PRESSURE [Intro – Dark piano, deep spoken voice] Yeah… Funny how everybody wanna eat… But ain’t nobody wanna cook. I remember. [HARD 808 DROP] [Verse 1 – Aggressive rhythmic rap] I was putting in the work when nobody gave a damn, Now they reaching for my pockets with an open fucking hand. Where the hell was all this love when I barely paid my bills? Now you calling me your brother ’cause you see me making deals. You ain’t helped me build a thing, you ain’t sacrificed no sleep, You ain’t stood beside me broke, you ain’t earned a piece of me. Had to stretch another dollar, make that motherfucker last, Now you asking for a favor like you helped me earn this cash. I ain’t greedy with my money, I’m just careful who I feed, Funny how they call you selfish when you stop supplying needs. I was drowning in the deep, they wouldn’t even throw a rope, Now I’m standing on the shoreline, everybody wants a boat. All that love you showing now got strings and conditions, Better check your own pockets before questioning my decisions. I ain’t changing how I’m living just to keep your ass at peace, You want a cut of what I built? [BEAT CUT] BITCH, PLEASE! [Rap Hook – Aggressive, NO SINGING] PRESSURE! I been carrying this weight, Everybody want a piece, ain’t nobody share the pain. PRESSURE! Now they smiling in my face, Wasn’t there when I was starving, now they reaching for my plate. I built this shit with my own hands, ain’t nobody paid my way, Now they calling me their brother, got a favor they can’t wait. I ain’t selfish, I remember every night I couldn’t sleep, You ain’t help me through the struggle, now you want some? BITCH, PLEASE! [Verse 2 – Fast double-time flow] You wasn’t there when I was broke, now you acting like my brother, Talking ‘bout “we made it”—we ain’t made shit together! Now you’re just a bandwagoner, riding on somebody’s name, You ain’t help me build the fire, now you reaching for the flame. You ain’t put a dollar in, you ain’t sacrificed a thing, Now you standing in my circle like you helped me earn this ring. Everybody got a story, everybody got a scheme, Funny how your loyalty depends on what you getting outta me. I remember being broke, you remember being gone, Now you hitting up my phone like we been tight all along. Where was all that brotherhood when I was barely getting by? Now you swear you always loved me—motherfucker, that’s a lie. I don’t owe you conversation, I don’t owe an explanation, You mistook my generosity for a standing invitation. I ain’t mad you wanna eat, but you ain’t eating off of me, You want a handout for doing nothing? BITCH, PLEASE! [Rap Hook – Heavy 808s, shouted delivery] PRESSURE! I been carrying this weight, Everybody want a piece, ain’t nobody share the pain. PRESSURE! Now they smiling in my face, Wasn’t there when I was starving, now they reaching for my plate. I built this shit with my own hands, ain’t nobody paid my way, Now they calling me their brother, got a favor they can’t wait. I ain’t selfish, I remember every night I couldn’t sleep, You ain’t help me through the struggle, now you want some? BITCH, PLEASE! [Bridge – Beat cuts, cold spoken voice] Look… I ain’t got a problem helping somebody. Never did. But don’t confuse my kindness With an obligation to carry your ass. You had my number when I was broke. Funny how you only remember it now. [Final Verse – Explosive rapid-fire rap] Pressure made a diamond? Shit, I watched it make a snake, Seen a smile turn to venom when I wouldn’t share my plate. Now I’m selfish, now I’m greedy, now I’m everything you hate, All because I told you no and finally learned to set a gate. I was grinding through the weekends, you was nowhere to be found, Now you wanna stand beside me when the money comes around. Got a thousand fucking problems, ain’t got time to babysit, If you ain’t bringing nothing to the table, quit demanding shit! I ain’t better than nobody, but I know what I deserve, Every dollar got a story, every lesson got a burn. You can call me what you want, I ain’t losing any sleep, You ain’t help me build the fire, you ain’t taking heat from me! [Final Rap Hook – Maximum aggression] PRESSURE! I been carrying this weight, Everybody want a piece, ain’t nobody share the pain. PRESSURE! Now they smiling in my face, Wasn’t there when I was starving, now they reaching for my plate. I built this shit with my own hands, ain’t nobody paid my way, Now they calling me their brother, got a favor they can’t wait. I ain’t selfish, I remember every night I couldn’t sleep, You ain’t help me through the struggle, now you want some? [BEAT CUT] BITCH… PLEASE! [Outro – Deep spoken voice] You ain’t help me build it. You ain’t getting a piece of it. That’s not being selfish. That’s remembering. [END]
