[Verse 1]

I'm going, I'm floating

In a state of limbo hoping

The decisions that I make translate through my devotion

To something tangible to put my vision in the open

That's the fears of a mortal

The water's steady rising better hope you packed a snorkel

Ain't nobody giving help out here you have to be resourceful

When the source of all your pain is your distorted view of fortune

Unfortunately, ultimately some are cast aside

I ain't talking about the child that is chastised

I'm talking about all the potential never realised

Whether down to environment or loss of life

Yeah you only live once but let em hear it twice

My homeboy's cousin caught a shot and paid the price

And for what? There ain't no justification

These niggas lack a moral compass so they follow their hatred

I hate it, in a society where nothing's given

The negativity creates a schism

The naive don't see a citizen instead they see a villain

Their narrow mind associates my colour with a disposition

A distant vision, when what you see and what you want is inconsistent

My dreams consist of something more that just a decent living

I insist that you explore until you find position

Don't waste the gifts your given

That's how I deal with my thoughts

Caught up in the trivial ideals we absorb

We find it hard to find a thing to live our lives for

When they try n tell us what we need to strive for

And I thought, the same thing all the while

I'd get a good job and wife and kids like Michael Kyle

Nah, shit don't always work out sunny like the sitcoms

When it ain't just the day to day you've gotta think on

[Break]

Just keep at it

Put that work in

You'll see the returns

[Hook]

The dream that you see, What you gonna get from it?

Nigga step on it, take a step for it

[Verse 2]

Life ain't a game, its a trial

So many live their days in denial

I fathered a dream an adopted some responsibilities

So I'ma play it safe and wait for a child

We lay our plans but it don't matter if you're man or mouse

I got the key to get inside but I ain't in the house

And a good woman deserves time that I can't currently allow

So at the present there's no room for a spouse

You want proof that I'm down? The proof's in what I speak

At the top looking down? That drop is looking steep

Your position man are vying for it

Niggas ain't just writing poems

Rappers boast about their lives so niggas set their sights upon it

Pride, then a fall

But is there modesty required when it be honesty you talk?

I'm just talking about things that niggas constantly ignore

Might not of heard it but we seen it all before

[Hook]