To my family
From my blood to my peers
My friends to my fans
Through the blood sweat and tears
You were there for me
and without you I wouldn't be
That's why I see you when I look at me
[repeat]
First and foremost, my blood family
For understanding me for causing most of my sanity and insanity
can't even start describing the canopy you provided
I stand beneath to withstand and survive the damage and find
an advantage in a fight I'm told I can't defeat
You grant me the strength when I'm branded weak and you taught me to use my hands and feet
Instead of handed me what I needed, when my feet couldn't stand
Instead of a crutch, you're the trampoline set beneath them
Not leading, but guiding, you helped turn my fantasy to a dream
Then my dream into a goal I can land when I got a team
That I can pass to, to always have my back through it all
it ain't perfect but getting it through all the proof that we are
at least as a dynamic, when we find we can manage it
Stand together providing a peace in times of panic
and I know there's good and bad, we all come with our issues but
in the worst conditions I know the loves unconditional
To my family
From my blood to my peers
My friends to my fans
Through the blood sweat and tears
You were there for me
and without you I wouldn't be
That's why I see you when I look at me
[repeat]
Where to start.. I know I'm hard to be depended on
but I'm lucky that friends like y'all respect the struggle that comes with coming up independent, long
Nights recording, and days writing til the ink is gone
the true addiction I'm used to living to spend each minute on
and when the song's are finished, the business side is beginning
Outside the shows and studios, music defines the living
of an artist still, giving up a lot, because it's hard to fill this cup
When the water's given in drops with more that's spilling than not
Not to say I don't overdo it, I know I do,
the truth is though, I probably always will, it's road I choose
Just hope that you don't misunderstand it
With every plan that I miss it's not because I don't miss kicking it, you're like family
Granted, I know that lately I haven't acted as such
but that's the thing, you still all had my back in the clutch
and that's love, so I hope this better explains
You're still the realest friends I've had to this day, that never changed
To my family
From my blood to my peers
My friends to my fans
Through the blood sweat and tears
You were there for me
and without you I wouldn't be
That's why I see you when I look at me
[repeat]
Now to you: I'm sorry I'm late, I ain't told you yet
but here it goes, hope you know this is straight from my open chest
To the person my voice is reaching
the reason I'm keeping it real when speaking like there's no choice between it
the people that hear this noise and call it art
that say I keep 'em together, do they know that without 'em I'd fall apart?
No..they probably don't know that even though with most of 'em
Our roads won't ever meet, something deeper's keeping us close though
So, here's to you if this applies
To anyone that ever told me my music affects their lives
and every time you said I served as inspiration it's mutual
Place worth on my pain when you take what I say and use it
Relating; it makes it easier knowing it's not in vain
I can face it by keeping faith that it may be your way to freedom
and my chains seem to loosen up
You give my struggle purpose and knowing I'm not alone keeps me music for us
To my family
From my blood to my peers
My friends to my fans
Through the blood sweat and tears
You were there for me
and without you I wouldn't be
That's why I see you when I look at me
[repeat]
credits
from HeartBeat,
released May 31, 2012
produced by D.R.O., engineered by BeatBlocked Productions
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023