Duly Noted

[Verse]

Duly noted and taking notes, even when I ain't realise I was doing so

Didn't realize I was just remembering while I was figuring

What all this was supposed to mean, and I mean

The meaning behind it was what he said all this was worth

All this was just so that there'd be some kinda meaning when mentioning me

Or mentioning my brothers beside me, cause you see

This all could've went another route

This all could've just turned into turn on whatever

And see the same turn that was predicted for when it was my turn, so I turned

Turned into what I wasn't supposed to

Turned into what everyone around us said we'd never get close to

But I ain't turn cause I chose to, I turned cause yo I ain't have a choice

Because a choice was made long ago

That being something other than who and what was around us was the road I was taking

They called it the road less traveled, I called it the only road I knew

Cause I knew what my day ones didn't

Call it privilege or call it blessings from the ceiling but it all was a given

Without taking for granted what I was given, I was driven to a rhythm

That said these mu'fuckas is waiting for you to lose your position, so watch how you pivot

Watch how you scrimmage, watch who you team up with and what's their vision, you get it?

Got it, and I ain't really do much I just, took a baton and ran with it

The same way I ran with who was shoulder to shoulder with me

Same view, same motive, same reasons for anyone to look our way and feel they know us

But the only difference is I had someone to tell me when to hold up

When to slow up, how to never let anyone speak on you before you get to show up

You lead the dialogue, you're the leader, so always look people in the eye

And never be afraid to ask or inquire unless you wanna run blind

And never respect anyone who don't feel the same for you and your kind

Celebrated, never tolerated, they'll either love it or hate it

So this is about me doing the same, me knowing that

If I can do for mine what was done for me then I can sleep comfortably

Because nothing won't be able to undo what I done did and same as it was for me

And nah, this ain't about putting down one, just lifting up another

This ain't about knocking those who ain't have who I had

This is more about all them never forgetting what that was like

And never wanting to repeat that type, never wanting to be that type, right

This is thanks to mine before me

And aiming to do the same for who came from off me

Hands folded together to make this shit work

That and more, but nothing less. Duly noted