Self Discovery - Lecrae.mp3

[00:02.54]He was a smart kid, it was always about Lecrae 'cause he was the baby
[00:08.82]We knew he had somethin' in him, we never expected this though
[00:13.30]Now, grandma said we came from Jamaica
[00:15.05]Crossed the ocean, 'til we made it
[00:16.84]And my DNA tested said the Westside of the motherland is where they take us from
[00:20.53]Um, never met my daddy's side, so I couldn't tell y'all if I'm Zulu or Xhosa
[00:24.72]Couldn't tell y'all how I be courtside
[00:26.77]Or made it this far without a cosign
[00:27.87]Of course, I struggled a lot and stayed prayed, prayin'
[00:30.60]Unforgettable, Swae Lee, Swae Lee, demons Achilles, KD, KD
[00:33.94]Now I'm up, it's a real life
[00:35.58]And when it gets real, I can feel Christ
[00:37.28]Heal this branch on the family tree that was here for me
[00:40.02]Man, the roots so deep
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[00:41.16]Self-discovery (Self-discovery)
[00:42.82]Self discover me (Self discover me)
[00:44.11]Help uncover me (Help uncover me)
[00:45.25]Help me to understand who I'm supposed to be
[00:46.80]Not just a wannabe
[00:47.84]It's dangerous over here, this is a dangerous area
[00:51.25]Give me money, fool!
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[00:53.20]I've seen big pain, big loss, but still been big blessed (Blessed)
[00:56.24]All that cap big, big, big, big, big, big, big stress (Stress)
[00:59.58]All y'all want big house, big car, big ice, big checks (Checks)
[01:02.82]Man, I wish y'all did, did, did, did, did that less
[01:06.41]You ain't gonna be nothin', your daddy wasn't, you ain't gonna be
[01:09.50]I know that he always had, uh, something in him
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[01:12.54]My little cousin was hittin' me up, man, I changed all my numbers I never knew
[01:15.48]Crazy how digits were causing division, can't nobody get at the revenue
[01:18.66]Seven numbers on a smartphone
[01:20.31]Equal cash app the lights on
[01:22.21]I get royalties, but I got loyalties, so send a bill, I'll go half on it
[01:25.84]Half black, half unknown
[01:27.14]Are we Cherokee or Seminole?
[01:29.18]I got PTSD runnin' through me from my kinfolk
[01:32.58]Stress had me going AWOL
[01:34.27]Sin got me actin' Adolf
[01:36.01]I'm like "Aye y'all, I need days off, I'm depressed, having brain fog"
[01:41.38]It's obvious, I'm highly blessed
[01:42.73]I finally get to understand what a man is when he at his godliest
[01:44.97]To get there, I was highly stretched and I was highly stressed
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[01:47.76]I gotta deal with Bloods and Crips, Calvinists and charismatics
[01:50.30]Black, white, red, brown, y'all ain't gon' stress me out!
[01:52.54]I've seen big pain, big loss, but still been big blessed (Blessed)
[01:56.73]All that cap big, big, big, big, big, big, big stress (Stress)
[02:00.06]All y'all want big house, big car, big ice, big checks (Checks)
[02:03.50]Man I wish y'all did, did, did, did, did that less