How did I get here? How did I get here? How did I get here? How did I get here? It's sad but it's true How society say her life is already over Nothing to do there and nothing to say

How did you get How did you get, get How did you get How did you get here? How did you get How did you get, get How did you get How did you get here? How the hell did I get here? Sometimes I sit here and I wonder I'm the version of me I always imagined when I was younger All the doubt I had thrown at me, all the time I invested I sit and read my own lyric books Like, "Damn, it must've been destined" Stuck to it, I improvised my way here, no rules Back when it was serious, handin' mixtapes out in my school All I had was my brain and my hunger, had to use that as tools Amount of people that told me no and I turned that into my fuel Slackin' in my schoolwork didn't care much Sisters are gettin' onto me But trust me, this music ting is my prophecy I didn't need to convince them 'cause They saw it all from just watching me Now I got them on sight, confidence rises There ain't no stopping me, I'm unstoppable Got a strong head on my shoulders And bein' good-hearted don't cost it all Times I thought I had lost it all When I ain't even have shit to my name Studio runs on foot, trekking through the rain Made me into what I became, all I wanted to be around Was like-minded people on the same page and I found that in space age Back then, we never had a penny But it didn't matter to us because our soul was nourished Shooting music videos in Chucks' garden with no budget Came up with some real ones, all the talent we had to harvest We didn't always see eye-to-eye but they always had my back regardless That was a pivotal time Breaks my heart it didn't work but we tried Still, I had never aborted the mission All that I've taken is all God has given When Tola's talking to me, then I listen Told to follow my own intuition Go at the pace I set for myself I don't need drums to follow the rhythm Couldn't have planned this, it was just written Many dreams I'm sitting on I'm made up of the same stars that I wish upon Times I thought that my prayers weren't getting answered But, boy was I wrong All it took was me knowing I'm meant to be here It's where I belong, swear I belong, yeah How did you get (like, sometimes I forget) How did you get, get How did you get How did you get here? (But I have to think back and remind myself of the journey) (It's been a beautiful one, yes) Sometimes I sit and I wonder I'm the version of me I always imagined when I was younger All the albums I studied, learned about flow and cadence I sit and listen to my old shit like, "Damn, all it took was patience" Story over the glory, other paths that weren't for me Wasn't much of an academic or road-invested or sporty Made the most with all I blessed with, of the tools in my inventory Things the teachers don't teach you And now the student might lead you If you wanna leave the class, then you're free to Everything here is subjective If you stand where we're standing You might understand the perspective How the hell did you get far? You ain't get no head start All decisions we made is based on Our circumstance, we hope to surpass it Took most of our lifetime to wake up Smell the roses, realize that the world is ours Us and them, but we worlds apart Nothing in life comes easy, and you work twice as hard 'cause you black Used to think mom exaggerated 'til the world showed me it's fact Still, it's mine for the taking, lock the doors, and we break in Still got love for them non-believers Yeah, the ones that said we won't make it Everything you want is out there waiting for you to take it The key is to have faith in your dreams and never stop chasing And you'll make it, trust (How did you get) all it was was perseverance) (How did you get, get) (How did you get) pushing, never giving up (How did you get here?) They built them walls so high up, and we tore 'em down They told us no, we said yes It's okay Some get it, some don't (It didn't take you long to get here) But we keep pushing on (How did you believe you will get here?) And in times of doubt (You didn't sell your soul, but you held on) Always (It didn't take you long to get here) And here we are It's the story of never-ending, it's been a long road Haha Feel good, don't it? Yeah (It didn't take you long to get here) Tell the kids to play this (How did you believe you would get here?) Simz

Did you get my message? The one I left While I was trying to condense everything That I meant in a minute or less when I called to confess And make all of my stresses go bye-bye Did you get my message? You didn't, I guess 'Cuz if you did, you would have called me with your sweet intent And we could give it a rest, 'stead of beating my breast And makin' all of the pressure go sky-high Do you ever wonder what happens to the words that we send Do they bend? Do they break from the flight that they take And come back together again? With a whole new meaning And a brand new sense completely unrelated to the one I sent Did you get my message? Oh, did you get my message Oh, did you get my message, yeah? Uh oh, where did it go? Must have bypassed your phone And flown right outta the window Oh well, how can I tell? Should I call the operator? Or maybe she know the info Or whether or not, if my message you got Was too much or a lot to reply, why not try this for a fact Or should you ever come back I'd relax and be relieved of all my panic attacks Well, did you get my message? And did you get my message? D-d-didja-didja-didja now Did you get my message, yeah? So, do do do do do do, you now Do do do do do do Did you get my message? The one that I left While I was trying to condense everything that I meant Now the moment is passed, not much sand in the glass And I'm standing to lose my mind Do you ever wonder what happens to the words that we send Do they bend? Do they break from the flight that they take And come back together again? With a whole new meaning To the matter of our love's defense Atleast be sympathetic to the time I spent Did you get my message? Oh, did you get my message? D-d-didja-didja-didja now Did you get my message, yeah? Did you get my message? No, I didn't hear a word, baby Did you get my message? No, I'm not gonna believe your lies anymore Come on and answer the question now I don't hear a thing from you and you keep sayin' you're callin' Did you get the message, now? That I want to get back with you? Did you get my message, love that I want to reconnect with you? No, no Did you get the message, sugar, now? I did not hear one thing, you say you sent to me Why didn't you get my message? Why don't you answer the phone?

I got demons, I got demons I got demons, I got demons I close my eyes and talk to God And pray that you can save my soul, mmm I look to you to shine a light Before the darkness takes a hold I won't break And I won't run This time I won't be afraid oooh I got demons I got demons tryna get to me But they'll never take me down I'm only human Underneath my skin the cuts run deep I just need a little time to work 'em out (I got demons, I got demons, I got demons) To work them out (I got demons, I got demons, I got demons) I got demons (I got demons, I got demons, I got demons) Yeah I can hear them now and then When I try to make a stand They try their best to pull me under That's when I reach for your hand Never bow 'cause we're all kings We are rulers of our minds, yes we are I know that there's an angel watching over me I see your wings are open wide I won't break And I won't run This time I won't be afraid oooh We're only saved when we, come undone It's just the way that we're made oooh I got demons I got demons tryna get to me But they'll never take me down, no I'm only human Underneath my skin the cuts run deep I just need a little time to work them out I'm only human (I got demons, I got demons, I got demons) I just need a little time to work them out (I got demons, I got demons, I got demons) I got demons (I got demons, I got demons, I got demons) I got demons (I got demons)