The Beginning

By Calico

On Reflection

Released on June 17, 2024

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[Verse 1]

Yeah, I’m about to go off, never gonna stop

I’m about to face off this beat

You’re gonna see what CALICO can do

'Cause it was meant to be, I’m the real MC

With the real energy, so expertly, double jeopardy

Triple intensity, I’m gonna make this whole crowd move

Every second week, focused on it every single day

I’m gonna really wanna find a way

I’m gonna not stop until I get it

I’m the real MC, I won’t stop or be so mean

I’m gonna wreck these stages, read back and you might get it

You can call me, "The outcast," I know that, fast past, blast cast

Never gonna care 'cause I’m going off

Call me the, "Main-gain-brain-chain"

I’m the one and only, never gonna happen never gonna stop

These haters think my music is so brain dead

So, let’s make it real, first song rapping and I’m destroying

Here’s my little spiel, "I might be so underground right now

But I am so underrated," call it the, "Rise of the Underdog, hah"

I am so aggravated, I am in for the fans

Let’s get hyped, lets make plans

Give me a vine and I’ll top it, just call me, "Tarzan"

I’m tryna do what they couldn’t do

Making a name in a middleschool, it will happen

God give me a miracle, give me a miracle

Yeah, and when I get famous, I will not be so mainstream (That's right)

My words are so powerful, they’ll call it morphine (Powerful, morphine)

Never be unseen, never be unclean, this is our theme, that’s how we scheme

They carry the fakeness, so, please just watch out

They’re in your corner, hyping you up

Then they leave as soon as you struggle

Like where are you now? (Gone)

I was there when you were down

But when I struggled you let me drown?

What’s that about? Yeah, I like being more real

Let’s talk about what people go through

That’s right, they wanna kill themselves

Believe it or not, but that’s what I went through

But now I am better, I know I can help you

Music is more than just listening to words

Music can help you understand and immerse

Some people struggle with depression

Some struggle with afflictions, some struggle with obsession

Some struggle with addictions, all people struggle believe it or not

No ,no one’s perfect, I will never be the same anymore

These lyrics are made with a purpose

I’m always putting different masks on

Acting like I’m always fine when I’m not

Talking to God like, “Why am I like this?”

In my room and I plot, everything that I’m not

But I give it all that I got, I have never been average (Average)

Put the pen to the pad and the plan has a plot

My flow is so quick, you would think it is racing

I’m over the fakeness, but I am still pacing

It’s making me nervous, the clouds are just raining

I’ll never be stopping, I’ll never be chasing

The things that are average, you’re always complaining

I’m hearing it always, your voice is so draining

Maintaining the people who think they are gaining

When that is not true, CALICO is now reigning


[Bridge]

You know, I wanna tell you a little bit about my life

My dad and dog died in 2015 when I was seven-years-old

My mentor, Peter, raised me ever since then

But he died just a couple weeks ago

I was suicidal in 2022, never thought I see a way through

But I’m still here, man, my nan died in 2022

My pop also died last year, but then I found self improvement

I found music, I started making music

I had and have haters to this day, but I know exactly where I’m headed

I’m coming out the other side, no matter what

I refuse to be weak, I refuse to average

You will never see someone like me ever again

I’m only fifteen, sure, but I will build a nation so powerful and great

Watch us grow, man, I can’t wait to see all of you on tour

I want to make my dad, my mentor, my pop, my nan, and my dog proud

And I will one day, I promise, I will never stop working

I will make you guys proud, watch me


[Verse 2]

That’s right, my life has so much meaning

I’m the prime example of what happens

When you don’t accept defeat and face these Demons

God puts his strongest soldiers through the hardest battles for a reason

I told Peter on his deathbed that, "I will make it"

I told him that this song is for him and I will face it

He squeezed my hand and now I know that I cannot escape it

This song is so much more than just words, I just can’t explain it


[Outro]

God tell me what I’m doing here, just tell me what I’m doing here

I don’t wanna live in any fear, just tell me what I’m doing here

God tell me what I’m doing here, just tell me what I’m doing here

I don’t wanna live in any fear, just tell me what I’m doing here

Just tell me, mmm, just tell me, I just wanna, I just wanna know why, yeah

So alone, yeah, I'll make it, I'll make it, I'll make it