Once It’s Done

[Chorus: Mayadia]
There’s no turning back once it’s done
No stopping time when it’s begun
Work your way through problems when they come
Can’t win the battle if you run
Every day is a trip around the Sun
It’s all the same no matter where you from
Doesn’t matter if you’re old or young
There’s enough blessings for everyone

[Verse 1: K-Rino]
I got the world at my disposal, yet still I remain lonely
I’m a grown man with real struggles and bills in my name, homie
Got some people who think I’m evil, while some others believe I’m holy
I hear more statements about me from folks who don’t even know me
It ain’t hard to lose your mind these days, I’ve seen a lot of men flip
And now I’m seeing ideological differences end friendships
The bond y’all had was busted, the words no longer trusted
And when it’s time to talk, some dudes don’t have the fortitude to discuss it
See I don’t mind receiving correction or internal reflection
From happiness to depression, man I done covered that whole spectrum
And I learned quicker than most men about controlling my explosions
And I do my best to never base decisions off of emotions
With a lifetime full of facts learned and disloyalty that burns
It wasn’t a stranger, it was your boy who got you when your back turned
So how can I keep stepping without going left?
Gotta channel my aggression, okay—well I guess that I just answered my own question

[Chorus: Mayadia]
There’s no turning back once it’s done
No stopping time when it’s begun
Work your way through problems when they come
Can’t win the battle if you run
Every day is a trip around the Sun
It’s all the same no matter where you from
Doesn’t matter if you’re old or young
There’s enough blessings for everyone

[Verse 2: K-Rino]
It ain’t nothing like the power of understanding when it comes
I don’t see the world the same that way I saw it at 21
I was a fool inside a cesspool, hope you listening to me nephew
'Cause what I lived was predestined to rescue, teach and help you
But truth be told, it’s your choice, what you should do or don’t do
It ain’t my place to force you, you can act however you want to
But just know that there’s a consequence, every time you break rules
Don’t jump too fast, always calculate before you make moves
'Cause time is unrewindable, I’m hip to that like no other
I’m tryna lace you up, I made enough mistakes for both of us
And pride will come before the fall, so learn to follow protocol
'Cause most of y’all young people be think that you know it all
And every time we lose one, it’s rough but I don’t show the hurt
There's barely time to mourn the loss, I got to mash and go to work
My past actions haunt me, I’ve gotten over 'em partly
Still I wish I could have met somebody then who would have taught me

[Chorus: Mayadia]
There’s no turning back once it’s done
No stopping time when it’s begun
Work your way through problems when they come
Can’t win the battle if you run
Every day is a trip around the Sun
It’s all the same no matter where you from
Doesn’t matter if you’re old or young
There’s enough blessings for everyone

[Verse 3: K-Rino]
See me an angel, how that sounding? With lakes of guilt I’m drowning
I must be stressing in my sleep because most days I wake up frowning
And the task of daily problem solving got my temple pounding
And it’s not that I’m so serious I'm just tired of all this clowning
I can’t play with you in wartime 'cause you jeopardise what I love
If you a crook, that’s on you, just don't track your dirt on my rug
See when times between two people cease, it’s best to split—go west and east
'Cause separation keeps the peace and you don't want that beast released
I've seen homies from school who knew me back when I knew you
And I tell ‘em, “Yeah, we cool we just don't hang out like we used to”
And each word from my mouth’s true, this really ain’t even about you
It’s just that certain things I used to be into, I outgrew
Some close calls and barely-made-its, other incidents rarely stated
Always hated anytime that side of me got activated
Still in the process—I’m capturing that; the savage in me—I’ma have to attack
‘Cause once it’s on I get trapped in the act and the guilt don't kick in till after the fact

[Chorus: Mayadia]
There’s no turning back once it’s done
No stopping time when it’s begun
Work your way through problems when they come
Can’t win the battle if you run
Every day is a trip around the Sun
It’s all the same no matter where you from
Doesn’t matter if you’re old or young
There’s enough blessings for everyone