I know that but being around in that atmosphere and seeing how people move you know seeing how how they make records you know what kind of records they make I'm just like I don't want this *** for myself and I don't ever want niggas to try to pull me into that because I've been told a couple times like hey do this *** man do that but I'm like man I don't want I don't want that for me man and if I keep telling y'all I don't want that *** for me and I keep you know trying to nudge and push I understand y'all got y'all vision y'all got y'all formula but that *** don't work for me man I'm not gonna conform like I'm not settling for that *** because if I do it once and it pop I'm gonna have to keep doing that *** over and over again you can't build no fan base like that you become you become a *** song instead of a person that's I'm not I'm not trying to be that man Mmm, migraines from overthinking I'm trying to let go Let go of my past man that *** been trying to creep up Contemplating on if I'm really as strong as I thought Bitch I might be quick to put me down but as much as I seen I can't fall It's unlikely that *** get a little twisted up I put my troubles in the dirty then I mix it up I'm bout to check my number like I haven't switched enough This is home and you ain't zone six enough Gone, I'm from East Atlanta zone If you ain't from it take your ass home I let my heart talk keep my mental strong speak the whole truth till my money long I don't even know your name I don't want that I want people to know who the *** I am I want people to know what I stand for I want people to be personal and know this is black this is what he believe in What we need to talk about Get gone, get gone, get, yeah Got the past whispering in my ear He flawed, she flawed, what's wrong? I got troubles and they won't leave me alone See like everybody got something to say Everybody got a look they tryna get off of they face Everybody got a opinion and I don't want one Tryna tell me a better way to build some *** you ain't never done Sips drink in the booth Blacked out in my shoes Kick *** with my troops Kicking ***, riot You not with the ***, why you? Fight for those who don't matter When they not thinking bout you If I learned anything it'll probably be to listen more than I talk And don't brag about what I got Just multiply what I brought I never dwell on the lost Never give a nigga sauce He might run off with it all He might run off with it all He might run off with it all He might run off with it all Get gone, get gone, get, yeah Got the past whispering in my ear He flawed, she flawed, what's wrong? I got troubles and they won't leave me alone Get gone, get gone, get, yeah Got the past whispering in my ear He flawed, she flawed, what's wrong? I got troubles and they won't leave me alone I feel like I'm more of myself than I've ever been Which is something that you really gotta come to face with sometimes cause I thought I was, you know, bullying myself 24-7 but nope I think right now is how I'm supposed to feel All the time It's how I'm supposed to be all the time It's how I'm supposed to think all the time And I know going out of this, I know leaving this And all out of that will follow me home Nigga doesn't, you know, handle with this You know, like I take it and I live with it every day I see the people around me and I feel so much I wanna put it in words and try to figure out where to go with it but I just feel so much I know they don't even feel as much as I feel so But that's alright, that's alright We have two different purposes Clearly my purpose is some *** that's way *** bigger than me And then it gets completely quiet and I'm at the beach And I'm one person but I kinda feel like this ripple effect is gonna impact a lot of people I feel caught talking And when he talks everything else is silent Summer 2011, I almost lost my faith in God Same time I never prayed so hard Took control of my life so I wouldn't have to take no job Press play, I couldn't take no pause I'm from East Atlanta, six, they don't play that *** In East Atlanta, six, you better make that lick But they be at your front door with that gun though Know them niggas Nick Cannon with the *** drum roll East side till a nigga die Beast mode till a nigga cry Sensei make a nigga fly *** hard but you gotta try If I can do it, you can do it too Time to be a better guy I found the answer writing down Candler I'm late for court cause traffic on Marlin I'm trying to preach to y'all what's important So hard for me to ignore ignorance I don't know why I feel it's my place I know you see the pain in my face I call the shots and move at my pace But I understand it's all a big race I understand you want that big face They offering in hate, it's hard for me to say That I wouldn't bite the bait they threw me Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Town Stomp on the old me Used to ride through the hood with a slow creak People going low when they don't need I remember what the OGs told me You better shine bright when the lights down Less talk, more show, nigga, pipe down Cause words ain't, but your thoughts are loud Then thoughts are the opposite of showin' niggas how Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness and the hate Be cautious where you play, it's darkness