Way It Started

By Illmac

On Smmr

Released on September 22, 2020

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[Verse 1: Illmac]

This year been fucking crazy

Look, yuh

She finna' take off

Was negotiating contracts and pops told me he got laid off (laid off)

Do not disturb, not tryna' take calls, fake broads

Always in some drama, that's why I ain't y'all (weirdo)

I could barely get a bucket now I play ball

Break laws, I don't follow those if they ain't God's

Don't fear a man if he bleed like me

Can't stand by while people oppressed and think I'm free

Make it make sense, I'm tryna' make ends

Barely fuck with people at all, no time for fake friends

And that shit played out, said so many times, I can't count

I'm a star, excuse me if I'm spaced out

But my city under siege by the feds

I can't even sleep with these dreams in my head

Why I feel so detached, so detached

Nah, we ain't holdin' that, holdin' that

Man I swear


[Chorus: Illmac]

Whole world feelin' heartless

I can't end the year the way it started

Went and got a bag regardless

Gotta' finish what we started

I know shit ain't all sweet

If I had it all I would put that on me

Spend it on the squad even though the love free

I can't end the way it started


[Verse 2: Pass]

We all ball, can't fall off, we bounce back

My squad raw flaws and all, now how's that?

Quiet nigga wit' a loud pack, yeah

Shouldn't try it, you know where the hound's at, yeah

And we gone, they don't believe us so we stand alone

Police been killin' us before you seen it on a camera phone

Don't give a fuck about bringin' no Grammy home

Just wanna' get high playing Sly and the Family Stone, damn

But yesterday my life changed (life changed, life changed)

Feel like I never say the right things (right thing, right thing)

Tryna' elevate my mind frame

Gotta' medicate this migraine

Room spinning feeling nauseous

From the North Pole coldhearted

When your skin is this color then you a target

If you really love somethin' better guard it, yeah


[Chorus: Illmac]

Whole world feelin' heartless

I can't end the year the way it started

Went and got a bag regardless

Gotta' finish what we started

I know shit ain't all sweet

If I had it all I would put that on me

Spend it on the squad even though the love free

I can't end the year the way it started


[Verse 3: Illmac]

Just lost someone and I didn't cry no

Last call could change my life though

Live free ain't tryna' die broke

Stay one above Diablo

Get up I'm in grind mode

Switchin' up the convo'

Zoom meeting tryna' get these M's off a iPhone

Hit my lawyers side note

Walkin' on a tight rope

Balance all kinda' vices, I don't need advice though

I'm just feeling blessed though, I don't even stress no

I was in over my head, and now I breast stroke

Get up when my bread low

Tryna' get this French roll

Franco on my neck, oh, they got me feelin' special

Women that I let down, shit I gotta' let go

Used to bus through St. John', now I park on Melrose

If I sold my soul that'll be the day hell froze

No deal with the Devil, we might'a rubbed elbows, ooh


[Chorus: Illmac]

Whole world feelin' heartless

I can't end the year the way it started

Went and got a bag regardless

Gotta' finish what we started

I know shit ain't all sweet

If I had it all I would put that on me

Spend it on the squad even though the love free

I can't end the year the way it started


[Outro: Illmac & Pass]

(Pass) *Inhale* Oohh, feels like hoody season man

(Illmac) For real... I smell rain