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Matthew in the Middle (feat. Daniel Caesar)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sean Leon
Sean Leon
Performer
Daniel Caesar
Daniel Caesar
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Matthew Leon
Matthew Leon
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jordan Evans
Jordan Evans
Producer
Jack Rochon
Jack Rochon
Producer
J'Vell Boyce
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Producer
Ethan Ashby
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Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's a long, long
Long, long journey to the middle
Welcome to the middle
It's a long, long
Long, long journey to the middle
Welcome to the middle
[Verse 2]
Yeah, amen, hallelujah
Amen, hallelujah
Is this heaven or suburbia?
Is this heaven or suburbia?
[Verse 3]
Amen, hallelujah
Amen, hallelujah
Is this heaven or suburbia?
Is this heaven or suburbia?
[Verse 4]
I don't idolize ****
There ain't a man alive I idolize, ****
My only fear is all this idle time, ****
Before the paper, I might finalize ****
Came to flex and I can't find the time, ****
And get stressed and stuff from time to time, ****
This obsession with status and new possessions
And pattern from which the lesson is average
It's choosing meth and balance is for the old
And we're addicts and it's true
So what happens, king of the youth?
[Verse 5]
Is this heaven or suburbia?
Is this heaven or suburbia?
[Verse 6]
My soul bleeds over the keys of this piano
I'm in trouble, need more treble
My brother ran base, I rock like heavy metal
My soul bleeds over the keys of this piano
I'm in trouble, need more treble
My brother ran base, I rock like heavy metal
[Verse 7]
Yeah, we ain't talk much
Just ninety-nine
We had problems till ninety-nine
I'm coming home, I know he lying
But that's my brother, so that was fine
He in the pen, I'm independent
I used to pen shit but never send it
He was my pen pal, I pawned his pendant
Then copped a pistol, no cop protection
[Verse 8]
He had potential in times of tension
Those were tense times
Crime pays quicker, the grind takes time
So no Tim Tebow, he in the field, no God
Dope boy lifestyle, a cardinal job
He had a chain, now he chained
Calling collect with some change
My mother crying, hating
And though she snitched on my brother
[Verse 9]
Yeah, so that's a family divide
Yeah, another Christmas, no brother
I jailed, visit my brother
I'm tired of missing my brother
Yeah, I hope you're listening, brother
I love you, don't you think I'm dissing you, brother
Yeah, though we never kicked it at all
We never kicked or even pitched at a ball
I hope I see you on tour, brother, yeah
[Verse 10]
It's a long, long
Long, long journey to the middle
Welcome to the middle
It's a long, long
Long, long journey to the middle
Welcome to the middle
[Verse 11]
Amen, hallelujah
Amen, hallelujah
Is this heaven or suburbia?
Is this heaven or suburbia?
[Verse 12]
Amen, hallelujah
Amen, hallelujah
Is this heaven or suburbia?
Is this heaven or suburbia?
Written by: Sean Leon

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