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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cordae
Vocals
Dem Jointz
Background Vocals
Syd
Background Vocals
Cardiak
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carl McCormick
Songwriter
Cordae Dunston
Songwriter
Maneesh Ramray Bidaye
Songwriter
Sydney Bennett
Songwriter
Terrace Martin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Terrace Martin
Co-Producer
Zachary Acosta
Assistant Engineer
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali
Mixing Engineer
Cardiak
Producer
Brendan "Bren" Ferry
Recording Engineer
Cordae Dunston
Executive Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Uh, they say a picture's worth a thousand words
You paint a canvas, better let it shine
I know I done some things that's dead wrong
The flash is on, this little light of mine
They say a picture's worth a thousand words
You paint a canvas, better let it shine
I know I done some things that's dead wrong
The flash is on this little light of mine
[Verse 2]
Uh, a picture's worth a thousand words, a video worth a million
But no amount of likes can heal up all this pain that I'm feeling
Maybe conceal it, and hide in all these problems we deal with
I grew up on the principle, to raise a child, need a village
I think we all wanna be a little Instagram famous
Deep down inside nobody really wanna be nameless
Afraid of being forgotten, so this troll shit we plottin'
Sittin' on this phone for hours, feel my brain getting rotten
But I could give a fuck less, dog, a **** is poppin'
All these bitches that's flockin', shit, a **** got options
But what's really important, it's such a silly distortion
We all stuck in this Matrix tryna hide our misfortune
[Verse 3]
They say a picture's worth a thousand words
You paint a canvas, better let it shine
I know I done some things that's dead wrong
The flash is on, this little light of mine
They say a picture's worth a thousand words
You paint a canvas, better let it shine
I know I done some things that's dead wrong
The flash is on, this little light of mine
[Verse 4]
Living in this false reality that's in this picture gallery
Based on a ****'s profile, we guessin' salary
The lifestyle you advertise was quite strategized
Make a minimal amount and then we maximize
These **** cappin' with lies how they capitalize
Creating their own perceptions, what a massive facade
Digital marketing schemes, even broader regime
Live how you want on the internet, who thought of this thing?
I mean, I guess it ain't the worst shit, if life was picture perfect
Who could paint a picture vivid as Media circus?
The surface, is much deeper than even the Earth is
I searched it, lookin' for purpose like my first kiss
At the same time this shit will have you feeling worthless
Back into reality, woke up and just reversed it
Now I'm a new man, even got a new 'Gram
But let me take a picture with this money by my new Lamb'
[Verse 5]
They say a picture's worth a thousand words
You paint a canvas, better let it shine
I know I done some things that's dead wrong
The flash is on, this little light of mine
They say a picture's worth a thousand words
You paint a canvas, better let it shine
I know I done some things that's dead wrong
The flash is on, this little light of mine
Written by: Cordae Dunston, Carl McCormick, Terrace Martin