Epiphany (feat. NF)

I had an epiphany

I was repeatin' history

I was doin' everything I hated

The weight on my shoulders, I let it all get to me

(I let it all get to me)

I had an epiphany

I just smiled at my enemies

I was listenin' to everybody who was talkin'

But never did shit for me, yeah

I had an epiphany

I was lookin' at everybody else thats up in the industry

They ain't as sick as me

(They ain't as sick as me)

I had an epiphany

I was seein' somebody that never had no good intentions for me

Now she missin' me

Yeah (Now she missin' me), yo

Moral of the story is that nobody did it for me

Had to make a change (Nah)

I was livin' in the city with no scene

I had no dream, I had to make a lane

(Yep)

Always knew that I couldn't live off minimum wage

Rippin' the pay stub, I had a minimal taste

For all the fame stuff

But I got into the game without a cent to my name

And now I'm ballin' like I'm in the NBA, bruh

And I know I got a lot but I'm not content

If they ask me to stop I will not consent

Never let nobody block, it's my shot to miss

You can meet me at the top if you hop the fence

And you climb the stairs

And you fight the beast

And yo lose your way

Then you find your peace

And you do it sober

Then you find a drink

Then you spiral down

And it all repeats

And I always had a vision I could get it

So I did it by my lonely

I don't owe nobody nothin'

Never let nobody own me

Got some money from the music

And I spend it on the homies

But don't put nothin' before me

Gave a whip to little Brody

And I'm only gettin' started

And I'm eatin' with the people that I starved with

And my batteries, I had to recharge 'em

I made an album but that shit was garbage

Yo, I was trapped in a gimmick

I finally get it

I'm here to make music that matters

If I die it'll all be alright, 'cause the message I gave you

Will live for me after

And my chapter will highlight a lifetime

Of energy gave through a bright mind

How you never had to stand on the sideline

How you the guide to your own guidelines

That's an epiphany

I had an epiphany

Yeah

That's an epiphany

I had an epiphany

Yeah

I had an epiphany

That I could make history

That I could prove everyone wrong

That told me I wasn't cut out for this music thing

Yeah

I had an epiphany

What if I took my energy and used it on positive things in my life

Instead of the people that lie to me

Huh? Yo

I had an epiphany

That I could put all of my hurt into music and use it for people that

Might feel the same as me

Yeah

I had an epiphany

What if everyone knew my depression was worse than they thought?

They probably gon' look at me differently

Yo, this song got me goin' back, when I was a stupid kid

Thinkin', "Maybe I could make it in the music biz"

And then I figured out the politics

And realized that half of y'all don't even know what music is

Ain't goin' nowhere, I told 'em to get used to me

Feels like I'm livin' in a movie scene

A bunch of people tryin' to tell me how to act and breathe

One thing I never let nobody do is tell me who to be

I never got into the party scene

Maybe I was just scared to drink

'Cause addiction, it runs in my family

That's someone I was scared to be

You're lookin' pitiful compared to me

Since I could barely read

All I wanted was somebody I could trust

That I knew would keep it real with me

Rap's always been a mirror for me

That's when I figured out that maybe I'm the one that's gotta make it on my own

Yeah, it's clear to see

A lot of people thinkin' what I'm doin' is a gimmick

Everything you hear me writin' I been livin', I ain't quittin'

Sendin' money to my family, tryin' to show 'em that I miss 'em

And I cherish every moment when I'm home and when I'm with 'em

Man, this is just the way that I feel

In the industry of fakes, tryna stay real

In the industry of lames, tryna get deals

Lord knows I'ma get it, that's Meek Mill

Yeah, I lay in my bed at night thinkin' there's gotta be more to me

I'm tryna pay off the mortgagin'

But the life of the people I love in the midst of it

I've always thought that if

I learn from mistakes that I make even losses are victories

That's when it starts hittin' me

If you set your mind to it you can do anything

That's an epiphany

That's an epiphany, yeah

I had an epiphany

I had an epiphany, yeah