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Great Expectations
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Great Expectations was released on September 24, 2021 by Phenom Forever as a part of the album Reflections
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2021
LabelPhenom Forever
LanguageEnglish
BPM85
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

Yo this shit's crazy fire
You haven't?
You haven't listened to Designer Dave bro??
Are you kidding me?
Listen to this shit, this shit's insane!
He's next up bro
People don't know about this shit
I'm bout to put you on bro
Shit's fucking crazy
I been lonely but been on my grind
The ones who know me always told me I'm destined to rise (rise)
This my ascension boy I hope I'm not afraid of heights
While I be chasing supernovas and the brightest lights
Been called a musical genius since like the age of nine (nine)
But don't you let a number fool you I've been told I'm wise
Beyond my years, I got fears living in my eyes
Cuz I ain't really all they say I am
I'm just a guy and I ain't got no pride (pride)
Whip through my city in a KIA by my damn self
Can't reach the homies like they sitting on the top shelf
And in my DMs I got nothing but these fucking bots
I been so bored that I may hit em up like just to talk (what's up?)
Been bumping Nipsey Hussle drowning out these bad thoughts
Roll down the windows and I'm feeling like a fucking boss
And it don't last but the feeling is a great escape
Cuz then I go back to my room back to the same space
I'm nineteen and I can say that I hoped for more
I lost the woman that I love cuz we needed to grow
Still living in my home town ain't got no place to go
Feels like I let em all down cuz I ain't got much to show for all my struggle
They talk me up but I got no rebuttal
And more than that I got all these expectations to juggle
I know I'm capable of greatness but I doubt the hustle
Cuz I been working for a decade on this fucking puzzle
They asking Dave "when the album coming? Like when you dropping something?"
Shit I don't know but don't want to be rushing
And yet the pressure's building up coming from everybody
Myself included man it's feeling like a kamikaze
"And how school going? What's your major in?
Your first year done, huh, what's your plan kid?"
Well I ain't got a plan but I got a mission
And I ain't gonna finish college cuz I'm gonna get it
So I been lonely but been on my grind
The ones who know me always told me I'm destined to rise (rise)
This my ascension boy I hope I'm not afraid of heights
While I be chasing supernovas and the brightest lights
Been called a musical genius since like the age of nine (nine)
So I got great expectations in the back of my mind
And I just wanna see my vision manifest in time
So I been working but it's hard cuz I ain't got no pride (pride)
Can't see the good in me
I chase these dreams til I fall asleep
And I hit these walls I shoot I ball
But it breaks my spirits it broke my spirit
Don't know my worth and goddamn it hurts
But I keep on going I keep on going
Don't got no one to tell me different
Even if I did, I'd never listen
But I been working still like everyday
Like I won't ever quit the work like I won't stay away
I tie my self esteem to bullshit I don't give me credit
Cuz satisfaction is a bitch like it won't bring you merit
I do my best work when I'm flowing
But most of the time I'm just sitting in my self loathing
I wish that I could change my mental like I change my clothing
But more than that I wish that happiness was more engrossing, but it's not
Cuz I got notions that happiness is corrosive
Like if you gon be composing your spirit better be broken
We tell tales with emotions explosive and outspoken
Like if there isn't a problem then ain't no story that's told
And I'm holding on to toxicity question my authenticity
Choking on how I'm viciously chasing dreams so ambitiously
Wishing to find peace but I'm seeing it as fragility
I'd rather be successful and still be drowning in misery
Cuz I'm miserable when I'm working I ain't perfect
But I'm chasing perfection and I'm wondering if it's worth it and it's probably not
But I can't stop, cuz once I make a classic
I can finally relax and work on my damn problems
I know I got em, but don't know how to solve em
I know all the pressure has gotta be one of the causes
Or maybe I just got a deeper desire to be flawless
Maybe that's all I ever wanted (wanted)
Written by: David Matthew Barley

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