Take Me Down / Ak33m's Interlude (feat. Ak33m)

I know myself, I know myself I'm a legend in the making, thought I'd need

Some help There's problems on my shelf, there's problems

On my shelf But I'm sick of problems so I kicked them

To the left I'm sitting down, hands on my head depressed

I'm even getting pressure from the stinking press

They judge the way I dress, saying need to mow my grass

But I confess, I just suggest that rest will less the stress

Do you want me to, to be a failure too? Like them other haters who lost altitude cause

Of attitude

No gratitude, almost had me too

But I had dreams for a bigger magnitude

I was based on a special latitude

An African country on the plateau I'm not complicated, just sophisticated

What's rated the greatest, it's true

My numbers upgraded, I'm now elevated

No longer the covered up fool

It's not overrating, I think you just hating

Man, give the boy credit where it's due

I'm now number one and I'm second to none

My sick flows and contaminated pools and I

I won't let him take me down

I wanna be a legend so I'ma keep making that good sound

Singing songs like

I won't just let him take me down

And I won't just let him take me down

You know, I noticed that in a lot of things that we do

We tend to put a lot of power in other people

Sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes it's a bad thing

It's like I have to reach a certain level

Of success so that these people can see how much work I've put in or whatever

And sometimes it's like, oh I'm afraid of doing this and that

Because people will think this and that

All I'm saying is we need to prioritize ourselves a little more

You feel me

And I won't just let him take me down

And I won't just let him take me down

Yeah, so where do I start this

Maybe I can journey back to where it all started

A couple years back, it was 2017 when I got to know you, homie, biggest blessing I received

See I was working on my schemes

And when I heard you rap, I was inspired off the bat

Slowly turned into a fiend, you added fuel to my dream

And I thank you for that, got respect for you dawg

I applaud and take off the hat

And not forgetting the time you lent me an ear

When nobody was here to listen, was spiraling through the fear

But to my relief, you were here

It inspired me to be somebody like you to someone else who was trying to steer the clear

And now we're here

2021, I get to feature in your album

And it's got me thinking, what's the outcome

I'm excited, such an honor. Yet, I know you bout to smoke me on that joint

Now, this ain't no misguided archery, that is not the point

Cause we just living in the moment, uh Raise a glass, make a toast to the poet

As the years keep flowing till the grey hairs showing

I'm wishing you many more happy years as we keep it going, uh

I believe that indeed you're an Ivy League on the mic

And I just want you to know you inspire me

So I'm paying homage to the greatest rapper that I've ever known

I wish you blessings, never ending

Happy birthday, bro