“ONE DAY” is the first single from Monti’s first studio album, GARBAGE MAN. The track, juggling offkilter drum grooves and jazzy chord progressions, finds Monti showing his bravado once again as he reflects on the internal struggles throughout his artistic journey, touching on themes of betrayal, de...
[Intro]
Yeah we gon' have a
We gon' smoke a bleezy, then we gon' have a part two
Woo!
[Verse 1]
In due time
Was what I told myself two years ago
Before I spit another verse for views visioned in digital
Was so naive, I thought that's all it took
To run some laps against these bold MCs needin' a Casper ghost (a Casper ghost)
Happy little accidents
They couldn't wield a pen to save themselves like a sword
Outta the stone, Monti Cristo came to the board
To play the big boy move, King Arthur had rose
Yuh, flashback to the past
Glass diamonds on my wrist, minute hand movin' fast
Five miles, clutch shiftin' til I empty the gas
Pullin' up, known as the on-time showstopper, man of the hour
Little did I know the people closest were only feigning for clicks
Wanted a portion of the check, while some just wanted my shit
Sowing seeds into my inner temple
Igniting flames to spark the growing pains I had to tame within my mental
[Refrain]
But all I need is one day (One day, one day)
Just, one day (It's only one day)
One day just to get on track
One day, ain't no goin' back
Too many things catch hold of the future and the past
But the present only thing that'll last, yeah
So all I need is one day (One day)
Yuh, what
[Verse 2]
I crumple up the post-it notes, remind me of broken dreams
The promises you made were never solid, cracked at the seams
Investigate the problem, on the clues like Steve
Always blue, puttin' two and two together, 2017
Two years ago, I never knew about the tea
Hot water burned the tip of my tongue
Fine china made, like Chinese torture cells inside of my brain
I wish everything I knew was the same
This the cautionary tale of the mixed breed
Hopin' he can make all this bread, it's what he needs
40 acres and a mule
Freedom was his fuel
But how many trials till he finally makes more than ends meet
ONE DAY was written by Monti Cristo.
ONE DAY was produced by Monti Cristo.
Monti Cristo released ONE DAY on Fri Apr 23 2021.