Just Be

[Verse] I never shoulda rappin'; I picked the wrong career This is a flex zone, I clearly don't belong in here Lanky domesticated Mankey, should be stocking bookshelves or grocery stores for strength training; brainiac... with a stupid long dumb streak The basics would jump me Bullies ignored me, geeks loved me Meanwhile, I hoped the labels wouldn't touch me Different by default, not effort, multi-dimensional treasure trapped in an old shoe box I knew not how to bring out the pharaoh in my chain, so I let it hang Puzzled, behind a muzzle, convinced I was lame, cuddled with pillows, and played in puddles created by rain made from tear drops and pit sweat from public shame I was a slave only cause I ran away I learned to stay Studied the master harder Put myself into maintenance Rediscovered potential, took over the plantation Wanna help free folk that felt like muah Buried underneath a heap of heartfelt faux pas They would pick at me like vultures, I watched them file their talons Now I can fight, I can challenge, I feel like Miles Morales I’m redefining the hero, I’m redefining the winner Shout out RDFND, it’s my team, you’re watching us simmer Pretty soon we’ll be ready, then we’re serving you dinner The dessert is your heart and words, wash it down with a lemon You’re gettin' no aid from us; just keep your self in your center But from now on, say you used to be the man; Bruce Jenner That’s a low blow, but high-key? Now he can’t feel it I’m just havin' fun, dumbin' out, no hard feelings I’m just being myself, yeah, I came into my own They knew I lived in my mind, so they came into my home to tell me how to be I started to do as I was told But then I got it together, gave ‘em the boot, ‘cause I know... I: [Hook]