Ceiling

[Intro]
Okay, uh, uh

[Verse 1]
Picture a young that used to live for the summer
Skip meals to run amongst all this biz
Now fast-forward up a few years
That gaited little kid, he growed up and all the sudden had to pay bills
My current dichotomy grown from peak curiosity (Tim-ma beats, time to take over)
Guess I didn't know that part of the deal
Or know how quick it get real
Feelin' so fleetin', me and myself need a meetin' to make it clearer
Conversate with the mirror
Watch your language when talkin' to me, I'm the one that's with you
Speak some life in the self, you should opt into optimism
When options turn into prisons, gettin' off with the slimmest pickings
Remember this place is a thief for joy, yeah, the steal
But, no matter how much it take, I got more to give

[Chorus]
I know that this world is all I'm givin'
And all of these thrills don't count for livin'
A little more will is all it takes
So I persevere, I'm not afraid
And right when it's fallin' off, not all is lost
It's givin' me chills, I got 'em feelin'
I gotta see stars and cars, I'm whippin'
'Cause none of my dreams involve a ceilin'

[Verse 2]
I seen a child raise a village and he didn't come from no privilege
That made me conquer some limits
I've arisen from prisons, head-on collision
But visions I had back then, it was written
I've been walkin' in purpose
I've been culturin' myself on life tellin' me that it's worth it
It's some things, I'm still gon' improve in the time, man, it's perfect
Still paranoid that I make it loose like some toxin been lurkin'
Anticipatin' my every move, on the back of my shirt is a target
Made to play me a fool, I won't fall to the serpent
Swear to God I've been workin'
Like a doctor and surgent
Tryna piece together the pieces and heal up what hurt
My vice to feist 'til it don't, it shows
My passion might lead me to where life is, an open door
Sometimes it takes more

[Bridge]
Sometime it take a lil' bit more to keep me right
Always shoot a best if you ain't notice what we like
Swear I miss so much the days we was rollin' for pays on whites
And Lord, it done been some nights
But I'm growin' inside this world, it keep rollin'

[Chorus]
I know that this world is all I'm givin'
And all of these thrills don't count for livin'
A little more will is all it takes
So I persevere, I'm not afraid
And right when it's fallin' off, not all is lost
It's givin' me chills, I got 'em feelin'
I gotta see stars and cars, I'm whippin'
'Cause none of my dreams involve a ceilin'