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Tense

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Hip-Hop/Rap

Tense was released on December 7, 2018 by Landmark Entertainment as a part of the album Ali

Song Details

AlbumAli

Release DateDecember 7, 2018

LabelLandmark Entertainment

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM62

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Locksmith

Performer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Nova Kei

Producer

Lyrics

OK

Yeah

You ain't gotta follow

You ain't gotta wait on nothing

You ain't gotta check if it's hollowed

Plant your feet down and start running

Have faith (Yeah)

(Na, na, na, na, na)

Nah

Cause you can never lose what you don't have

You can never learn if you don't lose

You can only step with intent to grow

If you hold yourself back that's on you

I was upset, I was on mute

I was unfed, I was closed too

Telling off everyone in this house

No space on the couch, there was no room

I was upstaged, I was upstairs with the lights off

I was trying to find my voice

I was trying to fill that void

I was trying to be that boy

I was trying to kill that noise inside (Yeah)

Looking for a place I could place my drive

Even when they said it was a waste of time

I used that as a map like a trace to climb

Now I'm doing what I'm supposed to

Even though I'm not at where I wanna be

I can still see that I'm finally getting close to

What I first set out to do

But then out the blue comes

Red flags, setbacks

But still I know you gotta expect that

Just build, let them fall in your set trap

That's real, I know you gotta respect facts

I cannot wait for tomorrow, yeah

I take the lead and they follow, yeah

I have an issue

I've never seen my life in a light where I can admit to

Any success that I've had

So I jab at the thought of a brand new hill to climb

A new task I can build behind

A new mask I can wear and hide

And use that to detach what I feel inside

Aside from rap I never had a plan B

No brace in place for my landing

No space to go to waste for standing

See I never would settle for what they hand me

And I never would settle to play the backseat

And I never would meddle with any rap beef

And I never took heed what they would spoon feed

Negativity let it go in passing

I just use that as the gasoline

To gas my dreams, maybe I'll amass a team

Maybe I can use that as a slap to the face

Of people that lacked faith that were trashing me like

Stop (Na, na, na, na, na)

I'm a take that vain assault with a grain of salt

And wave it off, letting it in my train of thought

I thought love was acceptance

I thought cutting you off was protection

I thought being alone was being strong

And never needing a hand was being more of a man

I regret that then

Red flags, setbacks

But still I know you gotta replace that

Just build or fall right on your face flat

That's real, I know you gotta embrace facts

I cannot wait for tomorrow, yeah

I take the lead and they follow, yeah

I don't wanna stay too long

I don't wanna see you falling

I can only stay so long

I can barely hear you calling

I don't wanna stay too long

I don't wanna see you falling

I can only stay so long

I can barely hear you calling

Calling, yeah

Calling

I know you hear me calling

Calling

I know you hear me calling

Calling

I know you hear me calling

Calling, yeah

I know you hear me calling

I cannot wait for tomorrow, yeah

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