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EARNEST
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EARNEST was released on April 15, 2026 by Slum Child Records as a part of the album DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
April 15, 2026
LabelSlum Child Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM75
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Years go by, and I wonder where it all went
I'm talking about the feelings that you swore you felt
When you said"I love you" know I really thought you meant
Something unconditional that won't twist or bend
But instead, you joined the living dead
I watched you get jealous when you watched me get ahead
Told you I'ma make sure that we both fed
If a bitch sucking dick, she gon' give us both head, forreal
You couldn't see the good in me getting better, living smarter
The crowd getting larger
Told you it's 'cus I'm going harder
Preparing for the moment once it's here, I'ma slaughter
If I die in the process, then I'm a martyr
The music's in my jeans, though I never wore a belt
Saggin, running through the streets with **** that war with themselves
I'ma make it big even if I got no one else
I used to call out in disarray and watched no one help
Now I'ma living legend
A leader to the people
Who won't settle being second
They see my drive and wonder how and why
'Cus growing up we couldn't afford to drive
We walked places, on those long journeys
All I had was my music, so my soul yearning
Being broke sparked a fire that's forever burning
But it also made me humble, so I'm forever learning
I can't sleep with these dreams, my body is turning
I'll die for this shit before I end up turning my back on rap
Don't hand me this shit
I gotta earn it
All my raps earnest
They don't write like this no more, like cursive
Still, you will never hear it like curses on the radio
And that's another J. Cole bar, I had to say it tho
'Cus I just wanted to be like him when I was eight years old
But nowadays I'm falling more into myself
I'm watching my health
I'm talking to God more, and watching for the stealth
The snakes, that's in the grass, all they do is take
Wanna see me doing bad, but I'll never break.
Written by: Isaiah Keaton
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