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Mission Statement
Alternative Rap
Mission Statement was released on July 20, 2021 by Devon Aviles as a part of the album Mission Statement - EP
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Release DateJuly 20, 2021
LabelDevon Aviles
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM97

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Devon Aviles
Devon Aviles
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Devon Aviles
Devon Aviles
Songwriter

Lyrics

My skin and bones, a shallow tomb
Just count the nights until I let go
 
I spent my whole life tryna' do shit the right way
Tried to make ends as an artist gettin' no pay
Hell nah! Never worked out my way
Had to hustle politics and it changed my whole mind state
 
Yeah they conniving, the peoples ever deciding
Believe the ones who got the riches must be the ones who worth the finding
Then you bitch about these ages and the talentless that make it
But I never seen you share a single song up off my pages
 
I live for love and art, I'll probably die alone and nameless
With a hospital bill, bigger than my life's wages
As a teenager I thought I would be famous
But now I'm fuckin lucky if you click my Soundcloud playlist
 
Heavy heart, had it from the start,
Or it could've been the surgery that tore my chest apart
Or the fact that everyone I’ve ever known has walked away
With their vapid false encouragement saying yeah, you'll be okay
 
Sometimes I'm afraid
I've got no choice but to make things okay
 
Pay your taxes, it's good karma they say
Make a fuckin grip and you can give it all away
Cuz those pieces of shit you vote for need another raise
But you and homie down the block, yall don't need to eat today
 
Made 100 g's you can bet that Ima’ double it
Not counterfeit, I’m guaranteed to hustle it
Locked inside the studio since you could barely speak
Now I'm motherfuckin’ starvin’ and sure as fuck that Ima’ eat
 
I can't pretend that i know anything
 
Never was
But I am becoming
Something
I know not what
It's all downhill from here
 
Sometimes I'm afraid
I've got no choice but to make things okay
 
Everyone I've known has viewed me as expendable
And as far as trust, they're far less than dependable
From Lovers, to friends, bosses, to bands
Everyone I meet, is a means to an end
If you stuck around, you know who you is
We the ones who bout' to come up in this rotten biz'
I ain't afraid of shit and yall did this to me
So thank you assholes, for giving me the strength to believe
 
Not the only one, of the struggling loners facing
Life's a vicious crime and its vilified
And the average will embrace it
I will be the one who actually will make it
In the remnants of my former self
I've installed a replacement
 
Sometimes I'm afraid
I've got no choice but to make things okay
 
Been a long time, I gave up expectations
Truth is... I don't have to fake shit
No one’s owed a thing
Deprived unless you take it
Allowing sacrifices to advance within my placements
I don't know what to do with myself anymore
Should I look forward to playing gigs for an empty floor
Should I drop the fuckin bass, or should i just pull out the cord
Cuz this shit is getting old and my back is getting sore
 
Fuck that, Ima keep goin'
Written by: Devon Aviles
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