Chandler. - Acquaintances Lyrics

She ask me Chandler do you know the reason you're alive
Too many real ones passing now I gotta take the prize
So when you see me and you're staring back into my eyes
Know that the air is black but still I'm only seeing white
Gotta keep that tunnel vision
And when you moving know you gotta keep that one condition
Can't no one take you in this life unless they caught you slipping
My words eternal, so I always keep that tunnel vision, I keep that tunnel vision
My mind is racing but I notice that my body is chilling
I know that part of me is hoping I die young
So I can be like one of those legends and never live as a villain
What's going through my mental in this moment I'm revealing
To never see a casket before I get to a million
To never burn to ashes before I pack out a building
I guess I'm the kid bumping out of the basement
Thinking 'bout the dream destinations
It's funny, success is defined not by the women and dimes
Not by the finest of wines
Not how you're spending time
No, success is just the changing of location
So distance from where you started is more than a migration
The farther that you find where your heart is the ticket to every artist
And in the hour of darkest, I'm realizing that it's salvation
I'm hoping that you're hearing my oration
It's only a matter of time before my first ovation
Gotta keep that tunnel vision
And when you moving know you gotta keep that one condition
Can't no one take you in this life unless they caught you slipping
My words eternal, so I always keep that tunnel vision, I keep that tunnel vision
I've been tryna think of ways to keep it moving
As if my pen pushing hasn't made me a shoe-in
I know that execution's equally important to the vision
How long they choose to love me will never be my decision
How long I have to push for this I really couldn't say
I hope that on the journey I'm never losing my way
I hope my city loves me like Mac Dre in the Bay
And even if they don't I'll put my back to the face
That's right I'm back in the race
These lackadaisical rappers could never act in my place
Even if they aim at you, you gotta keep on pushing the pace, all blue the face
I'm new in this case
I'm queuing my fate
Realizing that I gotta think for more than what my checks can allow
I hit the deck with specs to show these kids what I'm 'bout
And I'm climbing pedestals you could say I'm higher than loud
I'm just here to spread my message you can't quiet me now
Tell me what you know about the kid from the South
Did you know he breathes flame when it's spit from the mouth
Did you know he's cash money like the galleons out of Gringotts
And he could slay Goliath like David did with the slingshot
I really gotta thank my dad for raising me
Single father made a young man so amazingly
And when I'm on the stage, spitting bars while they paying me
All the people that were hating, berating me are the same people that will then be awaiting me
Waiting for the time that I come home so they can praise me
Saying "Chandler please date me" or "Chandler can you blame me"
No one really thought you'd do this, well that doesn't make two of us
Whoever you were talking 'bout it wasn't me, it's ludicrous to say I wouldn't make it
Like tryna eat a steak without the cutlery, I really hate to break it
To you but you gotta understand
Can't make money off acquaintances but money off of fans