[Verse 1]
Uh, there's a million ways to make it and a billion ways to try
A million ways to fake it, seven billion to align
The truth could be forsaken, there's a million ways to lie
I know that life is truly sacred, there's a billion ways to die
So we dip in and dip out, slip in and trip out
Give in to get in, don't fit in, they flip out
Cowards feeling nervous ‘cause they're lame and hate the truth
Hold my head beneath the surface, drop a ‘nade into the booth
So I can blow up, chyea, my style is too explosive
And I'm happy but I'm focused, teachers said I'm too precocious
Humble but ferocious, always hungry like a locust
So be grateful that I wrote this, I can lift ‘em when they're hopeless
Started as a teen when I was sitting on a plane
And wrote the verse that was the first that got me thinking ‘bout this lane
Now I travel round the world and all these people know my name
KSA to the UK and I get love in USA, hey
[Chorus]
I was working on a dream, but she couldn't just believe
So I had to let her leave
Always hoping to achieve, I got everything I need
So I gotta let it breathe
Life will drop to your knees ‘cause it's more than just a breeze
And sometimes you gotta breathe
Anything that I achieve, God is everything I need
So I gotta let it breathe
[Verse 2]
Yo, some rappers brag about their money like there’s millions in their pockets
When they haven’t sold an album, done a show, or even got it
They're always talking models, but they never lay deposits
Anyone can pop a bottle, just few can make a profit
I say, “I'm in the game” but I'm not really even playing
My frame is not the same, my people love what I'm portraying
And some don't understand it, misconstruing what I'm saying
Going deeper than Atlantis, I'm no mantis but I'm praying
Dear Lord, please forgive all my transgressions
Every day I count my blessings, I'm so grateful for the lessons
But it seems you have to lie just to survive in my profession
Father pardon my aggression, it's a form of my expression
And when I send a message, I'm accused of making drama
We need to make men great again, too many baby fathers
Make wives and women great again, too many baby mamas
I know nobody is perfect, but what goes around is karma
[Chorus]
I was working on a dream, but she couldn't just believe
So I had to let her leave
Always hoping to achieve, I got everything I need
So I gotta let it breathe
Life will drop to your knees ‘cause it's more than just a breeze
And sometimes you gotta breathe
Anything that I achieve, God is everything I need
So I gotta let it breathe
[Verse 3]
Transparent like a ghost because the world is lacking honesty
Apparently I boast, I know it's hard to say it modestly
Propagates the most is when they say the top is not for me
Ones who hate the most will be the ones who end up jocking me
Grateful for the years I had to hustle in the winter
Faithful to the fear that they would judge me and would snigger
Told me I should give up ‘cause I'd never be a winner
Now I'm living independent ‘cause I've never been a quitter, heyyy
[Chorus]
I was working on a dream, but she couldn't just believe
So I had to let her leave
Always hoping to achieve, I got everything I need
So I gotta let it breathe
Life will drop to your knees ‘cause it's more than just a breeze
And sometimes you gotta breathe
Anything that I achieve, God is everything I need
So I gotta let it breathe
credits
from Word of Zuby,
released June 25, 2021
Produced by Anno Domini Beats
Songwriter and producer CRFT celebrates his spirituality and family on this thoughtful debut LP, featuring Blu, nobigdyl, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable May 10, 2022
