Tangy - Red Roses Lyrics

Eight months ago, I woke up to the bus on its side
Come back, got the red roses keeping me alive
July, here I am now back to normal life
But the path I took to get back here left me unsatisfied

Not gonna lie, stereotypes got me cornered
One on my back, two in my front, do I drive reverse or forward?
Now that my kind's in the spotlight, got no more fallacies
Hopefully I'm not camera shy in this new dynasty
Who am I to say that I'm not struggling to grow
My pride is like my shadow, I can never let it go but
Déjà vu hits after seeing campus in the snow
That's when I really knew that my work ethic took a toll
So
I let it slide, let myself fell alive
Took a break for my sake got my really pondering my
Mistakes, hello see ya, having fun, Pasadena
In some sense I felt freer, and I lost all my fears

Now is the time, let it be known
Spread out our wings, fly off the floor
We set the bar, ready for war
Cause' when we're heard, it is a roar
It's not who I am, it's who've I become
Here since I fell, here since day one
I've come back again, done more than once
I am me because

Eight months ago, I woke up to the bus on its side
Come back, got the red roses keeping me alive
July, here I am now back to normal life
But the path I took to get back here left me unsatisfied
You and I have really gone our separate ways I cant comply
To your needs, to my feelings but lately I've
Dreamed that we would be up here; the limit is the sky
Now I hope that I can share with you this dream of mine

Put aside this many times
Sick and tired of it, My
Goals are set twenty nine
Teen is waiting for me, I'm
Changing up my flow just so that I can show
My style's not so-so, my mind's been frozen
Sipping on some cocoa, day on the down-low
Looks aren't just for show just like a cup of boba
Rising from the bottom but we ain't no tapioca
Asians in the mainstream doesn't matter from what culture
Mixed up all together but we ain't no yakisoba
When I make it big see me pull up in my Toyota
I don't care what they say
Making my music while it's still fun and games
Thought about it the other day
I should be myself or else I'll keep re
Making this beat, what do I think?
I should not try to be better than me
So many obstacles tried to get me to fall
But a bus crash couldn't even stop me
I just wanna do my thing, just wanna finally
See that I can succeed, see that my effort leads
Somewhere, somewhere I can be heard for my vision
Cause being Asian never felt better so

Now is the time, let it be known
Spread out our wings, fly off the floor
We set the bar, ready for war
Cause' when we're heard, it is a roar
It's not who I am, it's who've I become
Here since I fell, here since day one
I've come back again, done more than once
I am me because

Eight months ago, I woke up to the bus on its side
Come back, got the red roses keeping me alive
July, here I am now back to normal life
But the path I took to get back here left me unsatisfied
You and I have really gone our separate ways I cant comply
To your needs, to my feelings but lately I've
Dreamed that we would be up here; the limit is the sky
Now I hope that I can share with you this dream of mine

I know I may never be a part of it
But
I don't need to be a good rapper, but I can be a great artist