Thank You My People/ Kaou Barikada - Jacob Young, David Rothenberg & Sidiki Camara

Love can make you cold Learn to love the pain that makes you grow Feels like in my soul It hit different when I'm sittin' here alone all by myself I still be hopin' that your lyrics are for me, not no one else To tell the truth I still got love for you but need to love myself (myself) Shit you put me through, you think I hate you but I don't, I care I still be hopin' that you happy All that front left you in the backseat, without me, yeah You can't mention me, don't at me (don't) You was wrong but I ain't angry, mm-mhmm Yeah Sorry that it took so long, had to find the right words for the right song Had to go away for a while, I was workin' on myself, tryna right wrongs Dealin' with these demons in my head But an angel kept tellin' me to stay strong, yeah Now I'm back home, in the studio with the gang, workin' all night long, yeah So, how can I fail? Seven figure checks come straight to the mail They would always say I'd be dead or in jail No label, no deal, I ain't takin' no L's In the Hills thinking 'bout the A City where I come from, they don't really play So the Glocks stay tucked, streets ain't safe Devil want my soul so, I gotta pray Yeah, I gotta pray Been hurt, been left, been stepped on Killed the game, eight years, still slept on Been jumped, been shot, been stabbed So the Escalade bulletproof, nigga all teflon In the hills doin' drugs with a model chick Know my lifestyle wrong, I ain't proud of it Lost touch with my faith I was in a dark place this year but I'm blessed to be out of it Trips to Greece, trips to Turks and Caic' Galleria shoppin' in the H Roses in a kitchen table vase Just to see a smile on mama's face Lost my auntie back in February Drown myself in Vodka Cranberry Crazy, last thing I ever told her was "Auntie, I just wanna be legendary" It's a lot on my mind, I don't say much Lost a lot this year, know it's been tough It's no trust, it's no love and I'm still numb And I feel like my day ones switched up Back then I had to wait in the front Now I walk straight to the back of the club People scream my name, DJ showin' love Make me think back to the times I was I lost my bro a block from where I stay I was down, they left without a trace Billboards in the cities that I lay Now they look up and they see my face Almost lost my life a couple times They gon' have to work it double time Hospitals rehabilitation Thinking back, man those were troubled times I'm lost and I'm still hurt Had a hard time findin' my self worth Still struggle with addictions and even though I'm distant I think I'm learnin' how to put myself first 'Cause I could've OD from the nosebleed It's cocaine in my blood, why I don't sleep Mix all kinda pills with the codeine I was runnin' from it all, know it don't seem Like that on Instagram but my life ain't perfect I just hope you see beneath the surface, uh Put my pain and my life in these verses Really I'm just hopin' that it's worth it Look, 'fore I'm back for the people again McLaren outside, got the keys to the Benz Poppin' champagne on another rooftop With a blunt screamin', "Fuck the police and the pigs" I ain't had shit to believe in They saw me dyin' and they left me here bleedin' Pleadin' with God for the answers, the problems I'm facin' 'Cause most of this shit is deceivin', but I'm happy I'm here and I'm breathin' Life taught me all lessons come with a meanin' Everything happens to you for a reason To the people I needed, thank you for leavin' Love can make you cold (cold) Learn to love the pain that makes you grow (that makes you grow) Feels like in my soul What ain't meant for you gotta let it go Gotta let it go, yeah (gotta let it go) Tryna hit euphoria Goin' it goes nowhere, nowhere, no