Self Discovery - Lecrae.mp3

[00:00.361] Intro: Michelle Campbell
[00:02.031] He was a smart kid, it was always about Lecrae 'cause he was the baby
[00:07.874] We knew he had somethin' in him, we never expected this though
[00:13.331] Now, grandma said we came from Jamaica
[00:15.150] Crossed the ocean, 'til we made it
[00:16.964] And my DNA tested said the Westside of the motherland is where they take us from
[00:20.324] Um, never met my daddy's side so I couldn't tell y'all if I'm Zulu or Xhosa
[00:24.446] Couldn't tell y'all how I be courtside
[00:26.301] Or made it this far without a cosign
[00:28.159] Of course, I struggled a lot and stayed prayed, prayin'
[00:30.750] Unforgettable, Swae Lee, Swae Lee, demons Achilles, KD, KD
[00:34.426] Now I'm up, it's a real life
[00:36.043] And when it get real I can feel Christ
[00:37.600] Heal this branch on the family tree that was here for me
[00:39.614] Man, the roots so deep
[00:41.406] Self-discovery (Self-discovery)
[00:42.473] Self discover me (Self discover me)
[00:43.878] Help uncover me (Help uncover me)
[00:44.945] Help me to understand who I'm supposed to be
[00:47.069] Not just a wannabe
[00:47.883] Sample: James Williams
[00:48.412] It's dangerous over here, this is a dangerous area
[00:50.786] Give me money, fool!
[00:52.640] I've seen big pain, big loss, but still been big blessed (Blessed)
[00:55.489] All that cap big, big, big, big, big, big, big stress (Stress)
[00:59.213] All y'all want big house, big car, big ice, big checks (Checks)
[01:02.623] Man, I wish y'all did, did, did, did, did that less
[01:05.857] Break: Lecrae, Trip Lee
[01:06.253] You ain't gonna be nothin', your daddy wasn't, you ain't gonna be
[01:09.691] I know that he always had, uh, something in him
[01:12.581] My little cousin was hittin' me up, man, I changed all my numbers I never knew
[01:15.640] Crazy how digits were causing division, can't nobody get at the revenue
[01:18.761] Seven numbers on a smartphone
[01:20.504] Equal cash app the lights on
[01:22.243] I get royalties, but I got loyalties, so send a bill, I'll go half on it
[01:25.754] Half black, half unknown
[01:27.522] Are we Cherokee or Seminole?
[01:29.297] I got PTSD runnin' through me from my kinfolk
[01:32.626] Stress had me going AWOL
[01:34.467] Sin got me actin' Adolf
[01:36.166] I'm like "Aye y'all, I need days off, I'm depressed, having brain fog"
[01:39.834] It's obvious, I'm highly blessed
[01:42.598] I finally get to understand what a man is when he at his godliest
[01:45.030] To get there I was highly stretched and I was highly stressed
[01:47.149] Sample: James Williams
[01:47.699] I gotta deal with Bloods and Crips, Calvinists and charismatics, black, white, red, brown, y'all ain't gon' stress me out
[01:52.548] I've seen big pain, big loss, but still been big blessed (Blessed)
[01:55.803] All that cap big, big, big, big, big, big, big stress (Stress)
[01:59.584] All y'all want big house, big car, big ice, big checks (Checks)
[02:03.313] Man I wish y'all did, did, did, did, did that less