[Verse 1: Illmac]
Watching hours go slow thinking āhowād I grow old?ā
With no rain on my roof thenā
myā
flowers wonāt grow
Beenā
in hibernation
Tired of waiting, I lieā
awake and think about time Iām wasting, am I complacent?
Psh,āIāshouldaāknew winter wasācoming, shit Iāmāfrom the north
Thatās the quiet before the storm thatās coming forth
I watch the world burning from my porch
I woulda tried to put it out if I wasnāt bored
I throw a Dixie cup of water at it then itās back to drugs and sports
Drunken snorts, like addiction is a love of sorts
Iām more convinced than uninformed, cut the cord
Ignore the cliff that we running towards
I need money or, someone who would love me for
Who I am, oh I got that, and need something more
No itās not that, I mean I just wanna put my city and my family on
Shit, when I started I aināt know Iād last this long
[Chorus: Illmac]
I told myself Iād do it my for my neighborhood, Iāma take the north worldwide
I told myself Iād do it for my city, left and now Iām feeling like a lie
Told myself Iād do it for my family, couple people had to cut ties
Now I gotta do it for myself, but thatās between you and I
[Verse 2: Illmac]
What to do, watch a movie or play Call of Duty?
They got us on lockdown now, Iām scared I caught the cooties
A homebody already, the world just caught up to me
Take a trip to Portland and order the laksa at Nudi
Stop at Yokoās if I wanted sushi
Talking sashimi nigiri, no no no no rolls Iām not a newbie
Nobody put me on, when I was young
Underdog, yeah thatās where Iām from
Iām from the Johns, my comfort zone, was on my own
Yeah that made me strong, my pops and mom couldnāt get along (divorce)
The love was lost, it all falls when the summerās gone
Winter comes and it thaws, guess I was wrong, when
[Chorus: Illmac]
I told myself Iād do it my for my neighborhood, Iāma take the north worldwide
I told myself Iād do it for my city, left and now Iām feeling like a lie
Told myself Iād do it for my family, couple people had to cut ties
Now I gotta do it for myself, but thatās between you and I
[Verse 3: Illmac]
I FaceTimed my niece and we battled, I killed her though
My girl like āmm, you got 30ād by a six-year-oldā
āI mean, letās just say debatable, she mightāve got a round
But you left the room and missed my rebuttal, so calm it down (chill)
And I didnāt choke in that moment you thought I lost the crowd
I just paused ācause I thought I spilled some coffee on the couch
Aāight if she out-performed me last time I dare you to
Look at our bars on paper, her handwritingās terrible (look at it)
And Iām not sure she lives what she raps
I was busy and didnāt take it serious ācause it isnāt on SMACK (facts)
Plus half of her flips were probably premeditated
I sent a fist bump emoji and told her keep elevating (yeah yeah good shit)ā
Aaliyah you still family though (family though)
I got the screen captures in my camera roll (camera roll)
But it didnāt get the audio, but you can tell Iām winning
But anyways Uncle Ill loves you, rematch you when Iām back at home (back at home)
[Chorus: Illmac]
I told myself Iād do it my for my neighborhood, Iāma take the north worldwide
I told myself Iād do it for my city, left and now Iām feeling like a lie
Told myself Iād do it for my family, couple people had to cut ties
Now I gotta do it for myself, but thatās between you and I
[Outro: Illmac & Aaliyah Russell]
[?] rappers
So you might wanna stop being a coward
Because youāre so low, because you go slow
And you donāt think of your punchlines before you go home
Alright, alright, that was cool
It sounded written
I didnāt write it down I just thought of it
Is there anything you wanna say to the people, if youāre on my album?
Yeah
Thank you so much for listening to my uncle
Ay, that might end the album