Lighters-Ahmir

By the time you'll hear this, I probably already flew away Told me I wouldn't fly, but who the hell are you to say that I can't grow a pair of wings and do it? I throw my wings and spread 'em to the sky and try to leave this chicken coupe one day You can leave and try to hate from a glance Just know that in my life 'til now, nobody gave me a chance Misunderstood, more than anything, in fact, all my fun fell Feeling like I'm lifting backpacks full of dumbbells Stop thinking I'll be off and away Saying my, heads in the clouds, but my body's in space And even if you take these glasses off my face I'm still focused on my goal to keep the dominant place Brain's full of clear statements like, "You better achieve it." I'm not giving up the only thing I ever believed in If I'm cocky, I'm hiding the fact that I'm just too prideful Actually, I take it back, I'll be cocky when I decide to If mama's bending backwards to keep the family active I'mma blast it with rap tactics so drastic so she'll relax In a million dollar house that I'll buy when I go platinum Don't believe me now? Then believe my future B.E.T. I'm bad at this, but I'm zooming up Too cool for ya, but I'll prove hussy sissies I'm a balloon blown up I don't care about you, if I'm rude, so what? It feels so good to be more at it with pace Feeling great, cause they always catch an orgasm off hate If there's a time and place for fame then I don't plan to be late Insult my dream? I'll tear your nose out of your face And honestly, I'm really getting so proud of my race Put an Asian hand in the air, we're no longer out of place And if they say you can't do it because of your ethnicity Then please turn examples or a reference into me I'm so convinced that my a** will be next in history Ahmir, hit this beat... yo I wanna see a skyful A delightful eyeful 'bout as high as the Eiffel 'Til the night's bright, the sight's so insightful So why they wanna rifle shoot down and stifle our dreams? With a spiteful face, they frightful I'm just trying to find my rightful place But there's a whole lot of riddles in the rap game But I'm the one, you can see it in the middle of my last name (Jones) Blood, sweat, and tears, I'm dedicated Dropped out, so they say I'm uneducated Before I hit rock bottom, I levitated (I was) Beyond devastated (but strong) I never faded Tried to end the dram', they wan' escalate it Tried to pull me down to the ground, I elevated Played on, stayed calm, and I meditated Now I'm an A-bomb with napalm detonated I know you fellas waited It's like an acid rainstorm, whenever I brainstorm, umbrellas hate it I gotta-g-gotta go 'til my fountain stops 'Til I'm c-c-counting guap on the mountain top Without balance or t-t-talent, they finally drop I f-f-found a spot, they j-j-jotting verses around the clock I'm innovating, they imitating the style I got them c-c-cocky and they just c-c-copying how I rock I'm hot, and this really should make it clear for you I know you mad and I'm here for you D-Pryde, J-Reyez, Chilla Jones and Ahmir for you Trust, you can't compare us to a mere mortal So strong, they hated for so long I waited and transformed and made it to Voltron And if it all goes wrong, I can't back out Cause I bring a lighter in the booth, man, I black out Mr. J-R-E-Y-E-Z By the time you hear this, I would've already made my mark In the world, going far, everything I say is from the heart Every moment from the start, my people got guided me through it Trying to make this music, never losing, I'mma keep it moving You're looking stupid if you hating someone you don't know I see a glance of the future, see the greatness down the road Gotta plan, and a fewer mistakes I won't make And fate is so great, today is a good day And life just gets better, when you appreciate So put your lighters up, let's all seize the day And live for the moment, get a cam and record it And you can't ignore it, you gotta go feel awarded I know it's hard, but you can never scheme to forfeit I'm still the same little kid with a dream before this You gotta go and own it, this is the right time Celebrating with a cup of last night's wine So the moral of the story is, no matter who you are You, too, can be glorious, don't let 'em tear your dreams apart Every celebrity was told they couldn't be a star Don't let a slice to your psyche remain and be a scar You got the brain, you got the heart, courage All from God, you ain't gotta go to Oz because Everything you need, it lies within So push towards what you believe when lies begin I remember in September when the label said, "Amazing" Put your name on this page, and we will take you in Good thing Ahmir persevered Yeah, never let them haters win Patient waiters, this finally about to serve like we catering So bottom line is, I control my destiny Screw jealousy and the rest of that garbage that you telling me Get out of here, doubt in fear, my enemy You're like a mattress salesman, I'm sleeping on what you selling me You and I know what it's like To be kicked down, forced to fight But tonight, we're all right So hold up your lights Let it shine