Take Me as I Am (feat. 16GEECHI & Rolla) - #BigSelfMade DEZY, Producerjreed & Tay The Great

Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful Well, this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am Don't underestimate me Make me feel like I ain't okay Your bullshit ain't fooling me One man false economy Underappreciated Make me feel like I ain't okay Your high praise ain't feeding me One girl false autonomy Well this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I– Overcomplicating Makes me feel like I ain't okay You're waiting for me to fall You're so forgettable From how I understand it Everybody thinks it's okay (is it okay?) To keep up the status quo Well, that ain't no more So this is the last time that I give you anymore (I don't think so) Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful So this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am You're trying to conversate When I don't want to hear you talking Your bullshit ain't fooling me One man false economy Underappreciated Make me feel like I'm okay Your high praise ain't feeding me And that ain't no more So this is the last time I give you anymore (Three, two, one) Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful So this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am You think you're touching me With your clichés I've heard before You wanna turn back the time Make it rewind I wanna be myself and I Don't wanna sacrifice my love So let it go Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful Well, this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am Well, this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am

When your eyes Look at me come Tell me what do They see It's not what you Had expected And wanted me To be You're blinded by Social fraud and A victim of Stereotypes You never Compromise so You can't see the All the lies The way that I am The things that I do you just Don't agree You tell me The things to Change it's Just for the Best of me But I won't Fall for your small And closed-minded Ways to be I hope that Someday you Will see Take me As I am Take me As I am Your mindset is So contracted You think yours The only way Can't stand All your radiation I don't want you to stay Your bigotry ruined All the things That we both could Have been Emotions are dead Inside of me Take me As I am Or get out Of my sight Take me As I am Don't make me Wanna hide Take me As I am No need to Criticize Take me As I am You won't change my mind Take me As I am Or get out Of my sight Take me As I am You won't Change my mind Take me as I am Take me as I am Take me as I am Take me as I am Take me as I am Take me As I am Or get out Of my sight Take me As I am Don't make me Wanna hide Take me As I am No need to Criticize me Take me As I am You won't change my mind Take me As I am Or get out of my sight Take me As I am Don't make me Wanna hide Take me As I am No need to Criticize Take me As I am You won't change my mind Take me as I am Take me as I am

I wanna send this one out to my vanilla ice-cream chocolate pudding pie That stayed with me in the hood, do or die Refugee camp Yeah, this one goes out to my almond joy My banana that never split The one that stuck with me Before I had the bling bling I thought I'd hit up in Sing Sing Who would have ever thought that we'd be doing our thing I know I did a little cheating But once I got caught I send you a dozen of roses You sent them back and told me go to hell But girl you know that, you take me as I am Even though my fam don't understand Why I put that rock up on your hand That's cos you take me as I am (take me as I am) You take me as I am (yeah, I'm a take you as you are) Even when my girls can't understand (They don't know) I choose you as my man But you take me as I am, my, my man You're my girl (my man) You're my girl (my man) You're my lady (my man) You're my baby When I was rocking jelly and had a little belly Who woulda ever thought, you'd think I was sexy I say it with an attitude, I admit I came off rude But still you love me, I know I get on your nerves sometimes and i dont know why And I don't know why you take me as I am Even when my girls can't understand I choose you as my man (my man, yeah) Cause you take me as I am (take me as I am) You take me as I am, girl I'm a take you as you are Even though my fam don't understand (They can't understand no, no, no, no) Why I put that rock up on your hand (girl) That's cause you take me as I am You're my girl (you're my man) You're my girl (you're my man) You're my lady (you're my baby) You're my baby (my honey) You're the ocean that breathes that I feel when I'm blowing my trees alone You're the sun that shines when the darkness strikes at night You're the love of my life, you're my girl, you're my wife You're mine, and I'm yours, you take me as I am Wait a minute Can't believe you take me as I am, am, am, no, oh Even when they don't understand why you love me ( I love u girl) I choose you as my man Cause you take me as I am (take me as I am) You take me as I am, girl I'm a take you as you are Even though my fam don't understand My people on the block, they don't understand, no, no Why I put that rock up on your hand Cause I take you as you are, you're a star You're my girl (you're my man) You're my girl (you're my man) You're my lady (you're my baby) You're my baby (my honey)