Take a Step Back

By Promonant

On Heart of the Port 2

Released on July 13, 2019

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1995, born alive, already crusified

Demons in my eyes, fear up in my mind, ion wanna die

Blood around my hands, gotta be a man, how will I survive

Lights shining bright, goddamn caught a nigga by surprise

Moved out of mama's house went to Grannys Pops started hating on me

Mama said you made ya bed lie in it son I ain't waiting on ya

Told my teacher fuck school skipped class then started smoking weed

Late nights contemplating suicide back when I was at 15

All the kids, picked on me, laughed at me, yea used to call me slow

Fighting back and forth with Granny every night so I ran away from home

Gma gotta nigga tryna run shit but he cheating on the low

Feds watching every single move I make like a nigga on parole

Late nights I was outside with my cousin we was snorting blow

Hooked up off my meds got scared I was finna lose control

Grandma sent me to the mental institution I was tryna sell my soul

Been depressed for a long time when you see me you will never know

Voices in my head, say they want me dead so I gotta panic

Doctors on my ass, say I'm off my meds now I'm schizophrenic

I been down bad, running from the cops, boy I been a savage

If you didn't know a nigga you would probably think I was very average

1995, born alive, already crusified

Demons in my eyes, fear up in my mind, ion wanna die

Blood around my hands, gotta be a man, how will I survive

Lights shining bright, goddamn caught a nigga by surprise

Late nights in the booth, I'm the truth, that you already know

Probably be a ghostwriter but, my flow too original

Niggas see me in the hood, posted up, feet down ten toes

I been out on every block closing shop, everywhere well known

Ever since my father died, shit changed, nah it ain't been the same

Still I rise, head up, to the clouds, til they all know my name

Started rapping 2014, now a nigga tryna run the game

Met a couple local rappers, but I'm not looking for the local fame

Took a break, stepped back, for a minute, had to get my mind right

Time coming sooner than I know it, so I'm focused on the limelight

Pray to God on my knees head bowed fore I go to bed at night

Try to do the right thing but I'm lost searching for a better life

Independent own label no favors do it by my lonesome

Even though I used to work for a nigga ion need no one

Plugged in get respect cut the check now I'm getting all the funds

PCE still a team still a dream all my niggas having fun

Thought I had to quit, said I wasn't shit, kept on doing me

Every word I spit, I can back it up, ain't no hoe in me

Niggas still hate, niggas hella fake so they envy me

Making no mistakes, I can't let these haters take my energy

1995, born alive, already crusified

Demons in my eyes, fear up in my mind, ion wanna die

Blood around my hands, gotta be a man, how will I survive

Lights shining bright, goddamn caught a nigga by surprise