Truman - Lil Dicky: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Truman

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Hip-Hop

Truman was released on July 31, 2015 by Commission Records as a part of the album Professional Rapper

Song Details

AlbumProfessional Rapper

Release DateJuly 31, 2015

LabelCommission Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM89

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Lil Dicky

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

David Burd

Songwriter

J. Pounds

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

J. LBS

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I guess y'all on board

Young man couldn't leave that shore

Had the life they made for him till he seeked out more

Boat rock, couldn't see that storm

Held it up though, he know he close

It's too late to jump ship

Ah damn, ah damn

You that motherfucker, shit

[Verse 2]

I know

This shit became a trip, Cabo

Up in the womb, but you can feel it when I kick it

I know

And you too must be rockin' with Lil Dicky, Bono

It's like I hit the lotto

I had to hit the wall though

I couldn't see it for a minute

Shit was hittin' wall though

They treat it like I'm goin' crazy

I'm just playin', I don't

It's just I know

It's just I know

[Verse 3]

I saw the world like, "Hold up"

Damn near fakin' on the side

Let me take you on a ride

Let me tell you 'bout the one who couldn't take the 9 to 5

Used to take the 925 down to Richmond

Bumpin' Jigga up in the ride

Used to think along and drive

'Bout my drive

Used to wonder why

Used to wonder when the world'll see me like I'm seein' mine

Used to whine

Used to wanna shine

Used to wanna dine

Used to talk to bitches in my mind when they were walkin' by

[Verse 4]

"Girl what's happenin'? Girl, what's happenin'?

I ain't really 'bout to get involved, that's what's happenin'

Everything I knew was unevolved like a Baptist

Layin' on my mattress

Prayin' I could have this and

Now when I get Tinder matches they think they been Catfished

Now I be controllin' how we livin' like a fascist

Now I got this weight up off my shoulders like a strapless

Remember this shit was hapless

Remember the day it happened

Aw, you the shit Dave, you be killin' everything you did

Got the whole world talkin' all 'bout what you did

Got your old girl talkin' all 'bout what you is

Got your old world lookin' like it's his

You ain't here, I been fuckin' for the fuck of it

And one of them bitches I been fuckin' with been wonderin'

How I can work this much and stomach it

She wonders what I want from it

I said, "We don't gotta get into it"

She like, "Nah, just do it"

She a psychology student, she always followin' up

Find the guy to be amusin' as fuck

Usually I'll answer her truthfully

But truthfully, I'm unusually used to being unusually good

At internalizing when music is not provided

[Verse 5]

But I humor ho

Ask her if she ever saw the Truman Show

She like, "Yeah"

I like, "Well, when I saw that shit I was convinced I was livin' like Jim

A similar situation where I was the basis of everyone's entertainment

Like really up in the basement talkin' to y'all

In the mirror because I thought that Lil David was some American hero

I know it's selfish and all

But I just felt it's my call

I was a ten year old then, by 2010 I was wrong"

I'm like, "Ah damn, ah damn you the motherfucker though"

[Verse 6]

I know

This shit became a trip, Cabo

Up in the womb, but you can feel it when I kick it

I know

And you too must be rockin' with Lil Dicky, Bono

It's like I hit the lotto

I had to hit the wall though

I couldn't see it for a minute

Shit was hittin' wall though

They treat it like I'm goin' crazy

I'm just playin', I don't

It's just I know

It's just I know

[Verse 7]

Twenty three bars up in my apartment

I am debarred

Gotta do this shit, I gotta recharge

But I gotta be smart

Movin' up that ladder company

Star fuck it, that ain't nothin'

I am the star

Spittin' like a retard

Work was like a prison, I'm just seein' bars

My boss was all up in my camp, and I'm just seein' Lars

I been a heavyweight, Muhammad Ali

And he can mold that out of "Clay", then I can turn the Lil D

So now I'm snappin' like I'm Truman, but off and on

There's always somethin' in the way, I should be off and gone

Girl, I'm sorry if this draggin', I just need you to imagine

Bein' stuck up on the land without a captain

When everyday is average and everyday you feelin' like a captive

And feel like somethin' seriously lackin'

And then you fear what could happen

If you just leave it on the table like napkins

But yo, you really fearin' hittin' them rapids

And leavin' everything behind

'Cause you don't know what that horizon brings

But, girl, you gotta know what kind of fish you is

Survival instinct kicked in, sink or swim

I flipped the playlist, quit my day gig

[Verse 8]

Now I'm on a boat, Lonely Island

Irony, yeah you still been tryna figure how I work this tirelessly

But, girl, this is everything I've thought

This for everything I've fought

This for who I am to me becomes to y'all

They tellin' me, "Nah"

But I just be tellin' them, "Yeah"

I just be tellin' 'em, "Yeah"

I just be tellin' 'em, "Yeah"

Tell 'em I'm gone

I just pretend I ain't scared

Don't even know I was there

Don't even know if I care

'Cause girl this is Truman approachin' the wall

Until I'm me, I am nothin' at all

Until I'm free, I will not see beyond

I had to be who I was all along

I think I mighta broke it down

Hoppin' on the fuckin' steps I know around

Open up that door, yo, bad shit is goin' down

Guess the only thing that's left is to take a bow

Ah damn, ah damn

Do that motherfucker shit

[Verse 9]

I know

This shit became a trip, Cabo

Up in the womb, but you can feel it when I kick it

I know

And you too must be rockin' with Lil Dicky, Bono

It's like I hit the lotto

I had to hit the wall though

I couldn't see it for a minute

Shit was hidden, Waldo

They treat it like I'm goin' crazy

I'm just playin', I don't

It's just I know

It's just I know

Written by: David Burd, Jason Pounds

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