Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots I believe in our fate, we don't need to fake It's all we wanna be, watch me freak I say we're growing every day, getting stronger in every way I'll take you to a place where we shall find our Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots Rain, bring me the strength to get to another day And all I want to see, set us free Why can't you see? Can't you feel? This is real I pray, we don't need to change our ways to be saved That's all we wanna be, watch us freak

Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots Roots, bloody roots I believe in our fate We don't need to fake It's all we wanna be Watch me freak I say we're growing every day Getting stronger in every way I'll take you to a place Like honesty Roots, bloody Roots Roots, bloody Roots Roots, bloody Roots Roots, bloody Roots Rain bring me the strength To get to another day And all I want to see Set us free WhyCan't you see Can't you feel This is real Ahh I pray we don't need to change Our ways to be saved That all I want to be Watch me freak

Now I can say that, ah, they was not expecting this I know a God-fearing woman that ain't scared to get dirty And keep it real witcha even if the truth might hurt ya Go to church e'ry Sunday just to hear the preacher man And then she gone, but then she be right, uh, hold up I know a God-fearing woman that ain't scared to get dirty And keep it real witcha even if the truth might hurt ya Hold ya down when them hard times come And she never let nothing come between you, God and her purpose (Rae) God bless them girls with some roots Raised in a small town Make them boys shake in their boots, yeah (yes, ma'am) Workin' hard for the money, but still bringing home honey A little bit of mama's attitude with a lot of hot mess God bless them girls with some roots God bless them girls with some roots (God bless) Yeah, love this one They don't never give you credit when the credit is due And you don't have to have the compliments to know that it's true You walk around like you're confident in what you got goin' Like a boss 'cause you already know that it's you Work hard for the money when your pocket's a drought (yep) Being careful with the words coming outta ya mouth Country girl with a lil' slang whenever she talk and kinda sassy 'Cause she know what she talkin' about, yeah God bless them girls with some roots Raised in a small town (raise it up) Make them boys shake in their boots, yeah (yes, ma'am) Workin' hard for the money (workin' hard for the money) But still bringing home honey A little bit of mama's attitude with a lot of hot mess God bless them girls with some roots (yeah) God bless them girls with some roots (girl in boots) C'mon on, Lathan, let's bring it to 'em It don't matter who she around (nope) She'll still be the same person in front of any crowd Too classy to run with the fakes And she walk like she got it going on with her own lil' style, c'mon Rae (oh stop it) God bless them girls with some roots (bless it up, yeah) Raised in a small town (small town) Make them boys shake in their boots, yeah (got them boys really shakin') (yes, ma'am) And workin' hard for the money (workin' hard, I see you workin' hard for it) But still bringing home honey (still bring home the honey) A little bit of mama's attitude with a lot of hot mess (yeah, I see ya right there, ooh) God bless them girls with some roots God bless them girls with some roots (some roots, yeah) God bless them girls with some roots

I'm still running 33's up underneath this truck Even though rush hour concrete is the only place I'm getting stuck Ain't on the farm no more but on a stretch of sunny days I still catch myself looking up at the sky Praying for a little rain No I can't outrun these roots Even if I wanted to Cause they run too strong, run too deep Cutting right through the heart of me No it don't matter where I plant these boots Can't outrun these roots I can't outrun these roots There's still that back-home part of me, that can't help but see things a little different Like how there ain't no need to put a 'G' on the end of huntin' or fishin' And I still got granddaddy's bible, his old rifle and his name But I also got his pour a little more Coarsin' through my veins No I can't outrun these roots Even if I wanted to Cause they run too strong, run too deep Cutting right through the heart of me No it don't matter where I plant these boots I can't outrun these roots Thank God I can't They're tangled up in every part of who I am Without 'em I know I don't stand a chance I can't outrun these roots I can't outrun these roots Cause they run too strong, run too deep Cutting right through the heart of me No it don't matter where I plant these boots Can't outrun these roots I can't outrun these roots

She makes home feel like a home in my head (In my head) And when I'm with her, I feel hope again I swear the weather on the coast all depends On where we are but it's still home in the end I felt hopeful (For once) You've got all of (My trust) You have no clue (What you've done) We were drowning (In love) I lost myself (In us) I don't know where to go And who to call when things get like this My car ran outta gas You said you could pick me up, but I feel like an asshole Offered you some cash, you declined, it didn't matter I was full of glee and you were full of laughter Laughter, and after, we went home and watched shit Turned on the TV, kickin' back, we were exhausted Flipped through channels 3 to 36 while eating Chex mix Couldn't find a thing so we resorted back to Netflix 'Til we passed out and then I got up off of the couch I picked you up in my arms and wiped the drool from your mouth Both half asleep but I still stumbled silently through the house Until I came upon a path that I've never known about And then I saw some lights in my reflection of doubt My conscience beheading North while my heart trips to the South And honestly, I'm feelin' torn in which direction I route Because I believe in everything we're building around She makes home feel like a home in my head And when I'm with her, I feel hope again I swear the weather on the coast all depends On where we are but it's still home in the end Woah, woah, woah, oh, oh Woah, woah, woah, oh, oh Woah, woah, woah, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh Woah, woah, woah, oh, oh Woah, woah, woah, oh, oh Woah, woah, woah, oh, oh Woah, oh, oh-oh, oh, oh

So around the same time, uh That I started like freestyling like writing more, uhm I had just gotten fired The only other job that I worked apart from music I was a janitor at a hospital Deadass Yeah So I worked overnights I was like 12 'til 4 a.m Just like four hour shifts I don't think I've Ever been this fucking stressed in my life Creature part two isn't finished, I lied Just to get them off my back though I tried I can't create when I'm dying inside Moving this weekend I wish I could fly Don't have my car but I still gotta drive Pack up the U-Haul and tell my mom bye Hop on i-86 thinkin' bout why Am I like this? I don't like this All my friends are enemies behind my eyelids Losing sleep I drive all week and raise my mileage Guardin cut his fucking hair now I don't like him Depression take me by 25 Fuck going out I'll just stay inside "This isn't you", I say to myself Every night lately I contemplate suicide "Oh but you're famous online so your life must be great" They say, but that's a fucking lie Crawl into bed around seven a.m And the headaches come full force, I wanna die Oh, oh, oh (Da da da da da da da da da da da da da) Oh, oh, oh (Da da da da da da da da da da da da da) Hey, Hollywood would your people ever like me Misunderstood is all I ever might be Hey, Hollywood would your people ever like me? Misunderstood is all I ever might be Hey, Hollywood would your people ever like me? Misunderstood is all I ever might be

How does it work? How do you do this to someone? Oh, as if you had no choice? I'm drownin' in my headspace Drivin' shockpoint like I'm Isaac Clarke in Dead Space Two gram cone to my dome, now I'm dead, wait I feel fine, celebratin' poppin' champaigne Caught me in my zone, all alone, marijuana on my lip Fixin' for the herb, I'm packin' purple 'till I'm stiff Fall asleep in chairs or couches I don't give a shit Lil' sleepy boy, I'm overlookin' on a clip This that fuckin' cliffnote Cliff bars suck and clifford the dog was a nympho Breakin' 'till it fall apart, I guess you got the memo Good bye to my hello I was once a shade of blue but you turned to me yellow My color palette is minimum but I don't give a fuck Flip it 'till it's saturated, the vibrance ain't enough Been awake for days and I'm amazed that I'm still up Sleep is for the weak and I'm afraid of givin' up Yeah, I'm afraid of givin' up Yeah, I'm afraid of givin' up Yeah, I'm afraid of givin' up Yeah, I'm afraid of givin' up

I think I'd be better off alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I don't mind when I sleep all alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I think I'd be better off alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I don't mind when I sleep all alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I think I found the antidote I think I found another road I think I found some fucking hope, nope (Nope) I think I'm tryna find a way To rid of all these darker days But my mind's trapped inside a maze So I'll run so far from these shadows (From the shadows) Makeshift but my heart's still fragile (Heart's still fragile) I'd drown but the water's too shallow (Water's too shallow) My heads still caught in the gallows (Caught in the gallows) Your kiss is my remedy (Remedy) I fall to the ground so desperately (Desperately) Baby, I know that you're mad at me (Mad at me) Filling all the voids like cavities (Cavities) I think I'd be better off alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I don't mind when I sleep all alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I think I'd be better off alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I don't mind when I sleep all alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I guess this feeling lasts forever (Lasts forever) I guess we'll never be together (Be together) You're colder than I can remember But the ice is melting quickly I'm still wishing that you'd miss me (That you'd miss me) But you're gone and I never could replace you (Never could replace you) Mistraced new face but it ain't you (But it ain't you) Rebuilding the forts that I made you (Forts that I made you) No love but my hearts tryna breakthrough My chest 'cause its caving in (Caving in) I dwell in a cell in a realm of sin (Realm of sin) Six shots to the face of rum and gin (Rum and gin) I'm dead in the head so I guess you win (Guess you win) I think I'd be better off alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I don't mind when I sleep all alone Without you, without you, without you, without you I think I'd be better off alone (Better off alone, better off alone) I don't mind when I sleep all alone (I sleep all alone) Without you, without you