Forever

When I wake up, no makeup, half naked, I feel like I'm the shit Pardon my language but hang ups do not define the kid No, I'm not flawless, I'm scarred up and I'm fine with it My body art a laundry list of all of life's unkindnesses But, I still sip tea and chant Om and live free 'Cause hardships and heartbreaks turn to rap epiphanies And mom told me "Stay woke 'cause all gold ain't glistening" "Choose your words wisely 'cause the All Knowing's listening" But, no worries, I'm Gucci My thighs are a lil' juicy My dialogue a lil' awkward, my idols still move me My life is a movie, like Raheem and Mookie I'm just trying to do the right thing, hope that it improves me My bamboos are costume, sue me You'll be soon accustomed to me This the moral, I got royal hemoglobin coursing through me And my strength is now inhuman, I get that straight from my umi Signed and sealed from out the grill of yours and truly You better shine on 'em baby, you a star You better Be exactly who you are Forever 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart Don't let 'em 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are You better shine on 'em baby, you a star You better Be exactly who you are Forever Cause they gon' try and change your heart Don't let 'em Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are I ain't get here overnight I was in that mirror like four-five times a week, with my mala beads reciting affirmations like holy rites And still don't know everything But I guess confessions from eight by eleven in studio sessions seem like it's only right And trust me, this my therapy, fuck yo couch Finna murk all these Murphy types funny styling me, shut your mouth Touch me, I'm slaughtering crews, squads, goons, teams, the queen is coming to rule your region Coming for all of your assets, plus your house I ain't always have it in me No tolerance for pretending I was 14 yrs old forcing pills down my throat so my baby fat diminished Still got the scars from cutting my wrists when I thought that life was finished Now they remind me what my lows look like now that I know the sky's the limit, ok Never claimed to be perfect That's an impossible dream I'm just saying that I'm worth it That's the responsible thing Spent half my life trying find my light from outside sources While the only voice that mattered came from me You better shine on 'em baby, you a star You better Be exactly who you are Forever 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart Don't let 'em 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are You better shine on 'em baby, you a star You better Be exactly who you are Forever 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart Don't let 'em 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are When Roc go in, she too aggressive, that's too masculine And her content lil too obsessive, just relax a bit She say she god, that's narcissistic, just the facts of it Nah, I Don't really eff with female rappers, that shit sacrilege Glad I learned early not to internalize every ink up Daddy told me with every opinion there comes a sphincter And they would rather see them thots than popularize a thinker While them lyin' archetypes is chasing cat, I'm tryin' to Sphinx her Rap pharoah, skin Caramello, apparel mainly vintage Marrow composed of warriors so every verse became a vengeance Went through too much hell to not be fire, but they still feigning ignorance So now I came to collect my just due with remaining interest Baby, I'm a star without the Flash, fame or Fenty Came out the dark lit up the entire game upon my entry Kept it 100, messed around and gained another century in this Now I'm aimed to pop off til my mental chamber's empty I'm unbothered, your standards is irrelevant, I might eff around and rock a baldie all just for the hell of it They been trying to martyr me for ages 'cause of my melanin So now I'm soaking uv rays with shea slathered on my abdomen My dude, I'm magic, my gang is goddess, my mood is savage, that's Genghis Khan These bars moving mountains, my range astonishing Dangerous sonnets like raining comets, they blazing-trails thru planets, all hail this kind of amazing That's right, we'll call it self love Discovered I was dope, and indulged like upscale drugs And you can call me arrogant if that's gon' help love But if you trying to knock me down, your demolitions failed, bruv You better shine on 'em baby, you a star You better Be exactly who you are Forever 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart Don't let 'em 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are You better shine on 'em baby, you a star You better Be exactly who you are Forever 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart Don't let 'em 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are You better shine on 'em baby, you a star You better Be exactly who you are Forever 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart Don't let 'em 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are You better shine on 'em baby, you a star You better Be exactly who you are Forever 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart Don't let 'em 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are