Yeah, I’m chartin’ the path for my family Let ’em talk like they runnin’ ahead of me I got smoke in the kiln still risin’ slow Stopped carin’ who’s keepin’ the legacy Every block in the night got a hundred eyes I record every scar in my diary Took an oath to the grind with a lifted fist Can’t explain all the tools that it handed me Fists still raw, but the spirit is steady Back to back we was rollin’ through madness Private plane on the coast, see the lights like Atlantis Chased by a world I ain’t plan to attract this Caught a win that I thought I would miss Not a month I ain’t stackin’ the chips Earned my stripes, that alone made me endless Weak showboatin’ just makes ’em defenseless If they test, I’ll remind ’em I told ya What I learn, I keep deep in the soil They can shout all they want, but they know me In the quiet, I sharpen my only Never trust who be talkin’ with badges Movin’ on though I’m runnin’ on fragments But I’m safest when I’m low and unseen Yeah, drawin’ a map for my circle Let the doubters keep runnin’ they race I got heat in the vault still risin’ I stopped carin’ who’s stampin’ my face Hundred eyes in the alleys like fireflies Stackin’ nights that I carved in my mental safe Put a crown to the grind, I’ma never break Can’t explain all the weight that it helped me raise Alright, callin’ the shots like I’m unstoppable, yeah Day one beside me, we cuttin’ through the crowd full throttle It is what it is, that’s the motto Cocoa butter on skin, slicker than outlaw tricks Chasin’ paper with patience, then toast it Couple years back it was different, I know it Rarely step downtown, I don’t move for the scene Time don’t bend, it won’t circle for me Life like a gamble spot, play the whole stack or you end up the meal Straight out the cold side, where hunger taught iron and steel Naturally, lil’ old me keep two three muses for the heart Naturally, waist deep in a late night fling, driftin’ off the mark Used to ride on the city line, now I’m sittin’ with big names, wild though The light don’t dim ‘cause the crowd too thick, wick rich, never snuffin’ out the candle The shine don’t dim ‘cause the crowd too thick, wick rich, never snuffin’ out the… Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I, I take ’em off (yeah, yeah) Can’t say I ain’t warn ya (yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) They can talk all they want, but they know me I don’t trust who be dealin’ with police Pushin’ through while I’m runnin’ on no sleep But I’m safest when I keep it low key Yeah, I’m liftin’ the torch for my people Let the jealous keep chasin’ my lane I got storms in the chamber, they thunderin’ I stopped stressin’ on how they recall my name Hundred roads through the city, I paved ’em Every scar is a mark that’ll never fade Put my soul in the dirt, now it’s evergreen Can’t describe all the strength that it fed to me
