People changed and I move on
Use it as the lyrics to a new song
I been severing ties, nothing new
But I wonder if it’s worth looking dead in the eyes
I been moping, quiet, hoping, open eyelids
Something brewing dog, I move in silence
You and all you crew involved can close your mouths
An open mind the only thing worth my timing
I ain’t giving in no more
I ain’t what I used to be and I’m fine with that
I ain’t giving in no more
You ain’t what you used to be and I’m fine with that
Taking calculated risks, never measure the cost
Could be a hundred to one, but never tell em the odds
Cause I been circulating flyers, tapes, tweets, fuck it emails
Word of mouth, need to get wind under these sales
Till my shit retail, retweet that shit
Got a lot of clicks, gotta peep that shit
But the buzz still low, I’ma bee that kid
With the wing flap, anything he can get
Is a guarantee, fuck with boy on the rise
Lemme show em what I know on the line
Like my soul when I rhyme, to the folks that I reach
Want control of my life, but I know what I need
And I reap what I sew, what I wrote for the mic
Don’t be holding me tight, when I blow I’ma leave
And you gotta let go, for the moment yeah I’m holed in this life
But it ain’t gone last forever
Inside a ticking time bomb waiting
For the day that it could detonate
And I don’t ever wing it, I would rather fucking levitate
I don’t wanna see it, be a part of nothing wasting my time
I know a lot of shit stay in my mind
Cause I been holding back tears on em,
Yeah it’s that real, when I look into the mirror
And I’m knowing that fear gonna rise in me
And I might just be, what I hoped I’m not, and I hope I’m not
I ain’t giving in no more
I ain’t what I used to be and I’m fine with that
I ain’t giving in no more
You ain’t what you used to be and I’m fine with that
It’s been a quiet few months on the home front
Everybody left, me, I been travelling
Digging deep, wanna broaden what I know but
I seem to only want the places that I haven’t been
And that led me here to you
That moment I can’t take back
That led me here to you
That led me here to you
And maybe that’s perfect, maybe that’s worth it
Maybe that justifies all of this shit
But lately I’m hurting, feeling it’s urgent
I don’t really know what to be calling this shit
Is it fate, is it destiny?
What I make of my legacy
I create it from anger I guess it’s taking the best of me
Homies waiting to message me, wanna know if I need em
I wouldn’t be here without ya I hope it shows when I’m speaking
I mean it honest as possible there some shit that I gotta do
By myself, but I know if could conquer the obstacle
With no help from my peers, I’m a man in my own eyes
Handle my own life, yeah they say a fine line
Walking with the help of nobody on your side, like
Either it’ll make him or break him, I gotta try right
Everything riding on the road I see
But I’m the only fucking person in control of me
I ain’t giving in no more
I ain’t what I used to be and I’m fine with that
I ain’t giving in no more
You ain’t what you used to be and I’m fine with that
North Carolina MC Big Pooh tells it like it is, detail for gritty detail, aided by L'Orange, Steve Roxx, and Apollo Brown. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 24, 2015