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When I wake up, no makeup, half naked, I feel like I’m the shit Pardon my language, but hang ups do not define the kid No, I’m not flawless, I’m scarred up and I’m fine with it My body art a laundry list of all of life’s unkindnesses But—I still sip tea and chant om, and live free, cause hardships and heartbreaks, turn to rap epiphanies And mom told me stay woke cuz all gold ain’t glistening Choose your words wisely cuz the all knowing’s listening But, no worries. I’m Gucci My thighs a lil juicy, my dialogue lil awkward, my idols still move me My life is a movie, like Raheem and Mookie, I’m just trying to do the right thing, hope that it improves me My bamboos are costume, sue me You’ll be soon accustomed to me This the moral, I got royal hemoglobin coursing thru me And my strength is now inhuman, I get that straight from my umi Signed and sealed from out the grill of yours and truly You better shine on 'em baby, you a star. You betta Be exactly who you are-Forever Cause they gon' try and change your heart. Don’t let 'em Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are You better shine on 'em baby, you a star. You betta Be exactly who you are-Forever Cause they gon' try and change your heart. Don’t let 'em Cause you're sure damn fine, just the way you are I ain’t get here overnight SongtexteI was in that mirror like 4-5 times a week, with my mala beads reciting affirmations like holy rites And I still don’t know everything But I guess confessions from 8 by 11s in studio sessions seem like it’s only right And trust me, this my therapy, fuck yo couch, Finna murk all these Murphy types funny styling me, shut your mouth Touch me, I’m slaughtering crews, squads, goons, teams, the queen is coming to rule your region, coming for all of your assets, plus your house I ain’t always have it in me No tolerance for pretending I was 14 yrs old forcing pills down my throat so my baby fat diminished Still got the scars from cutting my wrists when I thought that life was finished Now they remind me what my lows look like now I know the sky’s the limit Ok. Never claimed to be perfect That’s an impossible dream I’m just saying that I’m worth it That’s the responsible thing Spent half my life trying find my light from outside sources, while the only voice that mattered came from me You betta shine on em baby, you a star. You betta Be exactly who you are-Forever Cuz they gon try and change your heart. Don’t let up Cuz You so damn fine, just the way you are You betta shine on em baby, you a star. You betta Be exactly who you are-Forever Cuz they gon try and change your heart. Don’t let up Cuz You so damn fine, just the way you are When Roc go in, she too aggressive, that’s too masculine And her content lil too obsessive, just relax a bit She say she god, that’s narcissistic, just the facts of it Nah, I Don’t really eff with female rappers, that shit sacrilege Glad I learned early not to internalize every ink up Daddy told me with every opinion there comes a sphincter And they would rather see dem thots than popularize a thinker While them lion/lying archetypes is chasing cat, I’m trying Sphinx her Rap pharoah, skin Caramello, apparel mainly vintage Marrow composed of warriors so every verse became a vengeance Went thru too much hell to not be fire, but they still feigning ignorance So now I came to collect my just due with remaining interest Baby, I’m a star without the Flash, fame or Fenty Came out the dark lit up the entire game upon my entry Kept it 100, messed around and gained another century in this, now I’m aimed to pop off til my mental chamber’s empty I’m unbothered, your standards is irrelevant, I might eff around and rock a baldie all just for the hell of it They been trying to martyr me for ages cuz of my melanin So now I’m soaking uv rays with shea slathered on my abdomen My dude, I’m magic, my gang is goddess, my mood is savage, that’s Genghis Khan, these bars moving mountains, my range astonishing Dangerous sonnets like raining comets, they blazing-trails thru planets, all hail this kind of amazing That’s right, we’ll call it self love Discovered I was dope, and indulged like upscale drugs And u could call me arrogant if that’s gon help love, but if you trying to knock me down, your demolitions failed, bruv You betta shine on em baby, you a star. You betta Be exactly who you are-Forever Cuz they gon try and change your heart. Don’t let up Cuz You so damn fine, just the way you are You betta shine on em baby, you a star. You betta Be exactly who u are-Forever Cuz they gon try and change your heart. Don’t let up Cuz You so damn fine, just the way you are You betta shine on em baby, you a star. You betta Be exactly who you are-Forever Cuz they gon try and change your heart. Don’t let up Cuz You so damn fine, just the way you are You betta shine on em baby, you a star. You betta Be exactly who uyo are-Forever Cuz they gon try and change your heart. Don’t let up Cuz You so damn fine, just the way you are Aus Songtexte Mania