KILL YOUR DARLINGS

[Intro]
Sore throat
Two in the morning

[Verse]
What can I say?
When you shine this bright, people throw shade
And the love and the hate become the same
'Cuz lines get blurry when you get paid
For some shit you made
To deal with pain
And people blame you and say you changed
They bash your name, but that's the game
So I don't wanna talk much, just press play
Ay, I was getting lit up in the city
With a rooftop view of the skyline, pretty
All white party, feeling like Diddy
We ball out like bottom of the inning
And wе on a run like black folk singing
Not a lot of y'all are fuckin' with me
"Wait, who is hе? It's giving!" I'm kidding
New Cast flows, make me shimmy
Whoa, please, don't be silly
Who the fuck else is like me, really?
The skill, charisma, the wisdom I'm bringing
Making a milli? That's a gimme
And it's a pity
'Cuz people only come around when you're winning
But when I was down with my hurt feelings, you wasn't with me
Shit got me talking through my teeth like Fiddy
And she told me that music's healing
I like independent women with a sense of ambition
And a killer intuition so she help me make decisions
Shit hits different, and I love when she listen
I spend seven nights a week
Making sure you can play my shit on repeat
When I fix up a plate, I know we all eat
Call me Chef C, no Boyardee
And it's all on me to give all y'all keys
Fuck a feature price, I'll do a song for free
But you best believe that you better be
On your best performance, or I'ma leave
What the fuck I need? I take the lead
I play my keys, I make my beats
It's DIY, and I got a team
But who the fuck you know write shit like me?
Kiss my ring and show respect
You on a track with King Cast? Then come correct
Great Artists Steal for the crew I rep
And size 10 kicks for when I step on necks
And I'm really next, I move like death
I'ma hit you closest when you least expect
So if you know what's best, don't hold your breath
I'ma give until there's nothing left
I was in the crib cooking red beans and rice
When Stef hit me with some mean advice
He said Cast, I know you want to fly
But why the fuck you acting like you scared of heights?
And that got me tight, because he was right
But even he knows I ain't never lost a fight
I could dog-walk all of these niggas at once
Because I don't bark much, I just bite
And I'm not the type to get lost in hype
Or give a fuck 'bout likes, I just live my life
I just spill my heart, make no mistake
Being great's not even about your light
It's what you ignite, and as far as I'm concerned
I'm one of the greatest to ever touch a mic
And I double down on everything I write
So when I say shit once, I mean it twice
Too easy, take this freebie
Why the fuck are y'all hands so greasy?
Y'all move sleazy ballin' in the D-League
If I was you, I wouldn't wanna be me
I love my fans, but they're too needy
They all want an album, and I'm too greedy
They love when I break down meanings
But when I say I'm joking, they don't believe me
I'm teasing, I'm screaming
Shows all year, come see me
I was in my bimmer, speeding
Bumping to my own shit, like I'm bleeding
And we having plenty fun
I ain't rap like this since 2021
But the facts are the same, and I'm just as young
My speech is spoke and my song is sung

[Outro]
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