UNDERWATER

[00:11.19] Think I'll let that shit breathe, 'cause it just sounds so beautiful
[00:17.99] Ah, ah
[00:20.57] Sometimes I feel like I can't breathe
[00:23.24] Like I'm underwater tryin' to reach (ah, ah)
[00:26.04] For the surface, but I'm stuck underneath (ah, ah)
[00:29.14] It's like I'm trapped, and I just can't seem to free myself
[00:32.58] Standin' in my own way, anytime I go, there's a mile away
[00:35.75] I find no way to stop myself or slow down
[00:39.19] Runnin' at my own pace, ain't got no time to waste
[00:41.78] I'm countin' down all my days, I gotta let it go now
[00:45.24] It's written all over my face, I'm spinnin' all over the place
[00:48.17] I can't get a moment or break, I think I'm 'bout to break down
[00:51.70] And I just might beat the brakes off a tr-
[00:54.28] I'm close to the edge, I might just slip
[00:55.68] I'm sick in the head and I know that shit
[00:57.32] Too long since I seen the dead piss
[00:58.68] Feel like Mos Def, I ain't hearin' shit that my umi said
[01:01.01] Been grievin' ever since I found out that my homie dead
[01:03.25] Told me hold my head, my crown is heavy
[01:05.04] Got tears flowin' like broken levees
[01:06.65] In New Orleans tryna stay alive by any means
[01:08.98] These days, got a lotta enemies
[01:10.68] Feedin' off of my energy, lately, been channelin' my inner chi
[01:13.85] Tryna reawaken my Kundalini
[01:15.68] Know God talkin' to me through my dreams
[01:17.48] I'm just tryna figure out what it means
[01:18.88] Do I stick it out or go a different route?
[01:20.53] If I change course, will you come with me?
[01:21.94] Heard they comin' for me
[01:23.19] So I keep a piece to protect my peace
[01:24.56] Gotta watch my six when I cross these streets
[01:25.92] I ain't no vegan, I ain't scared of no beef
[01:27.68] Let's cut straight to potatoes and meat (uh)
[01:29.42] Mama was a DUS, so I gotta be (gotta be)
[01:31.56] Please don't pull a demon outta me (uh)
[01:32.91] I ain't never been a trouble starter, I'm a troubleshooter
[01:35.37] Bitch, please don't bother me
[01:36.14] Got a outta stress, please don't be the reason I release it outta me
[01:39.06] My head is hot, but the block is hotter
[01:40.87] Red dot, red dot, I'm a top shotta with a switch, nigga
[01:43.22] Start reflectin', what's the bigger picture?
[01:44.90] See my reflection when I depict ya
[01:46.24] Broke nigga, no, I can't fix ya
[01:47.82] What's six figures to a rich
[01:49.67] Who you mad at, me or yourself?
[01:51.52] How contagious is your mental health?
[01:53.03] Deep down, you been swimmin' in doubt
[01:54.84] Shit, you might be as good as Michael Phelps
[01:56.33] On the low, this the lowest you felt
[01:57.79] But your pride too high just to ask for help
[01:59.40] See, you the problem, I figured you out
[02:01.20] How I know? 'Cause I know myself
[02:02.46] I ain't no perfect man, I'm just tryna do my best
[02:09.17] I spent time searchin' for my way and I just went left
[02:16.43] No one knows of the pain I'm carryin' on my chest
[02:23.44] And still I fight each day 'til I take my last breath
[02:28.84] Sometimes I feel like I can't breathe (ah, ah)
[02:32.43] Like I'm underwater tryin' to reach (ah, ah)
[02:35.48] For the surface, but I'm stuck underneath (ah, ah)
[02:38.68] It's like I'm trapped, and I can't seem to free myself (ah)
[02:42.80] Sometimes I feel like I can't breathe (ah, ah)
[02:45.05] Like I'm underwater tryin' to reach (ah, ah)
[02:48.31] For the surface, but I'm stuck underneath (ah, ah)
[02:51.47] It's like I'm trapped, and I can't seem to free myself (ah)
[02:55.07] Yeah, you saved me from myself, darlin'
[02:58.77] Come closer and catch me from fallin'
[03:01.97] No one knows how bad I want it
[03:04.83] Spent my whole life waitin' for this moment
[03:08.11] Yeah, you saved me from myself, darlin'
[03:11.23] Come closer and catch me from fallin'
[03:14.51] No one knows how bad I want it
[03:17.72] Spent my whole life waitin' for this moment
[03:22.84] (Waitin' for this moment)
[03:25.64] (Waitin' for this moment)
[03:28.94] (For this moment)
[03:32.72] Ah, breathe, ah, ah
[03:37.16] Breathe, ah, ah, breathe, ah, ah
[03:39.49] Breathe, ah, ah
[03:42.57] Breathe, ah, ah, breathe
[03:48.90] Comin' up for air
[03:50.57] In a whirlpool of despair is where I face my fear
[03:53.65] Keep ruinin' my lifeboat, I'm in deep water, no life jacket
[03:57.39] Just tryna stay afloat
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