Time-Tested

[Intro] Time-tested, I could never trust my methods Always undermine my efforts On the outside, looking quite mild-tempered On the inside, I fester (Three, two, one) Wait (Ha ha ha) [Verse 1] What's my allegiance? Why am I defeatist? Hues behind my eyes are precisely the skies of Egypt Alright, alright, alright I don't like it, we try delete it Deciding on not proceeding Fuck tryna define an Eden I think I need a brеak Sick of the forest, sick of the pain Don't bе alarmed, do me a favor Take me apart and put me away And set me free Let me pause for the day Count the scars in my brain And the cards in my hands I'm reassessing, I need a blessing I need attention, depleted essence I see no exit I see you when you see I'm jealous I seek for this needy depression to now cease Beating my psyche with the frequent questions You seem so comfortable in your skin While mine never seems to fit If I keep stretching, it’ll rip And now I'm almost at the point Where it seems sensible to quit But maybe I could still learn something I'll eventually forget, so [Chorus] You do you, but homie tell me, what am I? Quick before I'm out of time 'Cause time is what I need See the truth is the clock will go on Despite how I feel, it'll stop for no-one You do you, but homie tell me, what am I? Quick before I'm out of time 'Cause time is what I need See the truth is the clock will go on Despite how I feel and it'll stop for no-one [Bridge] Time's bested me, through high pressure Always dashed in on disasters, trimesters When I found the job, but climbed to find vengeance And all I've found is that I'm injured Wait (Ha ha ha) [Verse 2] Why would I need it? Who am I defeating? Fuck a corporate ladder and boring pattern repeating I ain't sort of average I'm door-slamming, I'm leaving I'm no longer embarrassed No more rapping in secret My mom, now says she's proud My mom, now says she's sorry My girl, says she's still proud My mind, still aims to harm me Success, doesn't disarm me Still stressed, still don't belong here I'm threatened by the calm 'Cause I'm blessed, but not accomplishing so My circumstances different But my thinking ain't Every time I throw out anger It just ricochets Sometimes the blues can dull But the pinks they fade And so it's rare for me to sing my praise For too long 'Cause I do wrong, and then I cave Always felt like nothing ever gon' end my pain Try to remember every step I've made In the right direction Try, accept the flesh I'm in (Yeah) [Chorus] You do you, but homie tell me, what am I? Quick before I'm out of time 'Cause time is what I need See the truth is the clock will go on Despite how I feel, it'll stop for no-one You do you, but homie tell me, what am I? Quick before I'm out of time 'Cause time is what I need See the truth is the clock will go on Despite how I feel and it'll stop for no-one