I was supposed to be the greatest
I was supposed to be the one to change your life any time I hit the stage
The pressure that I put on myself is outrageous
Nowadays I ain't ever have a lot of leeway
Too young to impress y'all with the bars, too old for the teenage
Everybody wanna tell me something new
None of'em are people I should listen to
I was raised up worried about the craft
Only kraft they cooking is the single. So American
Rap game disparaging
I'm not the same as when I came in it
30 now and I feel like there's shame in it
Use too many words for entertainment
Yea yea yea yea
I feel like I'm getting too old, yeah
Maybe I missed the lil boat, yeah
It's too late for James to get known, yeah
What happened to bearing your soul? Yeah
Always felt it's out of my control, yeah
But I got the heart of a soldier
A friend of mine used to ask
At what point do I hang it up if I'm still working on the task
Eight years ago, I done told her ass 8 years
But when it feels like your success has an expiration date
It's hard to stay here
[Chorus] (x2)
See that must be nice
That must be nice (x3)
When you're feeling in control of your life
That must be nice (x4)
When you never had to sacrifice
credits
from Ex Machina,
released May 10, 2018
produced by Enrichment
Prolific Mexico City rapper SPEAK ponders the self-isolated age on a booming EP, recorded live in his kitchen during quarantine. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 24, 2020