High John
Mavi Lyrics

Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah yeah
Showing enthusiasm in agreement with something being said or done.

Praying they still make love in my size
Hoping that something desirable is available in his specific measurement.

Sober up and wipe the crust out my eyes
Getting out of bed in a clearheaded state and wiping away any remaining tiredness from his eyes.

My last integrity and trust a trail of crumbs for my bride
The only things he has left to offer his significant other are his honesty and reliability, which are becoming increasingly scarce.

Is it a return or a failure to succumb to the tide?
Uncertain whether it is a wise decision to adapt to the changing environment or to consider it a defeat.

When Charlotte people seen folks cherish me was such a surprise
He was surprised by the way people in Charlotte valued him.

They seeing something we not
People are perceiving something unique in him that he himself is unaware of.

Since doctors sliced open my stomach at five
He has had a stomach surgery before the age of five.

More often than not at sustenance, a nah 'fore a nod
He is more likely to refuse food than to accept it.

It's stock in the Glock, I'm crashing
He is carrying a firearm and may use it in a dangerous situation.

if it's eye for an eye, poppa taught me a lot (yeah)
He has learned valuable lessons from his father on how to handle conflict.

Love and disrespect is all we abide
Love and disrespect are the only two things that they seem to tolerate.

I had to get a check I wanted a commune
He needed to earn money to fulfill his desire of living in a community.

Either a big BM or a Benz for my mom
He wants to buy either a BMW or a Mercedes Benz for his mother.

Soon popping benzos turned her grin to a monsoon
He started giving his mother Benzodiazepines and it made her feel overwhelmed and emotional.

A long June the summer after
A particularly extended and eventful month.

We made the turn on the long route for the plunder (yeah)
They took a longer route to obtain what they consider to be their share of success.

Casted in small rooms (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Producing under limited, confined circumstances.

knitting heart loom spinning something tragic (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Creating something melancholic and sorrowful.

Love from fragments automatic just that Sumter magic (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Finding love in imperfect and fragmented places and relationships.

Bumped my cap and crack for that puff a raw or pump a baddie (yeah)
Smoking marijuana or taking other substances with his friends.

Always keep a driver by the caddie while we lugging baggage
He always has a designated driver while traveling with his group.

Niggas want my status so attack me they just hustling backwards (why?)
People who want to be like him and attack him for it are going in the opposite direction.

Models and bottles coming matching, we prefer the black ones
They like the simpler, understated versions of objects of luxury.

Don't need no flashiness, the stats and graphs reveal the stature
His accomplishments and successes speak for themselves, not through ostentatious displays of wealth.

Older heads sad 'bout how it happened, take 'em out to pasture
Older people are unhappy with the current state of things and should be put out to pasture.

Niggas won't gassing me or asking my opinion last year
People were not interested in his thoughts or opinions in the past.

We was our only love
Their love for themselves was the only thing they had at the time.

Struggle a teach you some
Experiencing difficulties can be a valuable learning experience.

Twelfth grade I rode east with Ahmir to go and meet the plug
In the twelfth grade, he traveled east to meet someone who could provide him with drugs.

We learned we built this off belief, we ain't even need the drugs
They realized that their success was built on faith and they did not need substances to achieve it.

I told mom I'll Trek D.C. if it'll please her
He promised his mother that he will make a journey to Washington D.C. despite the difficulties, to make her happy.

But degree don't seem to speak no more
A degree seemed to have lost its meaning and relevance in his life.

The pain hit deeper when your people ain't in reach no more
Feeling deeper pain when he is no longer in contact with his loved ones.

'Cause greed would feed 'em more
The selfish desire for more is what caused the separation in the first place.

Money got bigger but my problems never shrunk down to size
Despite earning more money, his problems continued to persist.

They was just feeling it then the sun had shrunk in the sky
Their past enjoyable moments have already passed when the day ended.

You need my echo just to hear from me
His voice is powerful and important, and you need to have it repeated back to understand him.

But I'ma echo in your memory, yeah, yeah
He will remain a lasting presence in the memory of the listener.