Until It Happens to You
Futuristic & Mark Battles Lyrics

Yo, stories of glory I always hear from these other niggas
I often hear other rappers talk about their success and achievements.

In the midst of things it feels like no one’s fucking with ya
Sometimes it feels like no one supports or cares about my music career.

‘Til you get recognized and start to take a bunch of pictures
But once I gain fame, I start taking photos with excited fans.

With shy fans who get dragged up by they brothers and sisters
These fans are often too shy to approach me, so their siblings force them to meet me.

What’s up girl I’m with you, kiss up on her cheek
During these meet-and-greets, I greet and kiss female fans on the cheek.

She never thought it would happen
These interactions with fans are something they never thought would happen to them.

Hit her with a tweet, she smile and laughing
I even interact with fans on social media, bringing them happiness and joy.

Them simple actions, I follow my passion
These simple actions bring me joy and remind me to keep following my passion for music.

I did some things that you couldn’t imagine
My success has allowed me to do things that some people can only dream of.

All ‘cause of rapping, been up for a week I think I’m crashing
My obsessive dedication to rapping has taken a toll on me and I feel like I'm losing energy.

And an accident just took one of the homies
Recently, one of my close friends passed away in a tragic accident.

Drunk driving, damn, I do that all the time
It hurts to admit it, but I've also been guilty of drunk driving in the past.

And I know it’s a crime, I done fade it out my mind
I know that it's a serious crime, but I have tried to block out the fact that I've done it.

I got home and fell asleep, I can’t even remember the drive
I was so intoxicated that I can't even remember the drive home.

But I’m fine, I probably should settle down pretty soon
Thankfully, I didn't get into an accident myself, but I know I need to start being more responsible and settle down soon.

I hit my ex but she ain’t in the mood
I reached out to my ex-girlfriend, but she's not interested in getting back together.

I text a friend “what should a nigga do?”
Not sure what to do, I texted a friend for advice.

And she replied “she got a dude, and it isn’t you”
My friend told me that my ex-girlfriend is seeing someone else and it's not me.

Everything’s good
Everything in my life has been going well recently.

‘Til it happens to you, yeah
But things can quickly change when something unexpected happens to you.

It seems so far (seems so far) then you like, “oh my god”
You think that something won't happen to you, until it actually does and then you're in shock.

But, it ain’t no problem
Some people act like they have everything together, but it's okay to have struggles and problems in life.

Until it happens to you, yeah
Sometimes, people need to experience tough situations themselves to truly understand what others are going through.

Yo, back to my story, I never thought I’d cry for a girl
I never thought that a girl would have such an impact on my emotions that I would cry for her.

I was scared but I know now I provided the world
Although I was scared at the time, I know that it was important for me to share my vulnerability with the world through my music.

I’ve been with chicks and I left them and they came runnin’ back
I've been with other women and some have come back to me after I left them.

But, enough is enough she calling my bluff, I fucked up
However, my most recent fling has ended because she has realized I was lying to her.

She ain’t coming back, so i’m trying to focus on some other shit
I've accepted that she won't be coming back to me, so now I'm trying to move on and focus on other things in my life.

Family matters I wanna make all my brothers rich
I care about my family and want to help them improve their financial situations.

I never thought it but, brody came out the closet
One of my friends recently came out as gay, which was unexpected for me.

I’m thinking about the words that I called 'em
I'm reflecting on any negative or hurtful things I may have said to this friend before I knew he was gay.

And how we felt the shit, Joseph is homeless
Another friend of mine, Joseph, is currently homeless and struggling.

Brandon donating plasma, I travel the country getting this money man, that shit don’t add up
Another friend, Brandon, has to donate plasma to make ends meet, which seems unfair compared to my success as a rapper.

I’m the youngest but, they look to me for guidance
Despite being the youngest sibling, my older siblings often look to me for guidance and support.

I would help them but, you can’t help somebody that’s never trying
However, I feel helpless because some of my family members don't seem motivated to improve their situations despite my willingness to help them.

Always lyin’, living in the dreamworld
Some of my family members are not honest with themselves about their situations and instead live in a fantasy world.

They jealous but, I don’t get that
I don't understand why some of my family members are jealous of my success.

If you stay by me I got your back
Despite the tension and issues within my family, I want them to know that I will always support them if they support me.

But, they ain’t with that, so we don’t talk
Unfortunately, some of my family members are not interested in this kind of mutual support and so we don't have much contact.

And we don’t chill, and our home’s broken
This lack of support and communication has caused our family dynamic to be broken and uncomfortable.

And we laugh now, when we live life and we act fine, so you don’t know this
Despite this brokenness, we still try to put on a facade of happiness and normality for others, even though they don't know the truth behind our family issues.

Tryna get us out the struggle, kiss my son on his cheek
In an effort to improve my family's financial situation, I focus on working hard and providing for my son.

And say “You know that daddy love you”
I make sure to express my love and affection for my son every chance that I get.

Explain it to your mother, we ain’t happy as a couple
Despite my love for my son, my relationship with his mother is not in the best place and we are not happy together.

She’ll listen when I mumble, say I’m meant to be her husband
Sometimes, even when I'm not clear, my son's mother will still try to convince me that we are meant to be together.

But I disagree, so she use you to get to me
However, I don't agree with her and so she tries to use our son to get closer to me.

Four years of misery, typically, I would say “it’s all good”
Our relationship has caused me a lot of emotional pain and stress over the past four years, although I would usually pretend like everything was okay.

But it’s really not, walking on these building blocks
In reality, things are not okay and I am trying to navigate a difficult situation.

Tryna get to the top, and this anger got me tripping off the smallest things
I'm trying to keep focusing on my music career, but sometimes my anger and frustration with my personal life can get in the way and cause me to overreact to small things.

Say they treat me like the king, but fame ain’t all it seems
Although I may appear to be treated like royalty, fame can also come with its own set of problems and difficulties.

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover
I try to remind myself and others that appearances can be deceiving and not to judge someone based solely on their outward appearance or behavior.

A thief by his hunger, or a ho by your mother
Someone's behavior may not be entirely their fault, but instead influenced by their circumstances or environment.

It’s tougher when it happens to you, this game’s lacking the truth
The reality of these situations can only be fully understood when one actually goes through them, but the music industry lacks authenticity and honesty when it comes to these topics.

That’s why I’m back in the booth , and my actions is proof (true)
In response to these struggles and experiences, I turn to my music to express myself and prove my authenticity.

It’s time to show the plan, asking for change like a homeless man
Through my music, I want to advocate for change and improvements in society, similar to how a homeless person may ask for change.

Here we go again
This cycle of struggle and frustration repeats itself and I'm ready to face it head-on once again.