They told me don't be soft, soft, soft, soft

Soft, soft, soft

Lil' homie, don't be soft, soft, soft, soft

Soft, soft, soft

They told me don't be soft, you should play your part

What's it really mean, really mean to have heart?

Just be really mean, low esteem, keep your thoughts to yourself

What they sell, but I'm tired of bein' hard

Like this is what you want, huh? Want me to be tough, huh?

'Cause I see the real you, one beyond the front, huh?

You scared to be soft, yeah, yeah

Why you so scared to be soft? Yeah, yeah

Everybody jackin' therapy, I been in there since ten years old

Since when I had to hide it, make excuses for my schedule

Got brave enough to say, "Doctor's appointment," but still never told

When I was so used to pain, was scared of what could pleasure hold

Since I can't show 'em me, said I'ma impress 'em more

And make 'em see a version of myself that they'd accept and so

I grinded for whoever was my target demographic

That's why it's takin' me so long to truly draw my inner atlas

But I done made the map now (Oh, oh)

The truest me ain't gonna play the background (No, no)

Ain't lookin' for no one to give me pass now (Go, go)

I wake up with integrity, I got it for the low-low

All it cost was years of work, tryin' to reveal my hurt

Findin' where my fears would lurk, tryna make the tears occur

Got here, now the ceiling's burst, times I couldn't feel my worth

Bottled, bottled, bottled, now I'll show you how a spirit works

They told me don't be soft, soft, soft, soft

Soft, soft, soft

Lil' homie, don't be soft, soft, soft, soft

Soft, soft, soft

They told me don't be soft, you should play your part

What's it really mean, really mean to have heart?

Just be really mean, low esteem, keep your thoughts to yourself

What they sell, but I'm tired of bein' hard

Like this is what you want, huh? Want me to be tough, huh?

'Cause I see the real you, one beyond the front, huh?

You scared to be soft, yeah, yeah

Why you so scared to be soft? Yeah, yeah