Verse 1:

Say what you wanna say, I say what I mean

That I'll be the best you've ever seen

No normal routine, as I arrived on the scene I was out to get cream

Might sound cocky but these visions got me living rocky

False hopes and pessimism tend to fucking stalk me

Full of ambition, and with my own permission I'm out to complete my mission and get recognition

Bright yesterday, vague today, blurry tomorrow

Grandfather was a good man that'll be a hard act to follow

And guilt is kinda hard to swallow

But you can't blame others for your sorrow

Sometimes I see my autumn more that I can see my reign

Too many job options I can't seem to find my lane

Fans who got faith in me give me a little bit of fame

That's when I get a feeling that something's about to change

Something good, something for this novelist to get him out of this apocalypse of war, hate, judgement, portrayal and all the politics I don't wanna be apart of it but I can't just call it quits

Negative thoughts, feelings and attitudes

All the things that make people mad at you

That's why I'm hesitant in person but I come alive in the booth

Speaking what I see, hear, feel and what I think is true

Chorus:

I can feel the limelight

I just need to play my cards right

I wonder what it's all like

Give me direction I need it now

I don't know what to do, what to say

What's my purpose in the world I'm just tryna play it safe

Gotta make it every night and every day

Afraid of slipping up so I just wanna play it safe

Verse 2:

The clouds could not hold it in any longer

I think we gonna have torrential rain

Cry cause we vanity slaves

Wearing gold chains

On frozen tracks but let's get on the railroad of John Coltrane

She on a healthy diet while she tryna watch her diet

Worrying about all the karats that she got in her diamond

She hungry, she thirsty, she parched

And all of this happened in the Month of March

Her man be her financial plan

Cause her father left and mama couldn't keep up

So now she's a chattel for her nigga doing whatever pleases him and whatever teases him just to keep her feet up

These scars are for others

Imprinted on single mothers

Salute to all the brothers

Who still family lovers

Nowhere else to go, nothing left say

Degraded by her man to survive but she just playing it safe

Chorus:

She found the limelight

She thought she played her cards right

And all they do is fuss and fight

Somebody give her direction she needs it now

She doesn't know what to do, what to say

How to make it on her own so she needs play it safe

Gotta make it every night and every day

Afraid of failing in the world so she has to play it safe

Bridge:

Trying to find my sanctum

And resisting starting rebel anthems

Living in a world where we all considered phantoms

And they hold your optimism and pride for ransom

So little peace, so much anger

Too much grief in need of more laughter

So many questions and not enough answers

Chasing something but don't know what we're after