Grayscale - Intellectual

[verse]

Another day, another dollar

That I'm not gettin', cause I stopped pitching

My free time for hire, started watching the clock

Never know if your time's up or not

So I'm here with my stomach in knots

Patiently waiting for my chance to be the nigga on top

Cause since birth I've been traumatized

Daddy left and mommy lied

Petrified by thoughts of mine

Life seen through adolescent eyes

Fast forward through the years and I'm still feeling no different

Still the synonym to vicious and my name better be mentioned

In yo' top 5, cause I do strive for greatness

They telling me I'm gon' pop, but in due time, I'm waiting

How the fuck they not gon' notice me? Yeah dog, I'm saying

I ain't playing, bout to start asking for payment to hear these verses I'm slanging

But I ain't after franklins or a dollar incentive

I'm tryna diminish that factor as a piece that went missing

Some say that I'm too dismissive and have some bit wrong intentions

But fuck their judgement them the same niggas that never would listen

And claim they like me for hype

Nah nigga I ain't that type

And I won't name drop but go ask a rapper willing to bite

And sacrifice originality for fame for a moment

As I aim to own and control it and take out what's been bogus

Living la vida loca

All these thoughts got me choked up

Silence I try to hold, but

My uncle taught me to stay tough

Never said that I know much

Wouldn't dare to pretend