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Now Not Then
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Now Not Then wurde am 8. Mai 2026 von Fifty Five Music Group als Teil des Albums Fitzgerald - EP veröffentlicht
Veröffentlicht8. Mai 2026
LabelFifty Five Music Group
SpracheEnglish
BPM90
Melodizität
Akustizität
Valence
Tanzbarkeit
Energie

Songtexte

They still throwin' shade on the chapters I closed
Diggin' up graves where my old demons posed
Ghosts in the comments, screenshots from back then
Tryna chain me to who I was, but I'm not that man
I was reckless with words, reckless with trust
Burned a few bridges, turnin' ashes to dust
Made mistakes that still echo in somebody's mind
But I've paid every debt, left the wreckage behind
Now I'm buildin' cathedrals with every new bar
Turnin' pain into purpose under jazz guitar
The past is a mirror I no longer stare in
I'm focused on the canvas that I'm currently paintin'
Multisyllabic surgeon, precise with the scalpel
Cuttin' out the old me, no anesthetic, no hassle
They want me frozen in yesterday's sins
But I'm evolvin' daily, let the new era begin
Don't judge me for what I've done in the past
Look at what I'm doin' now, watch me outlast
Every scar, every fall, every wrong turn I took
Became the fuel that wrote a brand new book
Don't judge me for yesterday's rain
I'm dancin' in the sunshine, breakin' every chain
What I'm buildin' today is all that remains
Don't judge me for the past, judge what I'm doin' now
I flipped the script like a Coltrane solo
From toxic to tonic, now my energy's solar
Used to run from accountability, dodgin' the mirror
Now I face it head-on, crystal vision gettin' clearer
Apologies issued, growth documented in bars
Every verse a confession under flickerin' stars
They screenshot the lowlights, ignore the highlights real
But I'm not defined by the dirt that I used to conceal
I'm the architect now, draftin' blueprints with care
Layin' new foundations in the open air
Hip-hop philosopher with the bebop heart
Turnin' yesterday's failures into tomorrow's art
No more hidin' behind clever disguises
I own every chapter, the losses, the prizes
So keep scrollin' for scandals if that's your delight
But I'm busy creatin' under these jazz lights
Don't judge me for what I've done in the past
Look at what I'm doin' now, watch me outlast
Every scar, every fall, every wrong turn I took
Became the fuel that wrote a brand new book
Don't judge me for yesterday's rain
I'm dancin' in the sunshine, breakin' every chain
What I'm buildin' today is all that remains
Don't judge me for the past, judge what I'm doin' now
Let the old me rest in peace, six feet deep in the ground
I buried him with honor, no longer around
Every new breath is a promise I keep
Judge the man in the mirror by the words that I speak
Today is the only verdict that counts
Watch me rise while the doubters recount
Don't judge me for what I've done in the past (No more)
Look at what I'm doin' now, watch the future unfold fast
Every scar turned to stars, lightin' up the dark
I'm the arc of rewriting with a brand new spark
Don't judge me for yesterday's rain
I'm livin' in the present, breakin' every chain
What I'm buildin' today, that's my real name
Don't judge me for the past, judge what I'm doin' now
Written by: John Milton

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