Origin Story

Open your eyes I'ma tell you a story, how I manifested this in my Momma's basement I was complacent 'till I seen the light and I thought I gotta taste it See, they didn't know me as the man you know now I was Hop with the braces Now I'm the real deal, with the ill will, I'm not with the game, bitch Little did you know, way before a nigga was popping All that I can cop was some noodles Too broke, to ever go out the places that you go The frugal lifestyle threw me into a new mode Deadly problems as heavy sumo wrestlers It was brutal, begging to get approval Had me thinking, "Shit, am I ever going to get my kudos?" I couldn't be a quitter, the destination was too close But I was a loser, no one there for me Shit, I had the aura of Morty Boy, I was corny Every single whore'd ignore me Lord, I was horribly damaged And now it became my fucking origin story (Look at me) Yeah, nigga, I'm Heath Ledger as Joker That boy Hop is a beast, never approach him I'll leave any MC left for the vultures Act up, nigga, the beef and it'll be over Word is bond My verse is born from rainy days The pen and pad is my first response I then become a beacon in which the earth revolves As meditated before you know it the burden is gone My world's beyond most, my legacy unfolds To be John Doe doesn't come with the key I hold And we all know, there's moments I could be y'all hope To get you through chaotic dimensions that we all go And as I fully unload emotions, I feel lost Get my hopes up for fame was the real cause It's like I thought getting my hands on a Lambo And how crazy the fans go will heal scars But I'm still the same old me Same old insecurities, and they won't leave I hear a voice saying "Marcus, to make your peace You got to surrender your ego and pay your fees" Pray for me Pray for me I said, "Pray for me" I'm so exhausted for living that way I just want these things to heal no more pain Let me tell you a story, about how I built an empire from ideation I ain't need no persuasion, just a pen and a pad with my ideas racing I remember them days when I thought Negative friends were my permanent placement But they didn't embrace me So I severed the ties and got back to the basics Well, way to be optimistic We made it all this way without a pot to piss in All the ones that told us we should stop, we ditched them Karma a bitch, you all should have stopped and listen Day one homies was the same ones phony Now we get them in the drive thru washing dishes Cancel culture got the people mad sadistic Bad bandit business, we done went from rags to riches All that bullshit for the birds, you only as good as your word That's why I own all of my masters, Is motion on all of my verve All my opponents discouraged In case they're on fire Though work is for hire, the word is inspiring My [?], friends don't go slide every time Like it's down to the wire, cause I ain't got nowhere to hide Full clip on my intellect tech with extendo Forget what these niggas expect Thinking that I end up like my daddy at best My ascension is imperative and evident, yes Start a war can get your spirits in checks Slap the bitch out you niggas Snap ya ligaments next Let my door down, that's infinite stress So I won't let you drown, we the only ones left, look All the cries when I begged and I pleaded Fell on death and fears when my wounds started bleeding Ran out of reasons to live I realized in the end that our friendship was all that I needed [?] cold showers Couldn't throw in the towel, I'm no coward Slow problems, all the blood, sweat and tears And as I stand with my peers, the globe's ours Pray for me Pray for me I said, "Pray for me" I'm so exhausted for living that way I just want these things to heal no more pain Just to find myself again, during low tides I'm compelled to win (I have to) I looked in the eyes of God and his face, I held my sins (Oh, no) Told him "Don't mind the blood on my hands I swear it's self-defense" (He laughed) But he knew I was lying, deep in my heart I felt revenge