still awake freestyle Lyrics

Time is going tick-tock (TikTok), Cardi B inside her cardigan

I'm picking up the pieces so my life will never part again

Life's been getting harder, for the answer I can't call a friend

I went from playing Mario Kart to wishing I could park the Benz

Why you so defensive when you know I'm taking no offense

Grew up with Italians, when you step up, know I never ran

X's on my bucket list, and no I am not talking Ken

19 with a dream, and God's in power, so I know I can

Secretive addictions, my mentality would never snitch

Feeling so conflicted cuz my friends are always gonna switch

Weathering the storm, I'm keeping faith in that I will be rich

Hurricanes (Miami hurricanes) around me

But I stand my ground above the ditch

(Ay, ay)

You know what's so true

Fam and homies, it don't matter who you're close to

I've got some wounds in my back, that's from the home crew

And now I gotta stay on attack, to see my goals through

Battlegrounds are all in my chest

But it's trendy, so I tell myself to never obsess

Always me and myself, we're playing games like it's chess

Taking watch over queens who wanna keep me in check (chess reference)

I should talk to priests when I confess

But I trust nobody with my worries or stress

Feel like it's a race against time, it's a test

So now I attest, if I really want it all, I gotta notice I'm blessed

I've got a brother who looks up to me

A dog for keeping company

I feel like I have no friends or a girlfriend who is loving me

But I have never cared to entertain what I don't have

Still remaining thankful, going harder like I'm topaz

Going back to school, there's only 20 days of Summer

Hours I've recorded? I'm not tracking all the numbers

All I know is that my mind is feeling way too cluttered

It's from staying up all night writing songs under covers (with a)

Mindset that will not be defeated

Say you work as hard as me? Then I know that you cheated

On the beat, I spaz then I won't go to sleep

Because all that I can think about is killing that beat

And if i don't, then I'm off the edge like the coast

I'm throwing punches at my desk until it's perfect to boast

And even then, my hand will cramp and not drop the pen

If there's a thought in my mental, then it's written to them, eh

Mindset that will not be defeated

Say you work as hard as me? Then I know that you cheated

On the beat, I spaz then I won't go to sleep

Because all that I can think about is killing that beat

And if i don't, then I'm off the edge like the coast

I'm throwing punches at my desk until it's perfect to boast

And even then, my hand will cramp and not drop the pen

If there's a thought in my mental, then it's written to them, eh