Own Appeal

[Intro]

The main focus for my music, whether it be the production or the lyrics is

My travels, you know, the outside environment really plays a huge part in what I make

I write all my rhymes outside, you know

Every city I go to I set up my studio in the hotel, I make the beats during the day, I start coming up with ideas

And I just hit the streets and start walking and whatever I see really just kind of inspires me

It may not be literally but it always finds its way into my music

The streets, the city is my main inspiration

[Verse 1]

I never asked to be born, and death's no question

The sun's still shining off the same old lessons

Then why does life feel like an educated guess, and

My thoughts like meals, I'm a sucker for the seconds

Impressions got a lot of us stressing

But how we are perceived is more about a reflection

And the perception's warm that I receive

Which leads me to believe these hoes like what I heave

Tall women in heels, tour money and deals

Man off the no bull I like all money for real

More time abroad and less time at home

Less time for broads and more time in zones, yeah

I'm in it while flying out of another one

This a new beginning, I'm climbing out of the other one

'Cause the dream feel realer than it ever been

And I was aiming high like a nigga being president

The possibilities of that are seeming pretty evident

So being self-employed is now seeming like a definite

But staying that way is what I'm F'ing with

And like-minded people be the only ones I'm messing with

[Chorus]

Ayo, this so real

Not knowing what's ahead but I'ma go there still

Living in the moment got a hopeless feel

But the feeling in itself got its own appeal

(I know) I'm attracted to the lights in the distance

The closer that I get and the brighter my wish gets

Excited by the risk and the chances I'm taking

Not sure what I'm putting my faith in, but I'ma be

Alright

[Verse 2]

I'm trying to get mine in this lifetime

The afterlife is much further in the pipeline

I'm inclined to believe that, but the truth is

That for death, any moment is the right time

So I live every day like it's my last

But I plan for tomorrow as if I will never pass

A pharaoh on the subway who never dreamed of jets

But fell asleep on the runways, I just know that one day

That anything I needed I could mold

Get everything you want, it ain't always good for your soul

A mix of self-worth, some help, little control

And I don't know the rest, good as mine is your guess

The recipe ain't the best, to make it though is our quest

And if you choose to accept, the meaning of life is yes

'Cause only God knows

Those of us in the flesh get the privilege to test and

Some will fail and some will pass, we all get the

Same grade, though when we run the path, how you grade

Yourself is the mark that matters most to separate

The heart of the strong and the battered folks, have a dose

[Chorus]

Ayo, this so real

Not knowing what's ahead but I'ma go there still

Living in the moment got a hopeless feel

But the feeling in itself got its own appeal

I know, I'm attracted to the lights in the distance

The closer that I get and the brighter my wish gets

Excited by the risk and the chances I'm taking

Not sure what I'm putting my faith in but I'ma be

Alright

[Verse 3]

Ayo, shit so real

Kill shit to live, nigga, schizo feel, I got a

Hunger for knowledge and I miss no meals, I stay

High off life and I miss no pills

I'm addicted to the thrill of walking along the edge

Not knowing what lies ahead but always knowing the deal

I'm good with my decisions, the setbacks and gains

Is all a part of the game, I'm ready to spin the wheel

Whatever is in store, I'm ready for it, for sure

With the attitude of wealth and the gratitude of the poor

The balance is the challenge and I sit so still between

Callus and analysis but this no frills, I'm off the

Chain, been that way since slaves to Flav from

93 'til infinity I'm slated in ways that's

Etched in stone, the age where we market ourselves

We still all about the music, I don't monitor plays

I don't monitor hits and I don't monitor clicks

I monitor the snare drum and the bottom of kicks

Is anybody left that still fuck with this true shit?

Well, let me hear you scream over top of this CRU shit

[Chorus]

Ayo, this so real

Not knowing what's ahead but I'ma go there still

Living in the moment got a hopeless feel

But the feeling in itself got its own appeal

I know, I'm attracted to the lights in the distance

The closer that I get and the brighter my wish gets

Excited by the risk and the chances I'm taking

Not sure what I'm putting my faith in but I'ma be

Alright