Verse:
Making returns, had to dust off the pad again,
What you have in store, ain't got shit on my cabinet,
Every move I make it count, coming like an abacus,
But it ain't all glamorous,
Defo ain't for amateurs,
My mind's clear as day, and my confidence is quiet,
Yet I'm in your head-back, rent-free,
Kayes Mensah's the inhabitant,
Time to talk on certain ting, breaking abstinence,
Speak with deity flows, far from blasphemous;
You call it arrogance,
I call it certainty,
I know my capabilities, I speak very earnestly,
Undoubtedly, slow calm & candidly,
Here's a work of art, I canvas my craft, fuck a gallery,
But my biggest trait … that I'm self-aware,
I know my limits, know my fears…yeah, I'm sometimes scared,
I might act a little weird, but nonetheless,
Pass the pen, I'll engineer success, an architect;
And watch me rise like a skyscraper from the pavement,
Rarely speak rarely heard, they lacking concentration,
I could a make a lot of noise, do up confrontation,
But I exercise patience ...
(The one true virtue)
Soon you'll pay the price,
My advice it would've cost you less to pay attention,
Though it ain't your obligation,
Ain't your remit,
Just my observation ...
Fucking hell I've deeped it,
Hook:
Come a long way,
Been long while,
A lot of man have gone insane,
Could have gone wild,
So we say a prayer,
While we bow our heads,
Ask God to keep us planted on the firm ground,
Come a long way,
Been long while,
People tell me dash my dreams,
Cah we're getting old now,
How they arrived at that?
I dunno how,
I dunno how,
I dunno...
I dunno how they got there,
Must be biased negativity,
How they harbour toxicity, I dunno how,
Do they lack ability, wanna take it out on me,
How they gonna talk to me bro, I dunno how,
Wanna ... walk a mile in my shoes, I dunno how,
Follow my path or avenue, I dunno how,
Accommodating bad attitudes, I dunno how,
I dunno how, I dunno, yeah.
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