AFRAID by TRaddawi Lyrics
[Hook]
What am I afraid of?
This is supposed to be what dreams are made of
But people I don't have the time to hang with
Always look at me and say the same shit
They say you promised you would never change
[Verse 1]
Competition Is basically non-existent
My cranium quite consistent
I'm radiant and relentless
Like vanadium you can't dent this
Wait, how did I get to this point?
Bonds destroyed, no longer conjoined
I just feel like you broke a promise to me
Honestly, only think we share now is a college degree
But somehow I'm the victim of you being conflicted
Somehow I'm convicted of crimes you inflicted
What of her smile that's addictive, and rhymes you depicted?
Well, this is unscripted, even if my pen is rather vindictive
"When are you gonna fix it?", Like, it's that simplistic
I like to think I am gifted, dumb it down or Aesop Rock cryptic?
I can't trust if your seven has no dash
I heard your music, thought it was trash
Sorry for the tangent, I'm just really mad
Guys thinking this is easy, and girls that fall for it
People I haven't heard from texting me like, "oh, you rap?"
So-called artists hittin me up like "hey, wanna collab?"
Don't get me started on girls in my DMs, asking the question
"Tell me about yourself", they trynna leave an impression
I'm just stick and tired of being tired
Of being fake admired, of not being inspired
Nowadays bein' a liar is like preachin' to the choir
I was meanin' to retire, now I'm speakin' from desire
Like a fiend in the Wire, I'm reachin' to get higher
But I'm none the wiser, but I advise her, dim the visor
[Hook]
What am I afraid of?
This is supposed to be what dreams are made of
But people I don't have the time to hang with
Always look at me and say the same shit
They say you promised you would never change
[Verse 2]
I'm trynna showcase my writing ability, with every rhyming soliloquoy
What the fuck are you telling me? They stepping to me?
Tell 'em to show 'em what flexing mean, they selling dreams
That no one else believes, since December the seventeenth
Head been in a trance on seven beats, all I do is inherit beefs
The pen is venomous, I dare anyone to challenge me
You'll become infamous, and not like Mob Deep
Like Yeezy, I'll diss you with eloquence, sophisticated ignorance
This shit is benevolent though, lemme make the confessional slow
Let me really slow it down, and make it easy now
Make the rhymes simple, the lines clear as crystal
So this is for every person that thought I was a joke
Or every person that ever doubted that shit that I wrote
I am the true and the livin', the proof is in the puddin'
Let's take it back to the beginnin', dreams of being a pro were vivid
Way before Osgood Schlattered his ambition of kickin a ball for a livin
His innocence present, for a frivolous second
By skillfulness reckoned, he'd be an infamous legend
The disastrous beckoned,and his ligaments deadened
Resulting bitterness threatened, his villainous weapon
Of being activated and aimed at those who hate him
Now fast forward to today and he harbors the same aggrevated
Sense of being isolated with his back to the wall, I hate it
Now back to the present reality
Feels like along the way he lost his identity
Discarded his health, looks in the mirror, barely recognizes himself
And he grew in vanity
Now he's mad and he, needs his roots to rectify destiny
Even gets back his old shape up, to find the journey and the best in he
I rest easy going to sleep at night
Conscious clear knowing I did what's right
No motherfucker could ever hurt my pride
If you choose a lifestyle over a perfect guy
And a path built on a plane of lies
Sounds like you're crafting your own demise
And tell your mans that If I see him, it'll be on sight
Bluntly, that means I'mma leave him dead in his rights
He'll wish that he had died before being born to this life
[Hook]
What am I afraid of?
This is supposed to be what dreams are made of
But people I don't have the time to hang with
Always look at me and say the same shit
They say you promised you would never change
[Verse 3]
Do not step to me, I'm awkward
I box lefty, Unconquered
My thoughts heavy, I pondered
And talk's deadly, so I rhyme
And plot every, line
It's cocked ready, it's time
To unload with the pen and explode again
Close your eyes and you get visions of you and I
Reminiscing on dreams turned nightmares in the blink of an eye
You're such a fucking incumbent, I'm fucking disgusted
The message won't be disrupted, airing it out in public
And still you can't be trusted, afraid? time to discuss it
Where did you go wrong, was it the neglecting?
Is it because you were taught self loathing?
A stab into the musical dark, one launcher
Unafraid, and through art, unconquered
[Outro]
I'mma let the beat rock
What am I afraid of?
What am I afraid of?
What am I afraid of?
This is supposed to be what dreams are made of
But people I don't have the time to hang with
Always look at me and say the same shit
They say you promised you would never change
[Verse 1]
Competition Is basically non-existent
My cranium quite consistent
I'm radiant and relentless
Like vanadium you can't dent this
Wait, how did I get to this point?
Bonds destroyed, no longer conjoined
I just feel like you broke a promise to me
Honestly, only think we share now is a college degree
But somehow I'm the victim of you being conflicted
Somehow I'm convicted of crimes you inflicted
What of her smile that's addictive, and rhymes you depicted?
Well, this is unscripted, even if my pen is rather vindictive
"When are you gonna fix it?", Like, it's that simplistic
I like to think I am gifted, dumb it down or Aesop Rock cryptic?
I can't trust if your seven has no dash
I heard your music, thought it was trash
Sorry for the tangent, I'm just really mad
Guys thinking this is easy, and girls that fall for it
People I haven't heard from texting me like, "oh, you rap?"
So-called artists hittin me up like "hey, wanna collab?"
Don't get me started on girls in my DMs, asking the question
"Tell me about yourself", they trynna leave an impression
I'm just stick and tired of being tired
Of being fake admired, of not being inspired
Nowadays bein' a liar is like preachin' to the choir
I was meanin' to retire, now I'm speakin' from desire
Like a fiend in the Wire, I'm reachin' to get higher
But I'm none the wiser, but I advise her, dim the visor
[Hook]
What am I afraid of?
This is supposed to be what dreams are made of
But people I don't have the time to hang with
Always look at me and say the same shit
They say you promised you would never change
[Verse 2]
I'm trynna showcase my writing ability, with every rhyming soliloquoy
What the fuck are you telling me? They stepping to me?
Tell 'em to show 'em what flexing mean, they selling dreams
That no one else believes, since December the seventeenth
Head been in a trance on seven beats, all I do is inherit beefs
The pen is venomous, I dare anyone to challenge me
You'll become infamous, and not like Mob Deep
Like Yeezy, I'll diss you with eloquence, sophisticated ignorance
This shit is benevolent though, lemme make the confessional slow
Let me really slow it down, and make it easy now
Make the rhymes simple, the lines clear as crystal
So this is for every person that thought I was a joke
Or every person that ever doubted that shit that I wrote
I am the true and the livin', the proof is in the puddin'
Let's take it back to the beginnin', dreams of being a pro were vivid
Way before Osgood Schlattered his ambition of kickin a ball for a livin
His innocence present, for a frivolous second
By skillfulness reckoned, he'd be an infamous legend
The disastrous beckoned,and his ligaments deadened
Resulting bitterness threatened, his villainous weapon
Of being activated and aimed at those who hate him
Now fast forward to today and he harbors the same aggrevated
Sense of being isolated with his back to the wall, I hate it
Now back to the present reality
Feels like along the way he lost his identity
Discarded his health, looks in the mirror, barely recognizes himself
And he grew in vanity
Now he's mad and he, needs his roots to rectify destiny
Even gets back his old shape up, to find the journey and the best in he
I rest easy going to sleep at night
Conscious clear knowing I did what's right
No motherfucker could ever hurt my pride
If you choose a lifestyle over a perfect guy
And a path built on a plane of lies
Sounds like you're crafting your own demise
And tell your mans that If I see him, it'll be on sight
Bluntly, that means I'mma leave him dead in his rights
He'll wish that he had died before being born to this life
[Hook]
What am I afraid of?
This is supposed to be what dreams are made of
But people I don't have the time to hang with
Always look at me and say the same shit
They say you promised you would never change
[Verse 3]
Do not step to me, I'm awkward
I box lefty, Unconquered
My thoughts heavy, I pondered
And talk's deadly, so I rhyme
And plot every, line
It's cocked ready, it's time
To unload with the pen and explode again
Close your eyes and you get visions of you and I
Reminiscing on dreams turned nightmares in the blink of an eye
You're such a fucking incumbent, I'm fucking disgusted
The message won't be disrupted, airing it out in public
And still you can't be trusted, afraid? time to discuss it
Where did you go wrong, was it the neglecting?
Is it because you were taught self loathing?
A stab into the musical dark, one launcher
Unafraid, and through art, unconquered
[Outro]
I'mma let the beat rock
What am I afraid of?
What am I afraid of?