Byron Henderson - MY FUTURE STARTED YESTERDAY. lyrics
[Byron Henderson - MY FUTURE STARTED YESTERDAY. lyrics]
Right, ride, right, ride
Just to keep it authentic
When the world falls into darkness
Some people are courageous enough
To lead it out either way
Don't let what this world
Becomes consume you
Know they're watching, but I don't mind
I've grown up
And if that means I'm out of time, I'm cool
No blowing up
My future started yesterday, I'm fine
But sure enough, I accept me for me if
Tomorrow ain't showing up wait
Mm right, ride, right
Flow hot as lava pit's
Admit, every bit of this city dawg
You embody it
From the trauma of bodies twitching
From hollow tips to bottle
Sipping on the neutral ground
While Second Lines commence
A child done went from
Hopscotch to chalked out
But mind your business
Just to see a rapper brag on
Twitter about how he did it
Y'all got baby fever but we're babies
Think of how you're living
Smoke screens thick as model women
Just to cloud my vision
Just to sell, you're willing to sell out
How ironic is it? Diamonds in your teeth
But you still ain't dropping
Gems when you speak
I'll give you a vivid glimpse
Of what doubt is your ear's to the streets
But you've got the wrong idea
Cause that isn't what we meant by put
Your money where your mouth is
Y'all walking round dense out here
About a dollar
But you're lacking common sense out here
And all these gang signs you throw up
That show up the moment after you blow up
Show us though we get older
Some people will never grow up
Perpetrators faking the funk for the paper
Of course you wanted fame
Then became a slave to your label of choice
Y'all saying stay woke
And that's the new trend
But ain't nothing trendy bout the guns
Causing you to lose friends
All I see is rappers still getting X'd out
Then they become the best out
First you wonder who's up next
Then you wonder who's next now
For Heaven's sake, Had to let Kelsey know
There'll be better days
Guarantee if I flow long enough
You gon see them levees break
With the way I'm snapping
You might as well call me Thanos
Spirit bomb to my demons
Her energy is all I needed to channel
I went from a shell of myself
To the best version of me
Since y'all be on them judging panels
Sleep's the cousin of death
No wonder I have insomnia
Since I've been sober minded
Ain't nothing really been bothersome
I just had to accept every single
Thing I'm a product of
When I say everything
I mean negative and positive
From the murder and substance abuse
By people I knew
That really felt they had nothing to lose
Thinking irrational
Truly, everybody say they keep the heat close
But I look at old school pictures
And I just see ghosts
That's food for thought if you're
Looking for a reprieve
Cause I can see a clear
Disconnect between you and me
Expecting protection from a system
That's full of thieves
An eye for an eye brought this
Country down to it's knees
As I leaped over hurdles that've led me here
So I treat Kels like she's strong
While she sheds these tears
I cherish her cause she uplifted me
The misery shifted me
But she's still with me
Even though my connection to people
Has been killed in me
Reeking the scent of the reaper
While reaping the benefit's of
Constantly spitting this ether
I parted ways with my heart and the
Thought of having to need it
Like we have to make the best of each other
But you don't see it
Cause it's always been the two of us
But sober me feels I don't
Speak on you enough
That's why you'll never feel as
If you do enough and when my time is up
You'll self destruct and that
Ain't doing much you worry till your heart
Aches, and I wonder, Is it you or us?
My future started yesterday when I saw peace
Of mind was just a glance away
You think a dance with the Devil is
Scary till you dance with fate
Been stressing you with my problems
Like almost every day
That’s why I want to say that I
Love you and thanks for everything
Told Aaliyah don't grow up too fast
Homicide in my rearview
Drug abuse in my rearview
Harder times in my rearview
Everything is in my rearview
Peace of mind right in front of me
Peeking through the window
Kicking through the door you already, ugh
I ain't trying to do what's popular
Doing what I want
You already hit them all with coup de grace
(coup de grace, coup de grace)
Just to keep it authentic
When the world falls into darkness
Some people are courageous enough
To lead it out either way
Don't let what this world
Becomes consume you
Know they're watching, but I don't mind
I've grown up
And if that means I'm out of time, I'm cool
No blowing up
My future started yesterday, I'm fine
But sure enough, I accept me for me if
Tomorrow ain't showing up wait
Mm right, ride, right
Flow hot as lava pit's
Admit, every bit of this city dawg
You embody it
From the trauma of bodies twitching
From hollow tips to bottle
Sipping on the neutral ground
While Second Lines commence
A child done went from
Hopscotch to chalked out
But mind your business
Just to see a rapper brag on
Twitter about how he did it
Y'all got baby fever but we're babies
Think of how you're living
Smoke screens thick as model women
Just to cloud my vision
Just to sell, you're willing to sell out
How ironic is it? Diamonds in your teeth
But you still ain't dropping
Gems when you speak
I'll give you a vivid glimpse
Of what doubt is your ear's to the streets
But you've got the wrong idea
Cause that isn't what we meant by put
Your money where your mouth is
Y'all walking round dense out here
About a dollar
But you're lacking common sense out here
And all these gang signs you throw up
That show up the moment after you blow up
Show us though we get older
Some people will never grow up
Perpetrators faking the funk for the paper
Of course you wanted fame
Then became a slave to your label of choice
Y'all saying stay woke
And that's the new trend
But ain't nothing trendy bout the guns
Causing you to lose friends
All I see is rappers still getting X'd out
Then they become the best out
First you wonder who's up next
Then you wonder who's next now
For Heaven's sake, Had to let Kelsey know
There'll be better days
Guarantee if I flow long enough
You gon see them levees break
With the way I'm snapping
You might as well call me Thanos
Spirit bomb to my demons
Her energy is all I needed to channel
I went from a shell of myself
To the best version of me
Since y'all be on them judging panels
Sleep's the cousin of death
No wonder I have insomnia
Since I've been sober minded
Ain't nothing really been bothersome
I just had to accept every single
Thing I'm a product of
When I say everything
I mean negative and positive
From the murder and substance abuse
By people I knew
That really felt they had nothing to lose
Thinking irrational
Truly, everybody say they keep the heat close
But I look at old school pictures
And I just see ghosts
That's food for thought if you're
Looking for a reprieve
Cause I can see a clear
Disconnect between you and me
Expecting protection from a system
That's full of thieves
An eye for an eye brought this
Country down to it's knees
As I leaped over hurdles that've led me here
So I treat Kels like she's strong
While she sheds these tears
I cherish her cause she uplifted me
The misery shifted me
But she's still with me
Even though my connection to people
Has been killed in me
Reeking the scent of the reaper
While reaping the benefit's of
Constantly spitting this ether
I parted ways with my heart and the
Thought of having to need it
Like we have to make the best of each other
But you don't see it
Cause it's always been the two of us
But sober me feels I don't
Speak on you enough
That's why you'll never feel as
If you do enough and when my time is up
You'll self destruct and that
Ain't doing much you worry till your heart
Aches, and I wonder, Is it you or us?
My future started yesterday when I saw peace
Of mind was just a glance away
You think a dance with the Devil is
Scary till you dance with fate
Been stressing you with my problems
Like almost every day
That’s why I want to say that I
Love you and thanks for everything
Told Aaliyah don't grow up too fast
Homicide in my rearview
Drug abuse in my rearview
Harder times in my rearview
Everything is in my rearview
Peace of mind right in front of me
Peeking through the window
Kicking through the door you already, ugh
I ain't trying to do what's popular
Doing what I want
You already hit them all with coup de grace
(coup de grace, coup de grace)