Outro

I'm dedicated, the definition of dedication

Wrote this whole record while I was levitating

Sittin' in my room with the pen and paper, I'm innovative

They've been afraid of me since I was a second grader

I'm the kid on the playground mama told you to never play with

There's levels of music—and I'm in the elevator

Going up to the top floor, look how we elevated

But if you don't know the brand by now, you better get educated

Take both of my arms, rip 'em out the sockets and separate 'em

Forgive me, yeah, I know I get animated

Don't matter, I still write a better record than yours without a hesitation

Never been more motivated

Just look at all the minds I have opened and penetrated

See, I am the voice of all these kids that think things, but never say 'em

That's why they come to my shows wearing the NF hoodies and hats low like we're carrying weapons, ah!

Put the controllers away, it's game over

I promise I'm way colder

The fans keep saying that they're hungry for new music, well that's pretty convenient 'cause I just made a plate for 'em

And now I'm hearing none of y'all are saying

I just sit at the keys feeling the music

Got me thinking I'm Beethoven

The game needs a makeover

If you've been waiting, the wait's over

You ain't notice, y'all about to witness a takeover, I'm home!

Yeah, they waiting on me to match them

The emotion I had in the last one

But if I don't, they gonna tell me that I'm losing my passion

If I do, am I repeating my actions?

Yeah, look, "How Could You Leave Us" is massive

There ain't nothing I can write that'll match that

My biggest fear writing this record wasn't putting out trash

It was disappointing myself and the fan base

Now I want you to picture me

I'm in a hotel rapping, crying on the floor of the bathroom

Staring in the mirror, my room, hands shaking playing "How Could You Leave Us" through the speakers on my iPhone

Tryna to figure out if I'ma always feel the way that I feel or maybe someday I can learn to be happy

Or maybe I can't be, 'cause if the music ain't emotional enough, are they gon' call me a has-been?

Pain's always been the root of my music

If I cut it off, how am I supposed to keep growing

If I let it go, won't my whole career be in ruins?

That's when I realized this whole conversation is stupid

I never cared to impress people that don't even know me

I just write what I feel, somehow it started a movement

Trying to enjoy a career, but I don't know how to do it, when I spend all of time my being afraid I'ma lose it!

But, then I figured out the reason they follow me

The reason why these fans surrounding me

It's not 'cause I'm a Rap God

I don't need you people to bow to me

All they ever did was doubt on me, now everyone's proud of me

Acknowledge me or not, you ain't ignoring the following

I'm just teaching 'em something they couldn't learn in they colleges

This is for the kids feeling like they live at the bottom and every day of they lives, feels like it's darker than Halloween!

Yeah, you ain't alone out there, look around you—we got a lot of fans in here

Couple hundred thousand, that's what we did last year

Listen to Intro 3, trying to kill my fear

They'll get that in a minute

We about to shatter the critics

I am a savage admit it

A lot of baggage I live in

That's why the passion is different

Really don't care if they get it

We're only three records in it and this is just the beginning

I'm home!

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