Reachin by Melvin Burch Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Low-top Chucks with the ankle socks
Walkin' through this city like it owes me
Grey Jansport, purple hoodie, Black Beats and an ice-cold green tea SoBe
New me, talkin' to the old me
But I'm still me; the one and only
Melvin Burch; same kid with the big head
Still broadcasting my dreams from a twin bed
Now I have big hair and a peace about me
Tryina' to get my name poppin' like it's grease about me
A fire sign, tires flyin' down the road less traveled
Spikes atop my smarts; somethin' Lisa 'bout me
I've been underestimated, unnoticed
But know it was by choice, now I'm making y'all focus
Friends, family, crushes, public
I wasn't on your radar because I flew above it
Now-
[Hook]
You don't know my limit, I'm not living what you hold me to
Deep in my zone, you can't control where I'ma gonna move...
Stop reachin' for a way to slow me down
Don't try to hold me up, just try to hold me down, cause I don't know my limit, but I'm gonna find it out, and I'm-
Not scared...
[Verse 2]
I remember my first raps in the 10th grade
I'd ask Ally to tell me if they were wack or not
She'd laugh when they were, but she had my back
Made sure I wasn't too much of an astronaut
I easily space out, take routes way off the path, stray off, then ask for a cab to bring me back to Earth
But I have to smirk, cause I wouldn't return if y'all never asked
Hangin' out with Pluto
He said, "Melvin, you know how it feels to be doubted; discarded; amounted to less than what you are
Yeah, you know you're a star, but the shine is boundless; blind 'em and spit bars-
In braille; cause then they gotta feel it; kill it
Sidewalk chalk 'em out, kids play we talkin' 'bout
I said "You right. Let's hope they understand it."
Then I hopped in the cab and came back to this planet
Like-
[Bridge]
'Bounce up and down, get the whole place pumpin'
I ain't stoppin', I ain't quittin', I ain't pausing, I ain't runnin'
Yeah, I do it
Yeah, I does it
Yeah, I did it
Yeah, I done it
Now all I need is a plate of good food in my stomach, like
'Bounce up and down, get the whole place pumpin'
I ain't stoppin', I ain't quittin', I ain't pausing, I ain't runnin'
Yeah, I do it
Yeah, I does it
Yeah, I did it
Yeah, I done it
Now all I need is a plate of good food in my stomach
'Potle!
[Hook]
Low-top Chucks with the ankle socks
Walkin' through this city like it owes me
Grey Jansport, purple hoodie, Black Beats and an ice-cold green tea SoBe
New me, talkin' to the old me
But I'm still me; the one and only
Melvin Burch; same kid with the big head
Still broadcasting my dreams from a twin bed
Now I have big hair and a peace about me
Tryina' to get my name poppin' like it's grease about me
A fire sign, tires flyin' down the road less traveled
Spikes atop my smarts; somethin' Lisa 'bout me
I've been underestimated, unnoticed
But know it was by choice, now I'm making y'all focus
Friends, family, crushes, public
I wasn't on your radar because I flew above it
Now-
[Hook]
You don't know my limit, I'm not living what you hold me to
Deep in my zone, you can't control where I'ma gonna move...
Stop reachin' for a way to slow me down
Don't try to hold me up, just try to hold me down, cause I don't know my limit, but I'm gonna find it out, and I'm-
Not scared...
[Verse 2]
I remember my first raps in the 10th grade
I'd ask Ally to tell me if they were wack or not
She'd laugh when they were, but she had my back
Made sure I wasn't too much of an astronaut
I easily space out, take routes way off the path, stray off, then ask for a cab to bring me back to Earth
But I have to smirk, cause I wouldn't return if y'all never asked
Hangin' out with Pluto
He said, "Melvin, you know how it feels to be doubted; discarded; amounted to less than what you are
Yeah, you know you're a star, but the shine is boundless; blind 'em and spit bars-
In braille; cause then they gotta feel it; kill it
Sidewalk chalk 'em out, kids play we talkin' 'bout
I said "You right. Let's hope they understand it."
Then I hopped in the cab and came back to this planet
Like-
[Bridge]
'Bounce up and down, get the whole place pumpin'
I ain't stoppin', I ain't quittin', I ain't pausing, I ain't runnin'
Yeah, I do it
Yeah, I does it
Yeah, I did it
Yeah, I done it
Now all I need is a plate of good food in my stomach, like
'Bounce up and down, get the whole place pumpin'
I ain't stoppin', I ain't quittin', I ain't pausing, I ain't runnin'
Yeah, I do it
Yeah, I does it
Yeah, I did it
Yeah, I done it
Now all I need is a plate of good food in my stomach
'Potle!
[Hook]