Youth // Service - Cactus Lyrics

My phone got more verses than the bible
We the new wave, catch our album on tidal
Y'all know the title, Tokyo Rose
Bunch of kids 'round the world just inspired by our idols
Feeling so idle, when I'm not writing
Got no motivation, in my bed feeling lifeless
Going crazy like I'm claiming 2Pac sightings
I don't wanna trust nobody 'cause they too damn trifling
Uh, don't know what the f*ck to do
Failing school, feeling like a fool
But i play it cool i dont like showing feels cuz im the shyest f*ckin' dude
But I'm tryna keep it real, although I'm often feeling mute, uh
Used to be afraid to be myself because i'm passive
Used to sag my pants just to validate my blackness
Now my confidence is getting hotter than a cactus
Rapture is my target, i'm hungry like Katniss

Now my confidence is gettin' hotter than a cactus
Put me in the desert I'm still livin', I'm still crafting
Been through worse, you can miss me with the matches
Y'all don't really phase me, you're just givin' me some practice
Now my confidence is gettin' hotter than a cactus
Put me in the desert I'm still livin', I'm still crafting
Been through worse, you can miss me with the matches
Y'all don't really phase me, you're just givin' me some practice

Pick ya poison boy, fake it till you make it
You can live ya life by playin coy until ya passion been destroyed
Or, just be yourself, f*ck opinions, f*ck your wealth
F*ck the people puttin' you down, in time they'll come around
Used to wanna be a doctor, that was where the moneys at
Watchin House and ER eatin' TV dinners
Always dreamin' where the future'd bring us, only focused on them paper stacks
10 years later, same mindset, but
Now i'm writin' raps and I been to the bottom where the rocks at
Try to picture that, nowhere to go but up from there
Sick of bein walked on like stairs so I
Dared to walk the stairway to heaven
Holy escalator, I'm double steppin'
Full stride, on a full ride, to a whole life, and I bathe in blessings
I used to cry and hide 'cause I knew troubles bound to happen
Used to think the only way to make it by was actin' but
Now I'm loud and proud, cause my mental's hotter than a cactus
Time to flip the script and run it on you bastards

Now my confidence is gettin' hotter than a cactus
Put me in the desert I'm still livin', I'm still crafting
Been through worse, you can miss me with the matches
Y'all don't really phase me, you're just givin' me some practice
Now my confidence is gettin' hotter than a cactus
Put me in the desert I'm still livin', I'm still crafting
Been through worse, you can miss me with the matches
Y'all don't really phase me, you're just givin' me some practice

Oye oye, por un rato
God gave me wings, my motto
Don't tie me down, that's Tonto
I've had bands burnt like El Chapo
People love to rage in their convos
Hate's fast food, and they bought a combo
I ain't really scared of you bog trolls
Don't see it straight, you Picassos
I came in the game with a ball and chain
A hand grenade and a can of paint
If you don't want change, then get out the way
Because these walls about to get defaced
Wear my heart in this graffiti
My art speaking, can you hear me
Guard the garden, keep scheming
Team will get me, if I'm bleeding