Horses on a Carousel

[Intro: Antoine McNeil sample]
“See there we go with this talking again. Didn't nobody come to hear you talk fam, I’mma be one hunnid witchu. Nobody came to hear the crowd talk. Can we be respectful? We'll be outta here in a minute but we gotta show love to each other. Yo' conversation ain’t that important, come on. So I'mma say this again..”

[Hook 1: Chris Jewson]
To be honest, if you hear this song and think it's about you
It probably is
It probably is
And if you hear a line that's applicable to you and your manner
Don't get mad that I said it
Don't get mad that I said it
‘Cause it's true sometimes when you don't wanna believe it
Stuck up in denial, ignoring it, and now we got beef
We’re all from different walks of life so just stick to your path
And you’ll be fine, you'll be fine
But...

[Verse]
Don’t approach me tryna ask for shit with nothing to prove
Don't approach me like you know me, you ain't been in my shoes
Don't approach me tryna tell me how I gotta do that
Don’t approach me talking down because we listen to rap
Because this shit's an art form and we takin' it seriously
If you just hoppin' ‘cause it's poppin' then I don't want you near to me
It consumes all of our time while the rest'll be sleeping
But when I ask about a passion, man I don't hear a peep
And it's funny
People hit me up asking for some studio time
Ain't even asking, they just tell me there's a studio grind
They're gonna show it, disregarding there's a studio dime
They gotta pay, assuming not because the studio's mine?
But, what the hell man, I ain't gotta do shit
And don't assume we'll talk professionally ‘cause we were friends
A couple years ago, they passed and I ain't heard from you since
And now that shit's been popping off, you're trynna hop on the deck?
Hell nah
Y'all can miss me with the bullshit
You as real as it gets? You know you ain't got a full clip
Airsoft for the ‘gram, busy trynna draw a parallel
I'm riding roller coasters, y'all are horses on a carousel
Oooh
Going circles in a loopty-loop
Best believe it's more than verbal when I scoop the troop but nah
I don't put up fronts when I be talking
Talking ‘bout some shit that I ain't living, not the way I'm walking
Walk it like I talk it, cop the bag and lock it
Locked and loaded, stop it, pop it
If you ‘bout it, quit the flauntin'
Y'all be grounded, I'mma blossom
Been around enough with caution
Couldn't name me out of gossip
So just spit or shut the hell up man, you doggin' it
You dog my name, you doggin' tracks
You doggin' game, you doggin' raps
So call me out, you doggin' that
Not instigating, honest raps
Assimilate to all the crap
You sound the same, you follow fads
You follow trends, you follow backs
And angry, now whose fault is that?
Oh, it's over, oh, it's over
Talking waves, I rock the boat, yeah
Oh, it's over, oh, it's over
Talking waves, high and frequent, new scenario
Ain't ‘bout the Twitter beef and I ain't ‘bout it for the views
But come for one, you come for all, don't get the choice to pick and choose
Not gonna sit and battle with you over shit that I don't care about
I know my worth and my ability, ain't even fair to y'all
People can admire and aspire to be
At the level of someone that they're inspired to be
But the second that they're called out on their bullshit
Suddenly, the music, man, it's all been “bullshit”
Man, you know you heard every song
Watched every video enough to have you sing along
Sharing every single post, the reviews from all the blogs
But since you're called out, not no more, yeah
That's that fake shit (a line's been crossed)
But I'm elated (‘cause time will talk)
You don't want to face it (I laugh it off)
‘Cause when I make it (remember all)
Remember a-a-a-a-aall
Remember all, that
Horses on a carousel only goin' one way
Horses on a carousel only stay in one place
Horses on a carousel only goin' one way
That's stationary, they go round and round, and
Round and round, and round and round

[Hook 2]
So when you listen back and you think it's about you
Just know it was
Just know it was
And know I had you on my mind when I wrote every line
It's what it was
It's what it was

[Outro]
People treading on the names of others as an excuse
For when their self-righteous attitudes are making ‘em lose
Can't stand ‘em thinking there's a moral high ground
Only blossom in their dreams like a floral nightgown
So keep my name out of your mouse, there won't be a problem
You don't talk about the crew and expect us to not involved
‘Cause so many of ‘em coming just as fast as they go
But I'm in it for longevity so on with the show
Yeah