A Matter of Time

[Part I]

[Verse 1]
I wanted to show that I'm dope, so I got the show on road
Writin' shit in my notes, do it all on my own
Was never one to accept defeat
They always told me to take a seat
The world is mine, I can't be discreet
I'm on my own, guess who made this beat?
I do this shit, man, I taught myself
Hard to do when you're by yourself
But I just do 'cause that's my love
For the culture, not for the club
Fuck makin' money, it's 'bout the dream
I got mad potential, not what I seem
You heard the album, know what I mean
I hope that you see, these lyrics I breathe are somеthing I cherish, I do it for free
Not for the status, I do what I need, fuck who the baddеst 'cause all of us bleed
Fuck who the baddest 'cause all of us need love
Put it on the track so the blind can see us
Put it on the map so the eye can free us
Feelin' so divine and the lines, they feed us
Daydreams, fading, thinkin' of great things
Fighting for the sport in cold like Beijing
2022, it's real, no faking
Giving it my all, that's what I'm taking
What I'm making gave me insight
Cookin' up at 12, that's noon or midnight
Since grade 5, I was made for this life
Didn't have the proof, but maybe this might
'Cause I didn't leave, and I didn't sleep
And I didn't believe what they said to me
It all takes time when it's meant to be
I ain't worried 'bout the hate, it's a friend of me
Honestly, I had to let it go
Honestly, I had to let 'em know
Thought I'd be done after "Friends or Foes?"
But I'm still here, sayin', "Where'd they go?", so what's good?

[Part II]

[Pre-Verse]
Guess we came a long way
Guess we came a long way
Yeah
It could happen one day
It might happen one day
I hope it happens one day
Yeah

[Bridge]
Your love, there's no greater feeling
You give me

[Chorus]
Sometimes, I feel like I'm stuck
Sometimes, I feel like I'm done
Sometimes, I feel like I'm lost
Sometimes, I've felt I should run
But I know one day I can shine, uh
I know one day you can shine, uh
It's just a matter of time, uh
It's just a matter of time, uh
Promise me you'll keep on fightin' even through the pain
Sometimes you feel you lacking purpose, but the day that change
There's no greater feeling than that day you finally feel alive
When you finally find that thing you'll do until you die

[Verse]
I hope it's a matter of time, man, I cried writin' these lines
And I'm not embarrased, kids could inherit shit that I make from these fines
But will I make shit from these lines? Could hope that I would one day
I feel down on some days, knowin' that I could die next Monday
And to people sayin' my music shit? Then go ahead and go beat it, bitch!
Hip-hop is my oxygen, I wake up and I breathe that shit
Wake up and I need that shit, wake up to some 808s
I'm up at 6 and I'm feelin' great
Do it all 'til I fade away
I made "Scarlet" and "Solo" to show y'all I could focus right (Focusrite)
Been in the works for so long, the furthest thing from overnight
And this shit is my oversight, this shit is my thesis
And life been movin' crazy, find it so hard to believe this, like what?
But I paved out my path and I worked hard for this shit
People be hating, well, most of them jealous, man, trust me, I really caught onto you, bitch
Yeah, well, just give me one chance
Just give me one listen
Then you'll hear 'em all stand, like, yeah

[Chorus]
Sometimes, I feel like I'm stuck
Sometimes, I feel like I'm done
Sometimes, I feel like I'm lost
Sometimes, I've felt I should run
But I know one day I can shine, uh
I know one day you can shine, uh
It's just a matter of time, uh
It's just a matter of time, uh
Promise me you'll keep on fightin' even through the pain
Sometimes you feel you lacking purpose, but the day that change
There's no greater feeling than that day you finally feel alive
When you finally find that thing you'll do until you die

[Outro]
Your love
There's no greater feeling
You give me— your love
There's no greater feeling
You give me— your love
There's no greater feeling
You give me—
Shit
I know it's an outro but
It feels like much more of an intro to me, man