program
No hold ups, no reloading
I’m always giving you the ammo
Respect to the soldiers in camo
These wars will always be canon
But in the homeland, most of these people don’t know how to can it
Bosses are barely managing
Maybe I’m slow, is this what outstanding really is?
Trapping out the bando, and investing in other peoples’ business
I try to force a smile and talk to God and hope the feeling is residual
I’ve always been religious, praying for the big guy to listen
Doing bitches’ dishes and smoking up fake friends
I have a lot of wounds that need healing
Some are still fresh, none the less
I’ve been dealing since the beginning
And I always come out a stronger man
I ain’t ever tried to chase clout, just had a rain cloud above me
I’m just trying to stay up, stay out, stay above the ugly
Some things I can’t forgive or forget, but I’m doing my best
Keeping on mission and playing it close to chest
You know I won’t ever give in
[x2]
I highly recommend coming up with your own thing
If you want a sense of commitment to your own self and independence
So, even when you’re lonely, you can feel wholesome
Like you know something they don’t
Now go ahead and take it home once
Give em some homework and make em grow up
You’ll see what you did and start glowing from the deepest, darkest part of the corner
And all that evil will need a coroner
Imagine yourself on a tour bus
Eating with folks, familiar and foreign
Everything on your plate that you ordered up
Now don’t be afraid to cause a little disorder
When the doctor already diagnosed you
Make sure to record something too
Don’t turn your life to a porno or give up on the glory, ever
Whether you’re out east or in California
Don’t let em tell you, you gotta be paid to be great at something
Because if that was the way
Why are random people discovering talent every single day?
Making it certainly ain’t what it used to be
That’s part of why I founded Basement Made
I ain’t ever tried to chase clout, just had a rain cloud above me
I’m just trying to stay up, stay out, stay above the ugly
Some things I can’t forgive or forget, but I’m doing my best
Keeping on mission and playing it close to chest
You know I won’t ever give in
[x2]
You know how when rich people get mad or sad about insignificant shit to working people? Because they didn’t earn it. So just know, chasing clout, which if I would’ve done, I would’ve been dead a long time ago. But, ya know, chasing clout will get you that hollow success. They should be the happiest people in the world. The most privilege people, ya know, in the most privileged socioeconomic status, but they’re just empty.”
