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The Pivot
Whutsiznaim
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A yo I spent the better part of my life siphoning dreams
Trying to decipher why desires for ciphers didn't mean
That I was on my way though I was big on the scene
But local's only local when you dream of being king
Put my music on a larger scale, yeah but what did that entail?
Radio and shows a video, it was hard to tell
That I'd never get bigger than I already was
Thought I'd get it out the mud but I was stuck in the sludge
Moved North, me and Rue thought -- we was 'bout to blow
Civilians all believed us but labels kept saying no
A sadomasochistic flow that drove me down a hole
Fuck all my artistic goals I knew I had to go
A yo we all started one way, in one direction
Probably did the same thing 'cause we felt protection
Then we realized the path we chose was hectic
And it didn't make us happy no more -- that's reflection
Thought we knew magic, but it was tragic
Crippling to conceal it but pivoting, that's the real trick
Stuck in a job that feels like 25 years
Stuck chasing art but now you're living your fears
'Cause now you're broke and you don't know what to do
Plus your relationship is totally through
It's time to pivot, uh uh, to pivot (yeah)
It's time to pivot, uh uh, The Pivot
If you talk a lot of shit and you don't really live it (yeah)
It's time to pivot, uh uh, to pivot
Now I'm in the second act, and my credit's still in tact
And my head is healing back, and I'm really feelin' that
Took a good decade or more just to stop the reelin' back
Took at least another 5 just to get this feeling back
Had to learn to meditate and figure out a whole career
Bank account was such a joke that I couldn't afford my tears
Took me till my late 30's before I even made
Anything that resembled a normal living wage
And though I'm a much older age I still think on some days
About how trying to find a mirage was the cause of all my rage
Chasing rap dreams did this to me -- PTSD
Played the craps game like a dummy -- but now I'm free
A yo we all started one way, in one direction
Probably did the same thing 'cause we felt protection
Then we realized the path we chose was hectic
And it didn't make us happy no more -- that's reflection
Thought we knew magic, but it was tragic
Crippling to conceal it but pivoting, that's the real trick
Stuck in a job that feels like 25 years
Stuck chasing art but now you're living your fears
'Cause now you're broke and you don't know what to do
Plus your relationship is totally through
It's time to pivot, uh uh, to pivot (yeah)
It's time to pivot, uh uh, The Pivot
If you talk a lot of shit and you don't really live it (yeah)
It's time to pivot, uh uh, to pivot
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