Could’ve Been - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

I feel like travelin' back to the roots I'm so familiar with

Back when I wasn't so resilient, just to see how I'd cope now

With what I know now, I would kill this shit

But this type of fearlessness brings along with a type of feelin'

Cats wanna copy just so they can feel some shit

You call it cocky, I call this shit brilliance, bitch

'Cause I been reminiscin' with some better vision

And I'm givin' the best attempt that I have ever given

For the first time in a minute, I ain't thinkin' 'bout the competition

This is for me, and you can bet I'm finna listen

'Cause I've grown, shit, I'm a man now, eighteen years old

I'm an adult now, finally got a plan mapped out

And I ain't gonna back down, nah

[Chorus]

In the middle of thе night, I dream

Of what could've been

When it's my timе to come home

Will they look again?

Will they look past the flaws?

Look past it all?

Or will they keep remindin' me

Of what I could've been?

[Bridge]

Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm

[Verse 2]

My heart has been beaten into shape like a bronze plate

Time to start breakin' myself out of this dark place

I'ma walk straight to the exit, came a long way

Sayin' adios, bitch, I'm outtie like an R8

Fillin' every void in my life as the scars fade

Every sharp blade'll leave a mark, now, I'm awake

I ain't afraid anymore, I ain't ashamed

I went from playin', now I'm dealin' in this card game

So bring it on, bitch, I'm locked and loaded

This time around, I ain't afraid to rock the boat, bitch

'Cause when I wrote this, I just shifted focus

And reached forward, like it's automotive

Feelin' like I wanna go for broke

But fixated on the podium, I know I'm goin'

You can't escape the cons when you hang with pros

So I only hang with vets, this is Yeo 2.0, bitch!