Calibrate

[Intro]

Let me be real wit' you, like

Like I'm never not real wit' you

Yo

[Verse 1]

I be standing in the mirror, thinkin' 'bout my life phases

Practicin' sayin' phrases like "I'm wrong," "I'm sorry," "I love you"

I'm down for that duo, but wisdom hidin' in my smile lines

Promise very little worth losin', really over

I remember in them days up under the lustful gaze

Of the sun of the mornin', lookin' like props, that easy come up

But I was thinkin' my ways was anything less than praise

To the God of thunder, lightning, and wonder, funny

I might have been self-dеfeating, self-misleading

Missin' hang timе, afraid to miss meetings, huh

And beef was so childish, take a breath, get some rest

You ain't careful, you might find yourself mad at they success

Your friends get the winnin', and you all up in yo' feelings

Pickin' fights with real ones knowin' they slim pickings

How many day ones you lost over something dumb?

Pick up that phone, call your loved ones

[Chorus]

Calibrate, calibrate, you see that Cali sunset? (Huh)

What we fightin' for? (Yeah) Are we done yet?

Calibrate, calibrate, hear the roll of the thunder

The sky is too beautiful to fight under

Boy, calibrate, calibrate, there's so much to celebrate (Yeah)

So much to celebrate

Boy, calibrate, set it straight, calibrate, set it straight

Calibrate, get it right, calibrate, set it straight, calibrate

[Verse 2]

Take your time, boy, get it straight (Yeah)

Take a road trip, shores of the Cali state

I ain't say deny the pain, denial's a long river

That's a dad joke, but hell, that's my dad's quote

It stuck with me, me and him could've been in the same boat

Makin' the best out of ruin for my own doin'

I speak no ill of him, trauma was super real for him

PTS and Jim Crow from Vietnam and killin', uh

But it left a mark (Yeah), it could have been worse, though

He supported my art, gift and a curse, though

Sometimes I take him for granted, same way he took my mama's loyalty

Sometimes I can't even manage to enter his texts about the Lakers

Or somethin' silly like, "When you bringin' my grandkids to see me?"

My stepmama from the Philippines so we finna be eatin', gee

It's hard to find the patience to go chill and watch TV

And knowin' I'ma regret it when he's done breathin', huh

[Bridge]

(Regret when he's done breathin')

Knowin' I'ma regret it when he's done breathin' (When he's done breathin')

Yeah

[Chorus]

Calibrate, calibrate, you see that Cali sunset? (Huh)

What we fightin' for? (Yeah) Are we done yet?

Calibrate, calibrate, hear the roll of the thunder

The sky is too beautiful to fight under

Boy, calibrate, calibrate, there's so much to celebrate (So much to celebrate)

So much to celebrate

Boy, calibrate, set it straight, calibrate, set it straight

Calibrate, get it right, calibrate, set it straight, calibrate

[Outro]

What we fighting for? Are we done yet?

Calibrate (Uh-uh, yeah)

The sky is too beautiful to fight under, boy, calibrate (The sky is too beautiful to fight under)

So much to celebrate (What are we gonna do?)

You might regret it in the long run

What are we fightin' for? Are we done yet?

Calibrate (No, no, no, no, calibrate)

The sky is too beautiful to fight under, boy, calibrate (Make it worth it)

So much to celebrate

Just calibrate, calibrate

Calibrate, calibrate (Calibrate)

Ayy

Ooh, ooh (Calibrate)

Oh, oh (Calibrate)

(This has been an L's production)