Gimme A Sec
Locksmith Lyrics

Confidence is everything my nigga
Having self-assurance is the key to success, my friend.

All you niggas riding waves
All of you are just following trends.

Feel me?
Do you understand what I'm saying?

I'm taking the fundamental approach when I focus in
My method is to start from the basics and build from there.

Dealing with negative folks won't extend
Encountering pessimistic people won't help me achieve success.

Any ambition, I had to seek out a mission
I needed to find a purpose to pursue any goal.

I had to sleep in the kitchen when I was hopeless then
I had to endure tough times in the past when I had no hope.

Niggas they try to boast I don't fit in
Some people try to brag or show off, but I don't belong with them.

Rather than try to cope I wrote with pen
Instead of just trying to handle the situation, I express my feelings by writing.

Told me to dumb it down,
They asked me to simplify my music.

The dumber you done it, the dummies 'll bump it
The more basic the music, the more ignorant people will listen to it.

And money will come in until you drown
By making money through such simple music, you will end up suffocating from shallowness.

Niggas steady frown but I'm feasting
People may criticize me, but I am still succeeding.

I don't need a boss or a label to police me
I don't require someone to micromanage how I create music.

I don't need a foe or a loss to increase me
I don't need an adversary or a defeat to motivate me.

Did it for a year then told them to release me
I worked with a music company for a year, but then I wanted to leave.

That's just the bruises you take when you finally arrive
Experiencing tough times is inevitable before one can success.

Scraping my checks man I had to survive
I had to live paycheck to paycheck just to survive.

Suffocating, I suffered waiting,
I was feeling choked and suffering while waiting.

I'm supplicating my income the shit stung, bottled my pride
I was begging for how to make money, and it hurt and embarrassed me.

Follow my conscience I skipped all the
I decided to stay true to myself and skip all

Nonsense no cosign or sponsor I breathe
I didn't rely on any unnecessary or unimportant things, such as sponsorship and endorsements.

Out of my nostrils for every apostle
I accomplished something with every one of my efforts

That's 400 waiting to mock as you bleed
Those are the people who are waiting to ridicule and lessen my achievements.

They don't understand then they wanna pass judgement
People don't comprehend what's going on, yet they still criticize.

Rather have spam than a stand with substance
People prefer meaningless content than content of value.

Pussy niggas salivating and celebrating any
Weak people drool and celebrate anything

Celebrity selling them any shine cause they never had a spine
Celebrities can sell anything since their followers lack the will to take a stand.

Me I got a big mouth, hear me out
I am vocal and expressive, so listen to what I have to say.

In fear I would interfere, they steered to clear me out
They didn't want me to participate or cause trouble so they kept me away.

Y'all been living in the big house, I'm here now
While others lived in luxury, I had to struggle, but now I'm succeeding.

They burning the slave quarters I'm turning the page forward
While others keep the symbol of oppression, I'm moving forward and leaving it behind.

Raised in the projects, the process
I grew up in public housing, so the way I succeeded was through hard work.

Mind numbing, niggas is fine coming
People may be comfortable with mediocre and unexciting content.

To the game with a lot less
Other people entered the music industry with fewer obstacles than me.

My guess, they cool with it so I tell them god bless
I suppose they are fine with it, so I wish them well.

Fucking with anybody pretending is really
It's dangerous to interact with anyone pretending to be something they're not.

Probably the biggest landmine you can find (NO)
It's the most significant hidden danger that you can encounter.

Trusting a person that you had thought was
Putting your trust in someone who you previously believed was reliable.

Deserving is even worse when you gotta sever ties (GO)
It's more challenging to cut them off after you trusted them with something significant.

To the extreme now for someone who
I'm trying my best to make it happen for myself, even if it's extreme.

Seems down was sorta the theme now (SHOW)
Since feeling discouraged is common, it's becoming the trend now.

Any emotion any devotion that you hoped to
Any feeling or dedication you wished

Receive is a steed that you never shoulda rode
It's something you shouldn't have relied on.

Selling you lies cause they fresh outta truth
They are selling lies because they have no truth left.

Blaming the tide but that's not no excuse
They are blaming something irrelevant, which doesn't justify their actions.

How can you follow a wave and then try to
How can you be a follower and criticize it later?

Behave like you didn't look down on it too
Pretending like you never belittled it as well.

Niggas will tell you that something is lame,
Some people will say that something is boring or bad.

Wait for like three years and then do the same
But they will end up doing exactly that after just three years.

I just continue in my lane while keeping the
I will stay true to myself and stay on my path.

Mindframe of flaming you motherfuckers who act obtuse
I will continue to ridicule and call out people who don't see things clearly.

All you niggas riding waves (WAVES)
All of you are just following trends.

Look to me to do the same (SAME)
Expecting me to follow suit, like you do.

Y'all too busy counting plays (COUNTIN')
You are too caught up with the number of views and plays you receive.

I'm counting money bitch I'm paid
I'm more concerned with how much money I'm earning.

And I don't give a fuck for anybody but few
I only care about a select few people.

I don't say much until they got in my view
I don't say much until someone is in my line of sight.

I don't adhere to any notion of fear
I don't follow any concept of being afraid.

I'm revered by the folks who really know what I do, so I flew
I'm respected by people who understand what I do, which is why I traveled.

To a whole 'nother coast and made the most of
To a different place, and I took full advantage of it.

The bad hand I was dealt until I felt things slip
I continued despite the unfortunate situations I had to face, but sometimes things slipped out of my control.

Thought I was ready but I was stalling my heart is
I felt prepared, but my heart was still uncertain.

Heavy and fallin apart is petty the hate I caught a bevy
It's insignificant to feel weighed down by negative emotions; I received lots of criticism.

Let it be said if I shed blood it wasn't
If I suffer a loss, it won't be in vain.

In vain, now they want me to tame myself
Now that I'm successful, they want me to change my ways.

Niggas see the life I portray as some sort
Some people view my lifestyle as a game or a lie.

Of a game and for that had to blame myself
Because of this, I started to blame myself.