Real In Between

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I’m the voice in the space where they never look
Bridgin’ gaps, I ain’t write it, I let it cook
From the ones who was wildin’ with dirty books
To the youth on they phone tryna flex a look
They don’t get it, I’m somethin’ in between
From the block to the boardroom, I intervene
Never needed no cosign, I built my scheme
I was real when the world wasn’t sure what “real” mean

Got no chain, but my name still ring
Grew from pain, now I do boss things
Showed love, got hate back, that sting
But I bounced like a check when the bag come in
They was sleep, now they tweet like fans
Used to doubt, now they call me “man”
I don’t brag, I just state my stance
I play chess while they play for grams

I been cool, but I seen dark days
Lost friends, had to part those ways
Had dreams they ain't never believed
Now they watchin’ what I post each day
Used to stretch what I had for weeks
Now I glide in a seat, no lease
Everything that they said, I be
I became with the weight on me


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[Bridge]
I’m not the past or the next, I’m the middle wave
I don’t flex, I just innovate
I don’t beg, I don’t instigate
They throw shade, I just elevate
I came from where hope get lost
Now I lead where the fake get tossed
Still ten toes, I don’t flinch from cost
Still don’t fold when the path get crossed


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[Verse 2]
They don’t want truth, they want trends
I just want peace, not pretend
I got fam, I got ends
But I still fight demons again
I been him, I don’t need no proof
I don’t lie when I speak in booth
Young OG when I slide through
I’m the bridge from the old to the youth

Some of my dogs still trapped in the cycle
Takin' that risk just to go buy food
Some of my peers just chasin’ titles
Tellin’ they soul just to go viral
Me? I been movin’ quiet, patient
Buildin’ mine while they chasin’ placement
They want likes, I want legacy
Still can’t clone what was meant to be

I ain’t hatin’, I just play it straight
I don’t fake love, I don’t force fate
I been tapped in, I been wide awake
I’ve been lowkey, I just hide the weight
They get loud when the views go high
But they fall when the smoke go dry
Me? I last when the wind go blind
I stay sharp when the lights decline

I been calm, but I peep those threats
Still stay cool with a deeper flex
Still make moves, no need for checks
They chase clout, I invest in steps


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[Bridge 2]
They want trends, I want books
They want fame, I want looks
Into the mirror like, “Boy, you good?”
Into the world like, “Let’s get took”
Middle lane, but I make the waves
Both sides gotta feel my flame
This ain't rap, this soul on page
Still spit facts that could break those chains


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[Verse 3]
I ain’t come here to play they game
I came up through a whole new frame
Got respect from the suits and the gang
Ain’t too many who could say the same
In the booth or the boardroom table
I speak real, never told no fables
I seen kings fall chasin’ labels
I seen lies dressed up as angels

They ask why I don’t drop more often
Every line I write been costly
Every