this song is about walking the brink of losing yourself to outside opinion. this is about exploring that slope of “making it”. will it be genuine anymore? are models genuine? does that mean any of this is even worth it? kili wrote this song to let the listener themselves make this decision.
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[Intro]
Yeah
[Verse 1]
She been over here solo (Oh)
She ain't by anybody
Baby, do you model? (Oh)
Because it look like it
I could take it real slow, oh
Are you not interested?
And before you say no (No)
You don't wanna say no-oh, oh
But she's lookin' for Cha-Ching, if I wear expensive things
She don't recognize my name (Wait, what was your name again?)
So I tell her that I sing, have however many streams, oh (Oh)
Is that not your thing? (Oh)
[Chorus]
She a model from Chicago, model from LA
She a model from Virginia, model from the Bay
No, there's nothing that could stop her
Nothing you could say, and she won't give me attention
That'll change when I make it (Oh, oh)
Oh, girl, when I make it (Oh, oh)
Oh, girl, when I make it (Oh, oh)
Oh, girl, when I make it (Oh, oh)
That'll change
[Verse 2]
A model from Chicago, yeah
Have a feeling that she gives a fuck 'bout where I'm from (I'm from)
But she don't say it now
From the off-chance that I might become something
They'll claim they knew me when they never did
But I know patience is the thing
When I have expensive things
Then she'll want to know my name
(Oh my god, you're so funny, where did you get your chain from?)
When I tell her that I sing, she's surprised by all the streams
And she has so much to say (Has so much to say)
[Chorus]
She a model from Chicago, model from LA
She a model from Virginia, model from the Bay
No, there's nothing that could stop her
Nothing you could say, and she won't give me attention
That'll change when I make it (Oh, oh)
Oh, girl, when I make it (Oh, oh)
Oh, girl, when I make it (Oh, oh)
Oh, girl, when I make it (Oh, oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait)
Just wait 'til I make it (Oh, just wait, wait, wait, wait, wait)
Just wait 'til I make it (Oh, just wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait)
[Outro]
Someday, I'll have you as a model for me
Chicago to Toronto, they'll be linin' up just for me
And then you'll ask me for my name, what do I do, and am I famous
When I make it (When I make it)
Ooh
When my name is on your tongue like Molly
And who I am comes as no surprise
Only then you'll tell your friends all about me
Remember I, oh
MAKE IT was written by kili (USA) & zaphkeii.
MAKE IT was produced by zaphkeii.
kili (USA) released MAKE IT on Thu May 15 2025.