Say My Grace

I been dealing with a lot up on my plate these days

My mama called, she told me, "Baby, take it day by day"

It's hard to eat, it's tough to swallow, but I say my grace

I'm always questioning the present, but I make a way

I been dealing with a lot up on my plate these days

When life looks hard to swallow, I still say my grace

Mmm, I'm grateful

Because I know the flaws that we hide the most

Are what make you uniquely who you are

While you're searching hard for a breakthrough

When all you see are scars

I can see your heart on the table

That your loved ones ate alive for the sake of pride

They degrade you, yeah

Hate hit different when there's love involved

And I used to have a hard time learning when to cut 'em off

Mmm, but no, I'm no excluded

I used to rap a lot, then sabotage

Success within this music

I would tour with vets

But second-guess exactly why I'm included

Looking back, that shit was foolish

It squandered lots of movement

My girl say to seek therapy

I'm just glad she's there with me

I been growing, so just bear with me

I been reaping what I'm sowing

Planting seeds, but just barely

Oh, I been watering 'em carefully

I stop and say my grace, because you know me

They ask me, "Do it work?" I say, "We gon' see"

I send it to the clouds, hope a few go free

Hands locked in, how is you gon' reach?

I been dealing with a lot up on my plate these days

When life looks hard to swallow, I still say my grace

Mmm, resilient

Don't let these **** fool you

I swear to God that you brilliant

In the process of building

These simple lives with fulfillment

My noodle kept me in business

The rhyming helped me with healing

I been working through some traumas

I thought had prominent ceilings, yeah

The fear and loathing got depth

I'm here to sew it up slow

It appears soldiers have left

I do this shit on my dolo

Which merely shoulders my stress

I used to chase validation

I pray to never digress

I been up and now I'm down again

I'm bound to win a piece

I was jealous of my peers so long

This shit's a damn disease

Sometimes success'll knock

But just in case, I'll grab the keys

Make a decent masterpiece

Pick some trades and master each, mmm

We all eat at a different pace

Before you start—just say your grace

I stop and say my grace, because you know me

They ask me, "Do it work?" I say, "We gon' see"

I send it to the clouds, hope a few go free

Hands locked in, how is you gon' reach?

I stop and say my grace