Momentum
T. Shan Lyrics

We stay moving
We continue to progress and move forward

You win some you lose some
Sometimes you succeed, sometimes you fail

Doesn't mean that they won either but you gotta reach a conclusion
Just because they didn't win, it doesn't mean they lost. You have to come to your own conclusion

Anna said that our twenties are scary
Anna expressed her fear about our twenties

And I said that I'm funny and caring
I responded by saying that I have a sense of humor and I am compassionate

What more could you want from me
What else could you desire or expect from me?

Love turns to company
Love transforms into companionship

I go down my path, you aren't down to come with me
I continue on my own journey, and you are not willing to accompany me

I always knew of this
I was aware of this all along

Shouldn't be assuming you and I would ever stay on the rudiments
We shouldn't assume that you and I would always adhere to the basic elements

Of our humanness
Of our human nature

My prudent movements are always the stupidest
My cautious actions always turn out to be the most foolish

Was on my student shit, now I'm making bank
I used to be focused on my studies, but now I'm earning a lot of money

Shouldn't take for granted, people layaway
We shouldn't disregard or underestimate people who are paying in installments

But I lay awake, thinking at 2-3 'bout you and reunion and music
But I lie awake, contemplating about you, our reunion, and music, usually around 2-3 in the morning

The two things I haven't been doing no more
The two things I no longer engage in

The plan was I get a whip and you ride too
The plan was for me to get a car and for you to come along for the ride

You get this dick and I slide through
You engage in a sexual encounter with me and then I move on quickly

We get a crib and say I do
We get a house together and get married

Fill it with some kids and we fine-tune
We have children and work together to improve our lives

We always did plan too ahead
We always made plans for the future too early

Came up with the plan while doing lsd
We came up with the plan while under the influence of LSD

I mean LSD, guess we weren't that mature
I mean the drug LSD, indicating that we weren't as mature as we thought

Please you don't need to be telling me
Please, there's no need for you to tell me

Back on that shit from the +44
Returning to that mindset or state of being from the band +44

Ain't nobody gon' hold me back
No one is going to hinder my progress

Your core, you ain't ever gon' show me that
Your true essence, you will never reveal that to me

I tried love, finding all of us are phony hacks
I attempted to find love, only to discover that all of us are pretentious frauds

Put on my mask when I meet you,
I wear a figurative mask when I encounter you

Then assume your face is real
Then I wrongly believe that your true self is what you present to me

And then sooner or later we see through
And eventually we both see through each other's facades

And then you start to see through me too
And then you also see through my pretense

It just takes too long, it's been a while
It simply takes too much time, it has been a considerable amount of time

Got more thoughts in me than the LES
I have more thoughts or ideas within me than the Lower East Side (LES)

More mileage he still ain't print
More experiences or accomplishments that he hasn't documented yet

So there's def' no space in my head for you to tell me shit
Therefore, there is definitely no room in my mind for you to give me advice or criticize me

Been switching to Celsius too much
I have been using Celsius as a unit of temperature measurement too often

Do I re-up on the selfishness?
Should I replenish or reestablish my self-centeredness?

Hope you know your boy got some melanin
I hope you are aware that I (referring to oneself) have dark skin pigmentation

So you know the government ain't looking out for him
So you understand that the government is not concerned about his well-being

In the 212, Asian girl with red lipstick
In the area code 212, there's an Asian girl wearing red lipstick

Dancing on me, that's Mulan rouge
She is dancing on me, just like in the movie 'Mulan', hence the reference to 'Mulan rouge'

She's going back to Australia in 2 days
She will be returning to Australia in two days

But I'm down to waste time if you want to
But I'm willing to spend time leisurely or unproductively if you desire

That's the new me, huh
That's the changed version of myself, right?

Don't you tell me I didn't grow, don't ever say that
Don't you dare claim that I haven't grown, never utter those words

I had a fantasy of my twenties being that I'd never stay pat
I had a vision or dream of my twenties being filled with constant progress and never remaining stagnant

I think I had it clearer back then
I believe I had a better understanding or perspective on it in the past

My dad said he's glad that I can explore
My father expressed his happiness that I have the opportunity to explore and discover

You need to see what you want while you're still young
You should determine what you desire while you are still youthful

Shit, I had you when I was 24
Damn, I had you (referring to someone) when I was 24 years old

My mom was my age, anyway
My mother was the same age as me, regardless

Guess they taught me to be protected
I suppose they (my parents) taught me to be cautious or safeguarded

This is the momentum, the momentum
This is the force or energy that propels me forward, the momentum

I gotta always see the next shit
I must always anticipate or envision what comes next

Gotta keep it moving, now on Lexington
I have to continue progressing, now on Lexington Avenue

No looking back at you and all my skeletons
I refuse to dwell on you and all my past mistakes or issues

And crossing west to Park, shit, I've been doing pivots
And as I move west to Park, damn, I've been making changes or quick shifts in direction

I've been too forgiving, Madison
I have been overly lenient or forgiving, Madison

I'll take these avenues instead having you
I will choose these paths instead of having you

I catapulted on my own, you better watch your tone
I propelled myself forward without assistance, so you better be cautious about how you speak to me

Onto Fourth Ave, expectations that you gotta move past
Moving on to Fourth Avenue, the expectations that you need to let go of

This is the momentum
This is the force or energy that propels me forward, the momentum

Sentimental got no place in new beginnings
Sentimentality has no role or significance in fresh starts

Sprinting like I haven't been in for a minute
Running rapidly as if I haven't done it in a while

My inertia never got me furthest did it
My lack of movement or resistance never propelled me the farthest, did it?

Can't be slowed, no I'm gone
I can't be slowed down, no, I have left

Not even this city for long
Not even this city can keep me here for long