Free - Bazanji

Let me take it back to my first time when I started doing this thing

I had visions of my future self, I never thought I’d see them

I had no money, no following, so no one helping me then

Just recording all on my own, no one listened when I would send

Just left on read

Damn I still remember that day

Checked my latest song on my Soundcloud, saw a couple thousand new plays

I saw my homie and let him know, he said «You came a long way»

And we kept talking, til' he finally said that all the streams were fake

I said «No way»

But it was true

He paid 20 for a thousand views

Cut him off right then and there

Never wanted that type of move

Only wanted the real thing, no shortcuts in my avenue

We never spoke since then but it’s something that I just had to do

I know

I made friends and I lost friends in my life

Some were my fault, some were their fault, but I’m never gonna think twice

Cuz I’m better now than I once was

Only really had one love

Gave it all to the music, now I see the shit that my mind does

My old dreams came real now

Crazy how this shit feel now

Finally got what I always wanted but somehow I still feel down

Life these days got many waves

Sometimes think I’m gonna drown

Sometimes I just feel amazed

I hope one day I’ll make it out

To my true self I never found

Believed in friends who let me down

Couldn’t ever just see it then

But looking back I see it now

Too scared to go open up

Cuz people wanna just leave my dry

Or maybe I’m just scared myself

But don’t believe that’s the reason why

'Lotta people on the internet look real happy on their Instagram

Finally met em in real life and I found out that it’s all pretend

Crazy cuz that image was the shit that I was just chasing then

Thank God that I realized now I been focused on bigger plans

Do a lot for my people now

A lotta shit I don’t speak about

I don’t need to show everyone just to try to make me feel real now

I’m doing fine on my dopamine

Don’t need that life it’s make believe

You falling for their narrative

It’s a lifestyle that u can’t achieve

Cuz nobody really be perfect

But they making you feel worthless

Gotta go find what your worth is

Then u gotta put your work in

I built this all from the ground up

16 I got no love

Father moved to a new city

Knew then I had to man up

Got no time for that bullshit

Had to find what my truth is

I put my thoughts into my words now people everywhere use it

Cuz people been looking up to me

Can’t control but I gotta lead

Never post 'bout drugs or money cuz that’s not what I’m supposed to be

Always post my true self

Hope somebody can find help

Getting thousands of messages, say my music saved 'em from mental health

Or suicide

Man what a life

The reason why I stay up at night

Cuz more fans means more pressure

One wrong step it’s do or die

But this the life that I chose

I can’t turn back anymore

I came so far it’s been insane

I’m thankful for every little thing

Got a long road that’s ahead of me

But everything was meant to be

I finally gotta just let it out

And with that I’m finally

Free