Way It Started

[Verse 1: Illmac]
This year been fucking crazy
Look, yuh
She finna' take off
Was negotiating contracts and pops told me he got laid off (laid off)
Do not disturb, not tryna' take calls, fake broads
Always in some drama, that's why I ain't y'all (weirdo)
I could barely get a bucket now I play ball
Break laws, I don't follow those if they ain't God's
Don't fear a man if he bleed like me
Can't stand by while people oppressed and think I'm free
Make it make sense, I'm tryna' make ends
Barely fuck with people at all, no time for fake friends
And that shit played out, said so many times, I can't count
I'm a star, excuse me if I'm spaced out
But my city under siege by the feds
I can't even sleep with these dreams in my head
Why I feel so detached, so detached
Nah, we ain't holdin' that, holdin' that
Man I swear

[Chorus: Illmac]
Whole world feelin' heartless
I can't end the year the way it started
Went and got a bag regardless
Gotta' finish what we started
I know shit ain't all sweet
If I had it all I would put that on me
Spend it on the squad even though the love free
I can't end the way it started

[Verse 2: Pass]
We all ball, can't fall off, we bounce back
My squad raw flaws and all, now how's that?
Quiet nigga wit' a loud pack, yeah
Shouldn't try it, you know where the hound's at, yeah
And we gone, they don't believe us so we stand alone
Police been killin' us before you seen it on a camera phone
Don't give a fuck about bringin' no Grammy home
Just wanna' get high playing Sly and the Family Stone, damn
But yesterday my life changed (life changed, life changed)
Feel like I never say the right things (right thing, right thing)
Tryna' elevate my mind frame
Gotta' medicate this migraine
Room spinning feeling nauseous
From the North Pole coldhearted
When your skin is this color then you a target
If you really love somethin' better guard it, yeah

[Chorus: Illmac]
Whole world feelin' heartless
I can't end the year the way it started
Went and got a bag regardless
Gotta' finish what we started
I know shit ain't all sweet
If I had it all I would put that on me
Spend it on the squad even though the love free
I can't end the year the way it started

[Verse 3: Illmac]
Just lost someone and I didn't cry no
Last call could change my life though
Live free ain't tryna' die broke
Stay one above Diablo
Get up I'm in grind mode
Switchin' up the convo'
Zoom meeting tryna' get these M's off a iPhone
Hit my lawyers side note
Walkin' on a tight rope
Balance all kinda' vices, I don't need advice though
I'm just feeling blessed though, I don't even stress no
I was in over my head, and now I breast stroke
Get up when my bread low
Tryna' get this French roll
Franco on my neck, oh, they got me feelin' special
Women that I let down, shit I gotta' let go
Used to bus through St. John', now I park on Melrose
If I sold my soul that'll be the day hell froze
No deal with the Devil, we might'a rubbed elbows, ooh

[Chorus: Illmac]
Whole world feelin' heartless
I can't end the year the way it started
Went and got a bag regardless
Gotta' finish what we started
I know shit ain't all sweet
If I had it all I would put that on me
Spend it on the squad even though the love free
I can't end the year the way it started

[Outro: Illmac & Pass]
(Pass) *Inhale* Oohh, feels like hoody season man
(Illmac) For real... I smell rain