Fallin'
Roth Asher Lyrics

I remember Way Back I mean way back ages.
I recall a long time ago, back to my early school years.

Eighth grade I think, feels like yesterday.
I think my memory goes back to my eighth-grade school year, which doesn't feel so long ago.

Bowl cuts was the craze I was crazy
Apparently, bowl cuts were in fashion, and I was obsessed with having one.

Long blond hair all over the place.
I had long blond hair that was unruly and all over the place.

And I'm pale as I ever was baby face,
I was, and still am, very light-skinned and had a young-looking face.

With a frame like a skeleton. Skinny kid,
I had a thin, bony frame, and I was a skinny kid.

No friends still love by everyone.
Despite having no friends, for some reason, everyone still loved me.

No shit I was cool, I had plenty fun.
Contrary to popular belief, I was cool enough and had plenty of fun.

World wish I would grow up big, no not built,
Everyone wanted me to grow taller, not necessarily more muscular.

But they said, drink my milk.
People suggested that I drink more milk to help with my growth.

Didn't get no where switched up diet.
Changing my diet didn't help me grow any taller.

Started having hip hop.
I began to enjoy listening to hip-hop music.

Pop's didn't like it.
My father didn't approve of my new musical taste.

Wanted more Springsteen, Earth, Wind, Fire.
My father preferred that I listen to more Springsteen, Earth, Wind, and Fire music.

Felt that was fine but to rhyme had to try it.
I thought that was okay, but I had to try out rapping since it was interesting to me.

Couldn't hide the fact that I wanted to rap.
I couldn't hide my desire to become a rapper.

Bought Jay Z CD wit my own pension.
I purchased a Jay Z CD with my personal savings.

And that was back in 98 wit the Langley sniffling, money ain't a thing.
That happened in 1998 when I was in Langley, and I remember spending without care, demonstrating that money wasn't an issue to me.

And even though I couldn't relate,
Despite not being able to connect with Jay Z on this level,

I kept studying, and listening and stuffing my face.
I kept listening to him, studying his music style, and stuffing my mouth with food at the same time.

I don't, feel like I'm falling (cause I'm so high)
I don't feel like I'm failing in life but instead feel like I'm on top of the world.

And then came High School started picking up a mic thought I was cool.
High school came, and I started rapping and performing, thinking it was cool.

My friend said yo homie, you know that your white dude?
One of my friends mentioned that I was white, which I previously didn't realize.

I said what for real? Yo its all good.
I was surprised by my friend's observation, but it didn't bother me.

Cause like this, when I tried it, liked it, flipped it, hyped it.
I enjoyed performing and flipping lyrics, and it got me hyped up.

Insisted the mic be positioned just right.
I was particular about having the microphone positioned correctly when performing.

Just like that 9th grade footy heard, straight from the Philly burbs.
I was inspired by a musical group I listened to in ninth grade that came from Philadelphia suburbs.

Feel me? Pretty sure.
Do you understand where I'm coming from? I'm pretty confident you do.

Suburban threat was the name, we would really work.
My musical group's moniker was Suburban Threat, and we spent a lot of time practicing and improving our craft.

Steady spending the day spitting silly versus.
We spent our days coming up with lighthearted lyrics to perform.

No curses, righting bout our girlfriends.
We avoided using any curse words and instead wrote lyrics about our girlfriends.

Ball point pen, head spinning like a whirlwind.
I was using a ballpoint pen to write my lyrics, and my thoughts were spinning like a whirlwind.

Getting on the mic, I'm a wizard like Merlin.
I felt like a master of the mic when performing and rapping, akin to the wizard Merlin.

Breaking barriers, tearing walls like its Berlin.
I was breaking down barriers and breaking through walls similarly to how the Berlin Wall was torn down.

When Uncle C passed away leaving us empty.
During my 12th-grade summer, my Uncle C passed away, causing a significant impact on us emotionally.

And it hurt, real bad, disturbed, real sad.
It was painful, deeply hurting, and disrupted us emotionally.

But we had to move on so in fact real fast,
However, we had to move on with our lives very quickly.

We wrote this song about falling ones, miscues,
We wrote a song detailing life's failures, mistakes, and missteps.

And the misuse of words used to dis due.
We also discussed the harmful misuse of language to criticize others.

So true.
These things are all factual and genuine.

In a serious face I'm convinced god works in mysterious ways,
I'm certain that God operates in ways that we cannot comprehend or fully understand.

Like everything happens for a reason.
I believe that everything that happens is for a reason, even if we don't understand it.

I had to believe it, cause that explains why the leave us.
I had to believe it since it's the best explanation for why people leave us.

As in people that mean everything.
I'm referring to people whom we hold dear or are everything to us.

I got love for them all, they'll be their if I fall But.
I have love for all of those people and know they'll be there for me if I need them, but there's always a 'but'.

I don't, feel like I'm falling (cause I'm so high)
I still don't feel like I'm failing in life, but am instead at a high point in my journey.