Book of Daniel

Before they chisel the last four numbers on my tombstone
Know I left so many sons behind, could fill a group home
Inspired your favorite, so label me the greatest
This road was filled with potholes 'til I came through and paved it

Made it outta city where most just give up
Downplay the hard work and say it's just good luck
Used to write rhymes 'til I start to tear up
Lost a couple punchline 'cause the ink smeared up

Now I made it past a decade, who the top? Dot and Thebe
And that's me, the big three, don't give a fuck what they say
Don't care about the sales unless we movin' 'em bills
And got fronted a load from Mexican cartels

But it's still life or death, it ain't hard to tell
And interviews snitchin', still to make a sale
It's a cold world out there, keep your snorkels zipped up
Doing anythin' for content, see them numbers go up

How we go from mixtapes to clickbait?
Try to play me, tell me how my fist taste
Fuck punchin' in, I'ma write 'til my wrists break
So they can see the words every time they hit play

Rewind a couple times to understand what I'm tryna say
Still be doin' this if the pay was minimum wage
A God MC, 'cause He talk through me
Just a vessel with a message, in due time you'll see

Was an addict with a habit 'cause this life, couldn't grasp it
Now it's magic when I sit behind the mic with a passage
Sorta like the book of Daniel, was trapped with them lions
But I believe, interpreted my dreams, I know who I am

I walk around this earth with my head held high
'Cause I know I told the truth, and this game is a lie
Sleepin' real good at night 'cause I'm proud of myself
Say a prayer when I wake up because that rehab helped

When I didn't have hope, I was turnin' to dope
Drinkin' 'til I passed out 'cause I just couldn't cope
Everythin' I went through had me drownin' on the surface
Discovered who I am, now I know my life purpose

So it was all worth it, now just pay me mind
I put my lifetime in between the paper lines
Every album is a chapter, when I die that's life after
So go back and listen, see I'm more than a rapper

Don't care about awards, not what I'm doin' it for
Believe in yourself, and don't have a care in the world about what anybody think
Can't piss what they drink
When the fat lady sings, just know you lived your dreams

Don't be scared (nah), it's alright (yeah)
We're gonna make it by the end of the night (let's go)
Rain or shine (uh), it's alright (yeah)
We're gonna make it by the end of the night
Come on, we're outta here, we're outta here, gone, gone (go, go, yo, uh, yeah)
Come on, we're outta here, we're outta here, gone, gone (uh, uh, yeah, yeah, we out)