Kota the Friend

The Cold
Kota Statik Selektah Uh, yeah Santa Monica, livin' and losing followers Gimmicks doin' a lot for the dollars, I don't acknowledge them Alcoholics Anonymous, livin' like hippopotamus Fuckin' 'round with the Oculus, digital me is wildin', I'm free God watchin', I'm gettin' hit by the breeze I tend to stumble and slip but never fought on my knees I'm living my life in tandem with all the shit I believe Movin' in unison with my spirit, toward the dream Take it to the block, always focused on the scheme B&Es, greener weed, all the possibilities All the soldiers on the Ave fallen, somethin' like the leaves In between, we crack a laugh, then remember how it be Branchin' off, 'cause really they ain't got nothin' for me Hear a lot of people talk, but ain't sayin' what they mean I just focus on they walk, notice if they hit the lean If I'm missin' what they sayin', 'cause they brushing when they speak, yeah Water in my soul, the pressure on my back Pushing through my lows I go fifty on my road, no one on my back Reapin' what I sow They wonder where I go when I get in my bag SongtexteWhere they can never know Fires in the cold, flying to the goal Separate the diamonds from the cold, the cold Never actin' or stuntin', I really want the action Still authentic, I plan to get it and get to practice If I said it, I meant it, print it, copy and fax it Lotta people just focus on how empty they glass it Income comin' aggressive, ironically it's passive I play my new shit but they are still dissectin' my last shit I'm a force, I be solo-dolo inside a habit Shawty tryna love me, she's sad 'cause living made me callous Came out the dungeon and then we took the palace I'm at the function for minutes, feel like I'm movin' backwards I'm on my legacy, put my children ahead of me Guardin' my woman from all of the garbage that turned me savage I'm focusin' past the physical, hear it and take it literal Every syllable, audible, hear it and see the visual Wrote it like, yeah, I thought it, you spittin' somethin' despicable Flowin' shit is nautical, savin' little for interviews Water in my soul, the pressure on my back Pushing through my lows I go fifty on my road, no one on my back Reapin' what I sow They wonder where I go when I get in my bag Where they can never know Fires in the cold, flying to the goal Separate the diamonds from the cold, the cold New year, new issues, don't ever let 'em get you Trust enough and look at my woman, I'm wondering who sent you Got the bag and fumbled it and woke up in a sweat pool Niggas couldn't kill me if they killed me like I'm Deadpool Made this shit for youngins mixin' vodka with the Red Bull I write the future, if you was wonderin' what my pen do Thought I'd be a loser, misguided, hungry, disheveled I'm running shit so crazy, don't need the trophies or medals I'm brushin' off the dust and layin' verse before it settles Got 'em mimickin' my moves, now they call me Geppetto I was sittin' in my room, sippin' sour, amarettos Dropping classic after classic, stacking bangers like they LEGOs Childish, higher learning, I ain't go to college Couldn't read me 'cause they couldn't see me through my eyelids I be that example how the pressure make a diamond And the pressure make a legend, live progressive on my island, yeah Water in my soul, the pressure on my back Pushing through my lows I go fifty on my road, no one on my back Reapin' what I sow They wonder where I go when I get in my bag Where they can never know Fires in the cold, flying to the goal Separate the diamonds from the cold, the cold Aus Songtexte Mania