[Intro]
Got this momentum cuz of dreams of the fast life
Terrified by the dreams of my past life
Living every day like it really is my last life
You put me in a box just so I could get the last slice
[Verse 1]
If the mission was to kill it, I assassinate it
I get it done while everybody is procrastinating
Because you must work twice as hard to achieve half of what they got
Refuse to let somebody overshadow me and steal my spot
People saying "Damn Isaiah! I ain't know that you was hot."
Working double shifts to cement my way up to the top
I told you that I love it when people are steady tryna doubt me
Damn! They don't even know the smallest attribute about me
Back then I was labelled three-fifths of a man
Three-Fifths Compromise in case you didn't understand
Comprehending all the struggles that my parents knew just tryna raise me
They believe in me. I know there's more to life than being lazy
All the tough love speeches. I just thought my mom was crazy
Now I ain't stopping cuz my family wanna celebrate me
Could have been an athlete if I ran enough
Just like you could have been a great if you were man enough
[Hook]
Yo! Three-Fifths, I'm talking a Compromise
In this world the best you could do is just prioritize
While they planning your downfall, be smart & go learn how to fly
What's the point of living if you're never gonna feel alive?
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[Verse 2]
So shoutout to the people who ain't scared of standing up
Don't give a fuck about who is misunderstanding us
You doing nothing but complaining how nothing in life is changing
Don't be mad when you see me doing foreign exchanging
Should have used the brain you had to achieve a real ounce of greatness
Yeah it takes a while; but the greatest things come from patience
Notice how I'm rapping like I got my whole life together
I be conflicted in my thoughts when I am under pressure
Size 11 foot; try & step inside my shoes
They be tryna gain acclaim, but have yet to pay they dues
On that same old shit, with my same old clique
Y'all trash talking me. Y'all niggas on my same old dick
The ones that say they ride for ya; turns out they lied to ya
If ya tryna cause a problem, it's a solemn bye to ya!
Met so many fucking snakes, I wish I would have caught them slithering
Confront 'em on they shit, that's when they start to get belligerent
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Niggas ain't shit! Only worth three-fifths
They repping a bunch of lies, so they have to plead the fifth
Head is clearer than that bottled spring water from Poland
It took a man to go through the dark times; Kelly Rowland
Like a genie in a bottle, grant my wishes on my own
Alpha to the strongest pack, that's what it takes to claim the throne
From ignoring my presence to throwing dirt up on my name
People laughed they asses off when I said I would rise to fame
I got a plethora of rhymes & I gotta keep the flowing tight
Remember the oppressor only gave us three-fifth of rights
I gotta do my best just to be looked at as a whole
You could laugh it off, but either way this rapping is my goal
And a wise woman told me "All that glitters ain't gold."
It took a while to understand it; shit that statement is bold
Switch it up on everybody like a fucking chameleon
Told myself that I ain't stopping 'til I'm worth bout a billion
Lyrical expertise, while y'all stay hooked on phonics
Unpredictable. I leave 'em shocked, like electronics
And I'm different from the rest; you see it in my mannerisms
People only used to niggas acting out like Tyrone Biggums
And the stereotypes, I see y'all feeding right into it
Had a bunch of opportunities; too bad you fucking blew it
Was a boy, now I'm a man. And I'm tryna understand
Just how much triumph & wealth will happen in my life span