The Confrontation

It is what it is, it was what it was
Yeah

Hey, uh, confrontation is confirmation
I can't make a decision just based on observation
'Cause when your energy is off, I need a conversation
But you're too comfortable with strangers for validation
Yeah, I think I'm losing patience
You niggas get too comfortable
But no more Mr. Nice Guy, that shit insufferable
I choose violence, so fuck being vulnerable

'Cause when I chose silence
Man, that shit made me uncomfortable
And if I'm being honest, dawg
That shit is not recoverable
Don't go hating yourself trying to be lovable
Don't go catching on feelings, acting untouchable
Don't ignore your gut feeling, always being gullible
'Cause lately, to me, it seems like loyalty is adjustable, nigga

Yeah, but we move, right?
Sad generation, all them Twitter likes don't prove you're right
Being alive sucks to you, come close to losing life
So choose life
'Cause if it doesn't hurt, then it's not love
That shit comes with the pain, nigga, package deal
Gotta keep it moving though, baby, otherwise you'll never heal
One thing consistent is the common will
Yeah, that's just me, that's just how I feel
I never fake a smile just to, uh

No more complaints about the industry from me
Fuck talent, fuck hard work, nigga, just pay the fee
You gotta kiss the right asses, don't be like me
Get your fake smile game up, nigga, you wanna eat
'Cause every time you check the lineup, it's on repeat
Just gotta sacrifice to ask who just to get a seat
Motherfuckers don't understand, man, this shit gets deep
That's why niggas get coked up and they can't sleep

Imagine starring at the mirror and you can't see you
Just the brand that you built up to try feed you
And the brands are watching, nigga, so you can't speak truth
No fumbling the bag, so you can't be you
You know, the reason why niggas wanna be like you
They figured doing it like you is guaranteed W's
Then it's you versus self, like an Ang Lee flick
And then you realize all that shit don't mean shit

Yeah, confrontation is confirmation
I'm not surprised that it ended with no communication
I'm just confused how you made it about remuneration
Then took it personal just to protect your reputation
Yeah, it's all a simulation
This whole time, I avoided making a speculation
This whole time, I've been waiting to have a conversation
But you would rather pay lawyers to make a mediation

Yeah, tribulations and trials
Suddenly, you demanding exaggerated amounts
Got me thinking I should've left solo back in the South
You niggas never deserved to step foot in my mama house
Yeah, can't believe they switched the narrative around
Everybody said I'm the reason the crew was falling out
When I'm the reason why certain niggas could put an album out
And I'm the reason why everybody's familiar with them now, yeah

And everybody would vouch
I did it even though the industry wouldn't allow
I guess I'll only get my flowers when I'm buried in the ground
Unfortunately, it's too late to reconcile
Whatever's in the past, I'm leaving it all behind
I took a wrong turn 'cause I wasn't reading the signs
Took me four years to figure all of it out
It was only holding me back, trying to hold you niggas down

I said what I said, regretted it over the years
It is what it is, one bucket and two tears
I did what I did, that's the reason I'm still here
But like Jimmy Hoffa, they want me to disappear
These young niggas treated my verses like souvenirs
You downplaying my story just because they told you theirs
All I wanted was to make that list
Until I realized that all that shit don't mean shit, nigga

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