Forever

When I wake up, no makeup, half-naked, I feel like I'm the shit

Pardon my language, but hang ups do not define the kid

No, I'm not flawless, I'm scarred up and I'm fine with it

My body art a laundry list of all of life's unkindnesses

But, I still sip tea and chant om, and live free

'Cause hardships and heartbreaks turn to rap epiphanies

And mom told me stay woke 'cause all gold ain't glistening

Choose your words wisely 'cause the all-knowing's listening

But no worries, I'm Gucci

My thighs a lil' juice, my dialogue a lil' awkward, my idols still move me

My life like a movie, like Raheem and Mookie

I'm just tryna do the right thing, hope that it improves me

My bamboo's a costume, sue me

You'll be soon accustomed to me

This the moral, I got royal hemoglobin coursin' through me

And my strength is now inhuman, I get that straight from my umi

Signed and sealed from out the grill of yours and truly

You better shine on 'em baby, you're a star, you better

Be exactly who you are, forever

'Cause they gon' try and change your heart, don't let 'em

'Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are

You better shine on 'em baby, you're a star, you better

Be exactly who you are, forever

'Cause they gon' try and change your heart, don't let 'em

'Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are

I ain't get here overnight

I was in that mirror like four or five times a week with my mala beads

Recitin' affirmations like holy rights

And I still don't know everything

But I guess confessions from 8x11s in studio sessions

Seem like it's only right

And trust me, this my therapy, fuck yo couch

Finna merk all these Murphy types funny stylin' me, shut your mouth

Touch me, I'm slaughterin' crews, squads, goons, teams

The queen is comin' to rule your region

Comin' for all of your assets, plus your house

I ain't always have it in me

No tolerance for pretendin'

I was fourteen years old forcing pills down my throat

So my baby fat diminished

Still got these scars from cutting my wrists when I though that life was finished

Now they remind me what my lows look like

Now that I know the sky's the limit

Okay, never claimed to be perfect

That's an impossible dream

I'm just sayin' that I'm worth it

That's the responsible thing

Spent half my life tryna find my light from outside sources

While the only voice that mattered came from me

You better shine on 'em baby, you're a star, you better

Be exactly who you are, forever

'Cause they gon' try and change your heart, don't let 'em

'Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are

You better shine on 'em baby, you're a star, you better

Be exactly who you are, forever

'Cause they gon' try and change your heart, don't let 'em

'Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are

When Roc go in, she too aggressive, that's too masculine

And her content lil' too obsessive, just relax a bit

She say she god, that's narcissistic, just the facts of it

Nah, I don't really eff with female rappers, that shit sacrilege

Glad I learned early not to internalize every ink up

Daddy told me with every opinion there comes a sphincter

And they would rather see them thots than popularize a thinker

While them lyin' archetypes is chasin' cat, I'm tryna Sphinx her

Rap pharaoh, skin carmello, apparel mainly vintage

Marrow composed of warriors so every verse became a vengeance

Went through too much hell to to not be fine

But they still feignin' ignorance

So now I came to collect my just due with remainin' interest

Baby, I'm a star without the flash, fame, or Fenty

Came out the dark, lit up the entire game upon my entry

Kept it 100, messed around and gained another century

In this, now I'm aimed to pop off till my mental chamber's empty

I'm unbothered, your standards is irrelevant

I might eff around and rock a baldie all just for the hell of it

They been tryna martyr me for ages 'cause my melanin

So now I'm soakin' UV rays with shea slathered on my abdomen

My dude, I'm magic, my gang is goddess, my mood is savage

That's Genghis Khan, these bars movin' mountains

My range astonishin', dangerous sonnets like rainin' comets

They blazing trails through planets, aw, hell, this kind of amazing

That's right, we'll call it self-love

Discovered I was dope, and indulged like upscale drugs

And you could call me arrogant if that's gon' help, love

But if you tryna knock me down, your demolitions failed, bruv

You better shine on 'em baby, you're a star, you better

Be exactly who you are, forever

'Cause they gon' try and change your heart, don't let 'em

'Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are

You better shine on 'em baby, you're a star, you better

Be exactly who you are, forever

'Cause they gon' try and change your heart, don't let 'em

'Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are

You better shine on 'em baby, you're a star, you better

Be exactly who you are, forever

'Cause they gon' try and change your heart, don't let 'em

'Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are

You better shine on 'em baby, you're a star, you better

Be exactly who you are, forever

'Cause they gon' try and change your heart, don't let 'em

'Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are