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Understand
Hip-Hop/Rap
Understand was released on February 4, 2026 by D2R Records as a part of the album Understand - Single
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Release DateFebruary 4, 2026
LabelD2R Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM97

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gary Kelley
Gary Kelley
Rap
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gary Kelley
Gary Kelley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gary Kelley
Gary Kelley
Producer

Lyrics

Okay, let me come in like this
Yeah, right here
Survival hits me in a way you won't understand
What it's like to have a picture of a perfect man
Never achieve it 'cause you gotta compromise again
I wonder what it's like for God to weigh all our sins
I wonder what it's like for fans to consider your pen
Being a GOAT by all discussions
Living this life that we living in is toughening our skin
In my adolescence, I thought about a blend
How I could blend in, hit all the bitches, every day so tempting
I feel like a puppet and Geppetto's Satan
Will I make it? Will I flop? My heart is racing
When you're at the bottom, everybody keep you caged in
Damn, you don't get what I'm saying 'cause you lacking the patience
Causing chaos in your ignorance
I swear to God, testing my temperament
Sharks swim around where I swim
Steady waiting for a scent, picking at all of your plans
I simply don't understand how we can eat at each other, even friends
Clown on a brother for seeking education
It's despicable, the entire race under a spell
Check every box on our ticket from Hell
I'm not a savior, I'm just saying
Less talk about spraying, more love what I claim
Less curses from the generation passing pain
More fathers in our lives, teach us how to be a man
Less mothers, single parents, less on our grandparents
It's apparent we need guidance, more escapes than self-violence
You say it's my life and I'm not trying to overstep
Nah, never that, just seeking to raise
The bar for what it means to be Black
Use my gifts to bleed pain into these tracks
Just to bring it back like Spinal, not to go viral
Betterment of life more than survival
Maybe we'll never achieve it, maybe it's entirely out of hand
I'm just saying, I'm just trying to understand
Written by: Gary Kelley
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