Off My Chest

I lost a brother in the summer
Maybe it's for the best, maybe he failed a test
Maybe I failed the test
Ego won't let me vex, lately I'm not depressed
Gave up on playing victim, then came up grinning a villain
Ended losing the feeling of everything except winning
They thought I was done, but really, I was beginning
I remember the nights when I had my head spinning
I could see the light, even when the shit dimming
Fogging my tunnel vision, couldn't just wander off
Already made the decision, surgical my incision
Of everything negative, I don't have a circle baby
I just have a line, of people that I trust
That I might never cross a line, and even if they do
They know I don't waste no time
Light it up, I burn bridges in design
I read everybody's book, but I never cross a line
Cause these people never change, they just simply compromise
Or improvise, give em a little time
They silently strategize, cause
Cause
It's always self interest
I spend my phone time scrolling on Pinterest
I stayed away from the girls with the big hearts
Cause I know it hurts less when they're heartless
That was my younger self, running with these hoes
Skipping fences, playing tag with the foes
After dark, I was always steady on my toes
Sometimes I hit a joint while I make a joint
Just to turn down the noise and show them all the point
This shit bigger than me
Third world boy with some first world dreams
Sick of the nation just being known by the memes
Are they opposition if they're playing both teams

This shit bigger than me
Third world boy with some first world dreams
Sick of the nation just being known by the memes
Are they opposition if they're playing both teams
But I don't wanna be political
I just want the people listening to think critical
Fuck these TikTok stars, hyping hypocrites
And these prophets making profits, speaking gibberish

This shit bigger than me
Third world boy with some first world dreams
Sick of the nation just being known by the memes
Are they opposition if they're playing both teams