Acquaintances

She ask me Chandler do you know the reason you're alive Too many real ones passing now I gotta take the prize So when you see me and you're staring back into my eyes Know that the air is black but still I'm only seeing white Gotta keep that tunnel vision And when you moving know you gotta keep that one condition Can't no one take you in this life unless they caught you slipping My words eternal, so I always keep that tunnel vision, I keep that tunnel vision My mind is racing but I notice that my body is chilling I know that part of me is hoping I die young So I can be like one of those legends and never live as a villain What's going through my mental in this moment I'm revealing To never see a casket before I get to a million To never burn to ashes before I pack out a building I guess I'm the kid bumping out of the basement Thinking 'bout the dream destinations It's funny, success is defined not by the women and dimes Not by the finest of wines Not how you're spending time No, success is just the changing of location So distance from where you started is more than a migration The farther that you find where your heart is the ticket to every artist And in the hour of darkest, I'm realizing that it's salvation I'm hoping that you're hearing my oration It's only a matter of time before my first ovation Gotta keep that tunnel vision And when you moving know you gotta keep that one condition Can't no one take you in this life unless they caught you slipping My words eternal, so I always keep that tunnel vision, I keep that tunnel vision I've been tryna think of ways to keep it moving As if my pen pushing hasn't made me a shoe-in I know that execution's equally important to the vision How long they choose to love me will never be my decision How long I have to push for this I really couldn't say I hope that on the journey I'm never losing my way I hope my city loves me like Mac Dre in the Bay And even if they don't I'll put my back to the face That's right I'm back in the race These lackadaisical rappers could never act in my place Even if they aim at you, you gotta keep on pushing the pace, all blue the face I'm new in this case I'm queuing my fate Realizing that I gotta think for more than what my checks can allow I hit the deck with specs to show these kids what I'm 'bout And I'm climbing pedestals you could say I'm higher than loud I'm just here to spread my message you can't quiet me now Tell me what you know about the kid from the South Did you know he breathes flame when it's spit from the mouth Did you know he's cash money like the galleons out of Gringotts And he could slay Goliath like David did with the slingshot I really gotta thank my dad for raising me Single father made a young man so amazingly And when I'm on the stage, spitting bars while they paying me All the people that were hating, berating me are the same people that will then be awaiting me Waiting for the time that I come home so they can praise me Saying "Chandler please date me" or "Chandler can you blame me" No one really thought you'd do this, well that doesn't make two of us Whoever you were talking 'bout it wasn't me, it's ludicrous to say I wouldn't make it Like tryna eat a steak without the cutlery, I really hate to break it To you but you gotta understand Can't make money off acquaintances but money off of fans