[verse 1]
Yeah, picture me, seventeen
In my room and it's three
A.m. in the morning
On a tuesday
I'm rapping all these verses, tryna come up with a new way
Been doing this for just a couple years, i'm on a new wave
Working on my first mixtape, and that thing was probably trash
But i knew that if i keep on going, that i'll make it last
Just a good kid, listening to good kid
Rapping so the older homies say, "you're sounding good, kid"
Six ways i'm flowing
Mixtapes downloading
9th wonder beats i got some skill, and it is now showing
I was suppressing all these deep-down issues that i had
Because i never knew to open to people when i'm sad
And so i stay up in the night because i don't want you to reach me
All i know to do is write, never take the route that's easy
Sometimes i'm looking back and this what i miss
Simple times when we all reminisce
[instrumental break]
[verse 2]
Yeah, picture me, twenty-five
In my room, tryna write
With the lights off tryna go and tap into the vibe
That i had when i was younger
I was full of hunger
I'm better now, but back then, everything was always funner
And now i feel the pressure, and it weighs on my health
If i don't make it now, i'm letting down way more than myself
Because i know i gotta lock in
When nobody believes in me
Only few will see in me
This passion isn't peacefully
Sitting in my mind, it's like a beast i gotta let out
Never satisfied, i gotta do this before i head out
And even if they never really get it
They don't seem to understand it's on mind and it's been with me every minute
It takes time, finally seeing some growth
When you deal with things that nobody knows
Life in the present, i do not wanna miss
I'm tryna learn how to not reminisce
[instrumental outro]