Save Yourself

Forgive those who built you or break like they did

And you're like, "He couldn't have been that good"
That's irrelevant because I'm plantin' the seed
You know I'm sayin'? (Right, right)
How you reacted is exactly how I wanted you to react
That's why I said what I said, you know? (Right, right)
Because

I can't save you this time, you must save yourself
I can't save you this time, you must save yourself

Asleep at night with lullabies of all my mother's cries
Knock on her door, then knock some more, just making sure she's fine
It's typical to keep some tissues for her troubled times
But Kirkland ain't hold enough to dry my mother's eyes
Sat me down about my pops, Mom is ending things
I started playing like I'm fine, the first of many scenes
She gave me kisses, gave me hugs, and co-dependency
And ever since my father left, my mother now depends on me

I can't save you this time, you must save yourself
I can't save you this time, you must save yourself
Save yourself

I feel a lot, okay, the cops was on my block today
It was a shock when they ran off and took my pops away
It makes you wonder what he did that could have been so wrong
I got the call while I was tracking vocals on a song
Incarcerated, God can't wait to put my faith to test
Jada prayed for five days to keep you safe and blessed
On the sixth day, we had our very last call
And on the seventh day, he passed from cardiac arrest

I can't save you this time, you must save yourself
I can't save you this time, you must save yourself
Save yourself
I can't save you this time, you must save yourself
I can't save you this time, you must save yourself

Hey, lil' mama, did you call your daddy today?
Huh? Did you call your daddy?
Anyway, daddy called to say he love you, and see what you were doing
Okay, bye