[Chorus]
I roll solo, I ain’t got a fucking team
The lyrics and the beats, I only rely on me
And I’m the only person who gon’ promote a release
It’s required, I’m just doing what I need
I roll solo, I ain’t got a fucking team
The lyrics and the beats, I only rely on me
And I’m the only person who gon’ promote a release
It’s required, I’m just doing what I need
[Verse 1]
My shit is profound however I wish I had a team around me
To dance around when I’m making songs to see how it’s sounding
You maybe astounded but I wrote ‘Me’ cooped up in a classroom
And I was lonely as hell in my room when I penned part two
This is independent, take some notes
Had no path and so I paved my own
No rappers or singers create with Joe and that’s exactly why I remain alone
Solitude is bliss - not for me though, I’m pissed
Tryna reach new heights but I need a vibe to make hits
[Chorus]
I roll solo, I ain’t got a fucking team
The lyrics and the beats, I only rely on me
And I’m the only person who gon’ promote a release
It’s required, I’m just doing what I need
I roll solo, I ain’t got a fucking team
The lyrics and the beats, I only rely on me
And I’m the only person who gon’ promote a release
It’s required, I’m just doing what I need
[Verse 2]
Tryna be realer, aight? Ride ‘Till I Die was killer, fly
A Likely Goodbye - not as much but still I tried
I got brothers and blood relatives
When I wreck this shit they gon’ edit it
I need to someone to share the space with
And take music back to the basics
I was dealt with a hand that had no face cards or aces
All I got is content and cadence, no homies to put me on playlists
But I’m gonna do it on my own and make a mark on anything I put my hands on
And that mark’ll be mine ’til I have a pedestal to stand on
[Chorus]
I roll solo, I ain’t got a fucking team
The lyrics and the beats, I only rely on me
And I’m the only person who gon’ promote a release
It’s required, I’m just doing what I need
I roll solo, I ain’t got a fucking team
The lyrics and the beats, I only rely on me
And I’m the only person who gon’ promote a release
It’s required, I’m just doing what I need
[Verse 3]
When I step to the mic then I’m fighting my demons
And rapping in spite of
Everybody who said I wasn’t ever good enough
The last EP things were lookin’ up
If you wanna have ur shot then take a pew
No denying the fact I wrote a lot but I’m sure you knew
I don’t need any permission to say what I want on the cloud
I’m crazy enough to have thought it up and now I’ve written it, it’s in my mouth
I’m not really bragging, I just got a vision
And want it to happen and people to listen
This passion meeting persistence
Minus the fashion sense and the crystals
[Bridge]
Ettrick Shepherd with a pen is like Picasso with a brush
I built the fucking canvas so it’s only mine to touch
I was sitting in the library when I made the beat for ‘Rush’
This is one of my addictions so a lot is not enough
[Verse 4]
Yeah, it’s not enough
I’ve been stocking up
On ideas, hoping they’re popular
I write my own bars
I don’t need an engineer
You got beats to send? Don’t send them here
I’m DIY, no debts to fear
Lazy artists, I don’t let them near
Cos they have agendas and they’re seldom clear
Or don’t persist and just never appear
Yeah I just said that
Waiting around is a set-back
Don’t send me a verse or say that you will
Pretending to work, your word is not real
You’re more slack than me
But that’s still horseback to a Bentley
Raw snacks to a cooked feast
World tour to a meet and greet
