Creek to Crown

[Intro: Abstract]
Check, check, one, two
Check, check, one, two
Alright
Let's go

[Verse 1: Abstract]
I look around and it's messed up
Whole game lookin' like the brains of it left us
Can't trust nothin' that a lame gonna say to just collect buzz
Heard your mixtape is a great place to collect dust
Personalities sellin' dreams, it ain't what it seems
Decade in, I seen a lot of BS from behind the scenes
DatPiff-killin', battle-rap-born villain
Stacked hits, an underground OG by definition
Tell me, who's still snappin' like it's '93?
Grew up singin' "Cash Rules Everything Around Me"
Respect due, throw in some tax if I helped birth you
Put the talk to bed, you're out past your curfew
Just 'cause—a father's gotta humble sons
They get some buzz and forget about what humble was
Trust, this a welcome to jungle, cuz
Both lion, but only one of us a king, because

[Chorus: Abstract]
What goes up, know it must come down
If you don't know, then you ain't been round
Love to the ground floor to the penthouse
It's a hop, skip, jump from a creek to a crown

[Verse 2: Abstract]
Game will chew you and spit you out like it's bubble gum
You can get popped the second you start to bubble up
Get your hustle up, but let's huddle up before you do
My two cents could make a million, it already made a few
Top to the bottom from the shore to sea
Everybody tryna live, act accordingly
'Cause a janitor could turn to the CEO
Don't be too quick to judge, 'cause you just don't know
I know karma keeps notes on the real cutthroats
Ride a wave 'til it puts a couple holes in boats
Act right; scummy, but that's life
Some do anything for money, but many will pay the full price
One week laughin' at tragic madness on shit's creek
Jokin' at the loss of their paddle, deemin' a man weak
Next could be floatin' on the same damn stretch
As the same man's handin' you a paddle and a vest

[Chorus: Abstract & XV]
What goes up, know it must come down (Uh)
If you don't know, then you ain't been round (Yeah)
Love to the ground floor to the penthouse (Vizzy)
It's a hop, skip, jump from a creek to a crown (Uh)

[Verse 3: XV]
They tried to warn 'em them vultures had eyes on 'em
Been fallin' out the sky since 2009 on 'em (Uh)
My wings golden, the kid move through the scene like I'm beholdin'
But when in Rome, I seem Roman (Yeah)
Knowin' how to play the background like on-set extras (Yup)
It still remain as colorful as Boba Fett Vespas
Thinkin' that you next up, you put the plan together
But gotta watch it, switch and change up more than Kansas weather
Be prepared for skepticism when you tell the vision (Always)
They never see it 'til they watchin' on the television
My family never pulled out they check to [twit 'em?] (Uh)
But look at me, naturally practicin' nepotism
Soon as the record's hittin' (Uh), they head is bobbin'
Bitches next to spinnin', tryna curse at me like it's an exorcism
Still hear the talk, I know that my city small
But I'm sittin' tall as I watch they bridges fall, 'cause

[Chorus: Abstract & XV]
What goes up, know it must come down (Uh)
If you don't know, then you ain't been round
Love to the ground floor to the penthouse
It's a hop, skip, jump from a creek to a crown