there was too many nights staying awake there was too many fights I wish to escape there was no end in sight how long will it take to turn this oven of a life on so my future can bake you always had to put me down looking back now was it worth it I am a pheonix fire burning im returning from the surface you were ruthless with your words you injured my worth and purpose now did you learn your lesson now that im becoming perfect yeah you heard me perfect why is it so concerning that im working, working, working so my future isnt worthless I keep on learning, learning, learning till I recite it like a sermon and keep it burning, burning, burning all bottled up like I'm a thermos I always hear these questions asking who made you do it they expect me to say Marshall but I wanna be like Gucci I wanna be like 2 chainz I wanna be like weezy I wanna be like Token I wanna be like Yeezy I wanna be like Baby I wanna be like Drizzy I wanna be like tell-it but right now I'm Vinny Terlizzi all I'm really doing is just showing you, me but there's so much more potential than I'm showing in me it's kinda hard dropping a song with no equipment it's hard to drop a song when Nobody will listen it's hard to write lyrics over and over up in a kitchen and try to study them like bible verses with a Christian it's hard to drop a banger and keep it consistent it's hard to wanna change up but always stay on mission it's hard to be tell-it when ya whole life you've been Vincent it's hard to have a social circle being so distant it's becoming hard to determine hobbies from a hustle it's hard to demolish bridges if you never clear the rubble it's hard to bare my skin so all they're seeing is the stubble it's hard to fix problems when you got a couple I just gotta know that i can always go harder even at the finish line I can even go farther I can walk through a mile of the flames with no bother I just spent about 15 years with no father I can do it if my mind continues to stay somber if my ADHD doesn't tell my mind to wander I just need to yield the fruits of my labor like a farmer I just gotta blow the fuck up like I'm a bomber how the fuck you say I'm not about it why you saying calm down now that I am rowdy why is it when I walk into a crowded place I'm all happy and all of you are always sad and all frowning why is it everybody's sycophantic two-faced Harvey dent siamese fragile like ceramics feel like all the hate is automatic I feel like all I bake is aromatic I wanna be able to walk into a place and not have to ask what's with all the static I just wanna feel opportunities in my grasp so I can grab it and twist success from a vision into a habit and then transform that habit until I'm addict it's all that I want and crave I gotta have it There's gonna be many nights Staying awake But no fights Just kicked back with A blunt to bake Got my future in sight Catch me eating the cake Full speed ahead What the fuck is the brakes?