Forever

When I wake up, no makeup, half naked, I feel like I'm the shit
 Pardon my language but hang ups do not define the kid
 No, I'm not flawless, I'm scarred up and I'm fine with it
 My body art a laundry list of all of life's unkindnesses
 But, I still sip tea and chant Om and live free
 'Cause hardships and heartbreaks turn to rap epiphanies
 And mom told me "Stay woke 'cause all gold ain't glistening"
 "Choose your words wisely 'cause the All Knowing's listening"
 But, no worries, I'm Gucci
 My thighs are a lil' juicy
 My dialogue a lil' awkward, my idols still move me
 My life is a movie, like Raheem and Mookie
 I'm just trying to do the right thing, hope that it improves me
 My bamboos are costume, sue me
 You'll be soon accustomed to me
 This the moral, I got royal hemoglobin coursing through me
 And my strength is now inhuman, I get that straight from my umi
 Signed and sealed from out the grill of yours and truly
 You better shine on 'em baby, you a star
 You better
 Be exactly who you are
 Forever
 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart
 Don't let 'em
 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are
 You better shine on 'em baby, you a star
 You better
 Be exactly who you are
 Forever
 Cause they gon' try and change your heart
 Don't let 'em
 Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are
 I ain't get here overnight
 I was in that mirror like four-five times a week, with my mala beads reciting affirmations like holy rites
 And still don't know everything
 But I guess confessions from eight by eleven in studio sessions seem like it's only right
 And trust me, this my therapy, fuck yo couch
 Finna murk all these Murphy types funny styling me, shut your mouth
 Touch me, I'm slaughtering crews, squads, goons, teams, the queen is coming to rule your region
 Coming for all of your assets, plus your house
 I ain't always have it in me
 No tolerance for pretending
 I was 14 yrs old forcing pills down my throat so my baby fat diminished
 Still got the scars from cutting my wrists when I thought that life was finished
 Now they remind me what my lows look like now that I know the sky's the limit, ok
 Never claimed to be perfect
 That's an impossible dream
 I'm just saying that I'm worth it
 That's the responsible thing
 Spent half my life trying find my light from outside sources
 While the only voice that mattered came from me
 You better shine on 'em baby, you a star
 You better
 Be exactly who you are
 Forever
 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart
 Don't let 'em
 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are
 You better shine on 'em baby, you a star
 You better
 Be exactly who you are
 Forever
 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart
 Don't let 'em
 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are
 When Roc go in, she too aggressive, that's too masculine
 And her content lil too obsessive, just relax a bit
 She say she god, that's narcissistic, just the facts of it
 Nah, I Don't really eff with female rappers, that shit sacrilege
 Glad I learned early not to internalize every ink up
 Daddy told me with every opinion there comes a sphincter
 And they would rather see them thots than popularize a thinker
 While them lyin' archetypes is chasing cat, I'm tryin' to Sphinx her
 Rap pharoah, skin Caramello, apparel mainly vintage
 Marrow composed of warriors so every verse became a vengeance
 Went through too much hell to not be fire, but they still feigning ignorance
 So now I came to collect my just due with remaining interest
 Baby, I'm a star without the Flash, fame or Fenty
 Came out the dark lit up the entire game upon my entry
 Kept it 100, messed around and gained another century in this
 Now I'm aimed to pop off til my mental chamber's empty
 I'm unbothered, your standards is irrelevant, I might eff around and rock a baldie all just for the hell of it
 They been trying to martyr me for ages 'cause of my melanin
 So now I'm soaking uv rays with shea slathered on my abdomen
 My dude, I'm magic, my gang is goddess, my mood is savage, that's Genghis Khan
 These bars moving mountains, my range astonishing
 Dangerous sonnets like raining comets, they blazing-trails thru planets, all hail this kind of amazing
 That's right, we'll call it self love
 Discovered I was dope, and indulged like upscale drugs
 And you can call me arrogant if that's gon' help love
 But if you trying to knock me down, your demolitions failed, bruv
 You better shine on 'em baby, you a star
 You better
 Be exactly who you are
 Forever
 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart
 Don't let 'em
 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are
 You better shine on 'em baby, you a star
 You better
 Be exactly who you are
 Forever
 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart
 Don't let 'em
 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are
 You better shine on 'em baby, you a star
 You better
 Be exactly who you are
 Forever
 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart
 Don't let 'em
 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are
 You better shine on 'em baby, you a star
 You better
 Be exactly who you are
 Forever
 'Cause they gon' try and change your heart
 Don't let 'em
 'Cause you so damn fine, just the way you are