[Intro: Levi Parker]
Ayy, you know we gone' get in trouble for this one, dawg
[Verse 1: Levi Parker]
Yeah, new gang but the same mission
Rookie moves, with the coalition
And a lot of rappers got no vision
Good intentions but they don't listen
Now they tryna make the game so Christian
Ain't preachin', now they ghostin' him
Only top 5 if you ain't different
That's like raising a glass to prohibition
Get the gold, winnin', ain't no rose in it
Heart like denim, runnin' with some holes in it
Got a dope flow, prolly stolen it
'Cause you cannot make a claim for original
Flows in a bowl, known for the full-blown syllables
Cold with em' all, stove minimal
Runnin' around with these young bulls
Ain't no joke in it like, woah, woah, woah
And I never beat around the shubbery
I'm a broken man, no subtlety
Met a game crowded with a ton of these
White boys, killin' cash money beats
No separation, how to funnel the
Real bar spitters from the cutlery
Actin' sharp but they comin' weak
That's why we gotta bring the summer heat
From the state comin' with three digits
Though it's never really what it seems when the
Winter hit, it's snowin' deep and I
Can't decide what I believe 'cause I'm
Facing my reality though I
Feel like it might be a dream but I
I'ma keep doin' my thing - doin' my
[Chorus: Kyle Travis]
Will I ever change my heart for the better?
Will I see the dreams that I chase, will I get 'em?
Boy, you don't know my plans, promise that it's for the better
Let's keep it under lock and key
That's all need to know, need to know
[Bridge: Kyle Travis]
And I promise that you don't that's need to know, need to know
And I promise that you don't that's need to know, need to know
[Verse 2: Levi Parker]
Boy you don't need to know, I've been blessed, I've been chose
I need bands, hundred more, I got plans on my soul
Only God knows the ropes but this game hella cold
It ain't hard to get stoned when you bank on being dope
What's the cost?
Out here fightin' all these demons in my thoughts
I just shout the name of Jesus when I'm lost
And I promise step to me, you'll take a loss
I don't talk, 'cause they all wanna know my angle
Pull up with it like I'm Django
Enemy but made a way, though
By his stripes, like a Bengal
Used to wanna go to parties
Now I wonder where the day go
Coach put me on a bench, uh
Now I'm making all these plays, oh God, but
Don't you call me prideful, I'm sick and going viral
Of all these people actin' like opinions are insightful
My brain been on a tightrope, I swear I'm goin' psycho
And can't tell if I'm falling into suicide or Shiloh, I'm gone
[Outro: Yohan Yemba]
So, being a rookie means, you know, understanding that you gotta put work in when nobody's seeing you
And that that's your life forever
NTK was written by .
NTK was produced by Charlie Powers & Mack11beats.
Levi Parker released NTK on Fri Dec 27 2019.