[intro]
It's j, fuck
'right now on the way, 2026
Justice brings salvation, that's the motto, what?
It's j
[verse 1]
Been spitting so long, got 3 tares in my lip now
People looking over me, and ain’t no motive been found
But if you know you know, and if you don’t, then here’s the gist now
It’ll take the world twice over to get ‘fore i give out
Man, it's been a while since my foot been off the brakes
But, hey ,what can i say, i’m gonna do what it takes
Cause in the aftermath of people running from the pain
Leads to broken men ending up in jail cause they’ve slain
Or men that leave their baby boys, crying with their baby mother
Teachers giving up on their kids, and like every other tale
I could bring up, but my point’s we gotta save each other
Fo’ we all go downriver, like a beat by avey sommer
Snoozing on my raps, feel like the only one that's saying something
I ain’t slowing down yet, we're going up, we stay runnin’
Right now ain’t even my peak, but i'm stuck inside my head
And even when i retire, i'll always push until i’m dead
[interlude i]
Until i’m dead, fuck
Right now, 2026, we've already been working on this fuckass project longer than we did maybe later
And it ain't even done yet
Well, by the time you hear this, it'll be done- or almost done
Whatever the fuck
Aye, c'mon
[verse 2]
I gave my heart to a pen & paper, day after the funeral
I didn’t mean to come back before jimmy improved it, though
I wasn’t at the penmanship i wanted to get to
But this rapping shit the only thing i knew that’d help me through it, though
Been trying so hard to turn my pain to someone’s vessel
So they can reach a truce with their own pain, and then settle
Now i gotta the people moving, and their heart is on the mend
And i could try to be humble, but tell me, why we should pretend?
Cause at my best, i’m the best
And at my worst, i’m just a mirror of my deepest regrets
I use to live my life in fear of how deep this shit gets
And, man, i almost disappeared, but now i’m feeding my pen
Write it out, see how it feels, it makes differences, i promise
I ain’t even talking rhyming, man, just write it for your solace
I hit this writer's block like 20 times, tryna stall this
But when i wrote it down, i finally felt that fucking freedom, i was starlit, starlit, fuck
[interlude ii]
I just realized that like could be interpreted as, uhh, starlit, like the american flag, uh, that was not the purpose, uhm, fuck i.c.e
Um, that shit ain't free, nah, nah, nah fuck that
Aight, it's j
[verse 3]
I tried to write this song like 5 times, and still couldn’t get it
Took a long time to just decide on writing perspective
Should i push that rap talk, those brags, the pure aggression?
Or should i spill my heart on the floor with no second-guessing?
Or should i make a big ol’ celebration in honour of dedication?
Of bottling sensations, i felt by these rap placements
I questioned all this shit, but after some meditation
Decided i’ma put them all inside this declaration
Cause i felt them all and still feel it right now, today
To those who might pout, just wait
Cause when my scythe’s out for slaying
Know the star child gon’ stay, if you’ve talked while i’m away
I’ll put my light out in a cage, to rain these stars on your parade
When it got hard, i kept it playing, no ifs, buts, or probably’s
Got my possession on this game like an apostrophe
They’re questioning the motion, bro, you're kidding me, like, honestly?
I’m a j.o.a.t. like madd and the anomaly
So, fuck any rapper who can’t rhyme more than 2 bars
Should prolly stop that line, or else i’m gonna take it too far
I’ll take your favourite rapper, and i’ll turn him to a noir
And if i take him toe to toe, he’s gonna want a new start
I couldn’t give a fuck if your goat just bought a new car
Because my art wins every time, he don’t do art
The bar so low, that’s why i’m just building a new bar
Cause shit will never change until you make your path and move on
Just had to talk a little bit before i’m gone
But i promise you, i’m grateful that we've been around this long
Every time they bumped a track, every time they sung a song
Just reminds me of my purpose on this earth
Is to make my words disperse positivity, give something to reflect on
This metron could never measure out if this is perfect
The people were in awe, and it helped my mind resurface
So even if we never make it, just for that it’s worth it
But i know that we’ll be making it, i put that on my life, homie
Album on the way, it triggers rappers' fight or flight, homie
Best we've done so far, but later on we’ll hop it
But when that shit drops, ain’t nobody gon’ top it, i swear
[outro]
I promise
Right now 2026, it’s j
Aye, fuck