Angel

Never cared about bein' immortalised How can I stand with the opps and not with the tribe? They sell you a dream and they want you to glorify Got a rude awakenin', by ignorin', I pull the signs Why did I give you the keys to authorize shit on my behalf? Now, I'm scarred and mortified What did I expect from those livin' the corporate life? Unfortunately, honesty isn't normalized Had to get my shit together and get organized If your hand's in my pockets, I'm callin' up all the guys Though, I don't wanna be the reason of more divide Guess that's in my nature of bein' a water sign I'm sort of like, nothing is makin' sense in my awkward mind Give me your ears and let me feel the night Shootin' in the dark, guess I never saw the light Revoke access, I'm runnin' it back, yes Missin' opportunities, I wish I was that pressed Yeah, I say that shit with my damn chest You need me and you feel the loss of my absence The novelty wears oft after a few years After a few tears from challengin' new fears Learnin' everything I didn't on the come up We was too busy makin' music 'til the sun up Every day through the summer Didn't learn the business, and now, I'm duckin' for cover What a fuck up Might just leave a damn taste thinkin' I'm a sucker Come up out my damn face, nigga, did I stutter? It's gon' be a sad case if you see my brothers I can see how an artist can get tainted, frustrated They don't care if your mental is on the brink of somethin' dark As long as your cuttin' somebody's pay slip And sendin' their kids to private school in a spaceship Yeah, I refuse to be on a slave ship Give me all my masters and lower your wages Huh, what I'm bringin' to the table is more than a feast For the belly of the beast Didn't know I'm droppin' somethin' heavy for the streets Fuck the politics, I'm goin' Meghan on you neeks I need the best seats in the house When the truth unfolds, it's gonna be one hell of a scene Harry listenin' from Heaven on repeat He was backin' it when nobody believed "Play the game, play the game," is what they scream You can play the game, I don't see the need, no Feel so alive, I woke up and I prayed for a sign I know good things take time God sent me you as an angel When you're alone, the little thoughts that nobody knows Hardest thing to do was stay strong I knew I needed an angel My Saturn return in effect Life doesn't come with presets My frequency's seamless They want you give more, expect you to dream less Got me confessin' all my secrets You ain't the only one under deep stress Please, don't take my kindness for a weakness Get G-checked for your disrespect Perception and observation is clinical More headspace, I've been shavin' off my occipital They say, "You can't hate who you don't love" And they say, "Love is unconditional" I'm ready to do the unthinkable Fuck rules and everything that's traditional Giving your heart to someone might just leave you in a somethin', somethin' Feel so alive, I woke up and I prayed for a sign I know good things take time God sent me you as an angel When you're alone, the little thoughts that nobody knows Hardest thing to do was stay strong I knew I needed an angel An angel How you go against the same system you were colonized by? Brother, your whole ting compromised Havin' these conversations for self and nobody else Thinkin' they don't understand my thinkin' when I socialize I need an angel with me for armor I need accountability, partner I know that all these blessings are karma I need a fire lit by the seaside Purest manuka up in my beehive Give me a second, and let the beat ride Is there a golden key to the sweet life? I don't know what's got into me But, at least I'm makin' time for self and not others when I got free time New woman, don't tell me I shouldn't just because you couldn't They say, "Don't you give up too much of the truth to 'em" Well, I got nine more songs in the boot for 'em Figure this is the moment, I gotta speak now Head high, back straight, feet down Posture goin' crazy Had to stand tall while they were tryin' to break me Fuck that, you niggas didn't make me And, I say you will never infiltrate me Dim my light? Are you crazy? Yo, we two worlds apart, you know, lady, lady, lady Flo and I comin' like DeNiro with Scorsese Stop tryin' to box me, and there's no way you can place me Hit 'em with a classic then I got a little lazy Had to get a pen when I remembered that I'm JAY-Z Had to cut you off because I found out you are snakey I got angels guidin' my steps, guardin' my life from now until death Perspective is everything and I wonder what they see Hurt people, hurt people, I get it, but, don't play me My Saturn return in effect Life doesn't come with presets My frequency's seamless So, please don't take my kindness for a weakness 'Cause I got angels --- Angel - Little Simz