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Paige Lyrics

I don't know if I'm doing this in vein
Uncertain about whether my efforts are worthwhile

But I swear that this shit be in my veins
Devotion and passion to my craft

This shit starting to drive me insane
The pressure and stress is overwhelming

I just want the money I don't even need the fame
My motivation is financial gain instead of recognition

What if the shit I'm making actually lame?
Doubts about the quality of my work

And thats why I ain't took off like a bullet train?
Unsure why my success has been delayed

What if I ain't as good as I think I am?
Questioning my own talent and abilities

All this gold on my neck like who do I think I am?
Wondering if I'm becoming too self-important

Complex wiring and circuitry gave me emotions,
The complexity of the human brain and how it generates emotions

Connected to my brain from which that came all the notions,
All of my thoughts come from my brain and my emotions

I'd be a liar if I said I didn't fill my mind with doubt,
Admitting that I often doubt myself

I'd be a liar if I didn't get my truth out,
Acknowledging my need to express my true thoughts and feelings

Now I done rapped my heart out and blew the booth out
Expressing oneself to the fullest extent

And I done rapped so hard I swear I spit a tooth out
The physical toll that performing takes on the body

The hour glass ain't giving me no time back
The inexorable passage of time

Talk to my nana with her cigarettes and wine glass (and she said)
Seeking advice from my elders

Everything happens for a reason, so they say
The belief in a greater plan or destiny

But honestly I don't know what to believe in these days
Uncertainty and confusion about the nature of life

Seasons change, people change,
The transience and flux of life

Talked to my niggas and they told me don't trip,
Finding support and encouragement in my friends

Cause you're the captain of your own ship
The power to control one's own fate

My girl been going through it sometimes I feel helpless
Helplessness in the face of someone else's struggles

Brainstorm with my friends like damn, how can I help this?
Collaborating with others to find solutions

I just be wealthy, buy shit I couldn't afford
Material success and the ability to indulge

I still live within my means I drive a honda accord
The importance of financial responsibility

I take 87 gas, I'm not a regular nigga
An unconventional, non-conformist lifestyle

Support black business breaking bread with all my niggas
The importance of supporting and uplifting one's own community

I ain't got stop till I pile several figures
The pursuit of financial success as a means of security

Retire when I'm tired go figure
The goal of reaching a point of financial freedom and security

Starring in the dark my thoughts haunting me all at night
The unsettling nature of one's own thoughts

I done been so broke I done put my pockets in rice
Recounting past hardships and struggles with poverty

I don't keep a stank face I try to keep it polite
The importance of maintaining a positive outlook despite adversity

Speeding down that tunnel towards the light
The pursuit of a brighter future