[Chorus]
I need a break
I been in the grind and I been tryin' for a long time
I ain't into smilin', I be cryin'
I be all riled up, got me all tied up
In emotion, I be copin' at like all times
Yo, I need a break
I be havin' struggles, havin' troubles that they don't know
I do not be clubbin', stresses talking like a boatload
I ain't tryna be vulnerable, I just let the moat grow
I hope that the hope grows, yo, I need a—

[Verse]
I could feel the tension, I could hear the guesses
Sinuses be stuffy, but I can smell a question
Ask me what you tryin' know, I am never rеstin'
Know you see it in a room, ask me 'bout the elеphant
She could only see it in my face if I'm angry
That's all I was allowed to show, girl, the city raised me
If I gave 'em anything else, they would maim me
It's easier to make 'em pay me than to change me
I'm tryin'
But when they praise the flow, it make me glow
It's crazy, though, my smile-to-frown ratio
Feel like I'm speakin' real well on shit I vaguely know
Maybe so, but maybe no
But the liquor don't taste the same
It don't take the pain, I'm gon’ face the rain
But how's a fighter gon' fight when the answer's "wait"?
I need to plan escape before this mental break
[Chorus]
I need a break
I been in the grind and I been tryin' for a long time
I ain't into smilin', I be cryin'
I be all riled up, got me all tied up
In emotion, I be copin' at like all times
Yo, I need a break
I be havin' struggles, havin' troubles that they don't know
I do not be clubbin', stresses talking like a boatload
I ain't tryna be vulnerable, I just let the moat grow
I hope that the hope grows, yo, I need a—

[Chorus]
I need a break
I been in the grind and I been tryin' for a long time
I ain't into smilin', I be cryin'
I be all riled up, got me all tied up
In emotion, I be copin' at like all times
Yo, I need a break
I be havin' struggles, havin' troubles that they don't know
I do not be clubbin', stresses talking like a boatload
I ain't tryna be vulnerable, I just let the moat grow
I hope that the hope grows, yo, I need a—