Outro

I'm dedicated, the definition of dedication

Wrote this whole record while I was levitatin'

Sittin' in my room with the pen and paper

I'm innovative

They've been afraid of me since I was a second grader

I'm the kid on the playground mama told you to never play with

There's levels of music, and I'm in the elevator

Going up to the top floor, look how we elevated

What, you don't know the brand by now? You better get educated

Take both of my arms, rip 'em out the sockets, and separate 'em

Forgive me, yeah, I know I get animated

Don't matter, I still write a better record than yours without a hesitation

Never been more motivated, just look at all the minds I have opened and penetrated

See, I am the voice of all these kids that think things, but never say 'em

That's why they come to my shows wearin' the NF hoodies

And hats low like we're carryin' weapons, ah!

Put the controllers away, it's game over

I promise I'm way colder

The fans keep sayin' that they're hungry for new music

Well, that's pretty convenient 'cause I just made a plate for 'em

And I don't hear what none of y'all are sayin'

I just sit at the keys feelin' the music

Got me thinkin' I'm Beethoven

The game needs a makeover

If you've been waitin', the wait's over

You ain't notice, y'all about to witness a takeover, I'm home!

Yeah, they waitin' on me to match the emotion that I had in the last one

What if I don't, they gon' tell me that I'm losin' my passion?

If I do, am I repeating my actions?

Yeah, look, "How Could You Leave Us" was massive

There ain't nothin' I can write that'll match that

My biggest fear writin' this record wasn't putting out trash

It was disappointin' myself, and the fanbase

Now I want you to picture me

I'm in a hotel rappin', cryin' on the floor of the bathroom

Starin' in the mirror, my room, hands shakin'

Playing "How Could You Leave Us" through the speakers on my iPhone

Tryna to figure out if I'ma always feel the way that I feel, or maybe someday I can learn to be happy

Or maybe, I can't be

'Cause if the music ain't emotional enough, are they gon' call me a has-been?

Pain's always been the root of my music

If I cut it off, how am I supposed to keep growing?

If I let it go, won't my whole career be in ruins?

That's when I realized this whole conversation is stupid

I never cared to impress people that don't even know me

I just write what I feel, somehow, it started a movement

Tryin' to enjoy a career, but I don't know how to do it

When I spend all of my time being afraid, I'ma lose it!

But, then I figured out the reason they follow me

The reason why these fans surroundin' me

It's not 'cause I'm a "Rap God"

I don't need you people to bow to me

All they ever did was doubted me

Now everyone's proud of me

Acknowledge me or not, you ain't ignorin' the followin'

I'm just teachin' 'em something they couldn't learn in they colleges

This is for the kids feelin' like they live at the bottom and every day of their lives

Feel like it's darker than Halloween

Yeah, you ain't alone out there, look around you

We got a lot of fans in here

Couple hundred thousand, that's what we did last year

Listen to Intro 3, trying to kill my fear

They'll get that in a minute

We 'bout to shatter the critics

I am a savage, admit it

A lot of baggage I live in

That's why the passion is different

Really don't care if they get it

We're only three records in it, and this is just the beginning, I'm home!

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