Break The Cycle

Come and lift me up

Funny how **** tend to believe more than what happened

I mean really, do we look like inglorious bastards?

Lena Waithe told me I was the Black Brad Pitt

I wasn't too fond of that title, flattering as it is

I mean, really though, that's what you think of my rep?

That's what they saying 'bout me, quiet as kept

Like I just go from one star to another star

Like I'm drawing out a constellation or

Go from one ho to another like I'm shooting par, that ain't me at all

I really had to stop what I was doing and start retracing my steps

And had to break some cycles

Sometimes, you don't always win it as much as you like to

But they can't see you out here panicky

You can't expect it to change doing the same, that's insanity

They catch me on the canon moving candidly, and even though I'm out the frame, they pan to me

But I'm so on that I'm well-off, I only ever fell back, not fell off

Fuck it, it's just a different cycle, yeah

Sometimes, you gotta go through a different cycle

Cycle, cycle

Oh, is that what you think of me? Is that what you heard?

That ain't even the half of it, ****, I'm on a different cycle

Come and lift me up

I'm saying, how 'bout instead of tearing me down, you

Come and lift me up

Yeah, how 'bout that?

Look, I got trauma that I haven't dealt with

I got feelings that I haven't gelled with

I got a lot of girls that want to get up and meet

And have a conversation with me after they melt quick

But I can't do that to my baby, I'm too solid

I mean so solid, to the point, huh, that my homeboy is The Rock, shit

You thriving off of gossip, you the type to lose faith and stop it

I'm climbing the mountain even if I can't see the top of it

Living the highs, striving the lows, understand that's a whole different control

I done hit baby, that's Mission Control, ulterior motives that's getting exposed

Not enough money to give 'em my soul, I set the standards, you live up to those

Life speaking through me, it's not Morse code, I cut you off 'cause I'm really that cold

Tryna go stone cold on me but I'm hot

American dollar crashing out but I'm not

This that prime time, baby, I'm in that time slot

Coming to you live, swear these **** is dying to watch

So fucking busy, she can't tell if I'm lying or not

I just gotta get this shit, I'm on a different cycle

Come and lift me up

Oh, is that what you think of me? Is that what you heard?

That ain't even the half of it, ****, I'm on a different cycle

How 'bout instead of tearing me down, you

Come and lift me up

Oh, God

Aye, aye

I went and bought my mama a Benz

And then I bought myself one, and she like, "Look, we twins"

"Nice watch, baby boy, but watch how you spend"

"And make sure that it's a write off, I just want to see you right off"

"And before you leave that mansion, make sure you cut the lights off"

Mama, I know, like I don't work for every dollar of my own

She know I got the heart of Joe and the mind of Mildred

And the rest of the OGs that's woven all through my soul and spirit

Fuck it, I had to break the cycle

Break the cycle of us thinking we don't have enough, ya know?

Living in the illusion of scarcity

She never got her Chanel, but I broke the cycle

Yeah

And I had to get her a red one 'cause she a Delta

And she used to be a flight attendant on Delta, for real

I'm a grown man

But I had to break the cycle

Yes, I did

I said I'm a grown man but I had to break the cycle

Yo, what's up, my brother, great to hear from you, man

So a few things, most importantly, uh, that sounds amazing

Your baby boy's nine months old and thriving, I love hearing that

And I'm sure that

You were, you're an inspired artist to begin with, like right out of the gates

But I'm sure holding your baby boy gives you a whole new perspective on

This new evolution of what inspiration means, right? So I'm sure, man

I'm sure your motivation, inspiration is through the roof every time you hold your baby boy

And what's cool, just

Y-your baby boy at nine months is already almost bigger than Kevin Hart, so that's, that's really cool

Alright, my brother, love you, man

And I'm so happy for you, man, can't wait to see your baby boy, okay, bye