Substantial
Substantial & Matthew Shell
Substantial & & DJ Jav
Substantial
Substantial & & Marcus D
Substantial
Substantial & Uyama Hiroto & Javier Starks & Shing02
Substantial & Mega Ran
Substantial & MLLN
Substantial & Steph the Sapphic Songstress & Malcolm Jackson
Substantial & DJ RBI & T.Lucas
No crutch needed
Ya’ll better cool it now
So clutch, believe it
Ya’ll better cool it now
Ralph, Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike say
Cool it now
And sometimes Johnny say Cool it now
Focused, so clutch, ya’ll better cool it now
Ya’ll better cool it now
Ralph, Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike say
Cool it now
And sometimes Johnny say Cool it now
VERSE 1
I don’t need anyone’s validation
Plain white tee, I don’t need any more affirmations
That’s right, see… I don’t need anyone but myself
I don’t need a man, raised all these kids without any help
I don’t need a plan, why would that matter if God got me
One man army. I never worry. Y’all can’t stop me
Long as I can stand on my own two, I don’t need much
I don’t need love or a “friend”. I don’t need trust
Got a team but I don’t need them, they need me
Eating what I kill so I don’t need you to feed mе
I don’t need a label or a producer I do it all
Cover art, mix and mastеr the fuck I’ma do with y’all
I don’t need likes and I don’t need to be liked either
Don’t need to follow you. Who died and made you my leader?
Don’t need to diet and I don’t need you minding my health
What I really don’t need is to keep lying to myself!
HOOK
This your theme song…
If you don't need a crutch for you to lean on
And your team's strong enough for you to stand with
They ain't in their feelings when you being candid
Grown woman and man shit, feel me?
Still your theme song
If you need a helping hand 'though you seem strong
You could keep goin' but you need to be still
Strong friends need healing too to be real
You know how that heat feel, (cool it now)
VERSE 2
Shit… I can’t live without my supporters
Fam, friends, fans at home and those across borders
Dope boys with hearts of gold that kept me off corners
Need y’all like Jackson, Mississippi still need clean water
Like gettin’ blessed w/ cracked software, you couldn’t order
Long, before you could afford it. To people who applauded
When I was finding my voice and my haters chose to ignore it
Need love like ladies love cool J. Moving forward…
I need every one of y’all! I’m lucky some of you check on me
Like Scantrons ‘cause Stan’s strong but life be testing me
‘Specially need my momma to ask her boy how he doin’
When I feel I’m on the edge and I’m heading toward my ruin
I need one mic like Nas to make Magic that’s Illmatic
I need sunlight to charge up my melanin, black magic
I need my wife to raise up these babies with me not for me
Need y’all to spread the word, cuz too many missin’ this story, man!
…Vulnerability ain’t a lack of ability
Being honest about your need is act an of humility
Only a clown ain’t feeling me ‘cause I ain’t scared to get help
And face my inner demons because I ain’t scared of myself
I’m hard enough to walk in my truth and not bend to cowards
And tall enough to know why their reaching, and dream of power
Smart enough to focus on needs and move what I wanted out
Only thing I don’t need is all that bullshit they talkin’ bout
HOOK
This your theme song…
If you don't need a crutch for you to lean on
And your team's strong enough for you to stand with
They ain't in their feelings when you being candid
Grown woman and man shit, feel me?
Still your theme song
If you need a helping hand 'though you seem strong
You could keep goin' but you need to be still
Strong friends need healing too to be real
You know how that heat feel (Cool it now)
OUTRO
Focused, so clutch, ya’ll better cool it now
Ya’ll better Cool it now
Ralph, Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike say
Cool it now
And sometimes Johny say Cool it now
No crutch needed
Ya’ll better cool it now
So clutch believe it
Ya’ll better Cool it now
Ralph, Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike say
Cool it now
And sometimes Johny say Cool it now
Crutch (Cool It Now) was written by Substantial & Matthew Shell.
Crutch (Cool It Now) was produced by Substantial.
Substantial released Crutch (Cool It Now) on Fri Jul 28 2023.