[Intro: Telephone Operator, Nix]
Message received yesterday at 5:23pm
Yo, whatup, homie, it's just Nix here. Um, I don't know if you've seen, um, but they're doing a gig on Sunday for, Adam's, uh, to raise money for Adam's family. I've got a set on, but I was wondering if you wanted to do that 'stressed out' joint. Um, I haven't spoken to [?] about, like, I dunno, what the dealio is and set times and shit and like. Um, but, yeah, it would be cool to do that track if you want to do it, holla. Get back to me. Peace, son
Uh, yo
[Verse 1: Nix]
It's been hard these days to capture what I'm tryna say
What time has passed, I'm still managin' to find my way
Look, I'm stuck between cashin' in a life that's safe
And convincin' myself that the passion hasn't died away
So [?]
Existin' in a comfort zone when really I've just dug a hole
The cost of livin' is a villain quick to crush your soul
Listen, if I'm under oath, this is what I wanted, no
Fit to grind, but how do I come to terms with this?
I'm just a person discoverin' what my purpose is
Nothings perfect, I'm not sayin' "Fuck the world" and shit
But I lost love, I'm done sayin' "Fuck the girl I miss"
I was dumb and lost my step on the way in
I was stuck in a picture M.C. Escher had painted, uh
It's a test, so I've been mentally patient
'Cause ups and downs come and go on some Mexican wave shit
I'm past buggin' out and rockin' over empty beats
I wonder 'bout all the obstacles I've yet to greet
Logically, I guess I've gotta move eventually
But where can one go with just a pocket full of empathy?
See, my opus is a dream and a struggle
And that sequence in between, it's the reason we hustle
So trust I won't be retreatin' the jungle
When each lesson learned is just another piece of the puzzle
[Chorus: Nicola Marie]
I really know how it feels to be
Stressed out, stressed out
When you're face to face with [?] adversity
I really know how it feels to be
Stressed out, stressed out
We're gonna make this thing work out eventually
[Post-Chorus: Nicola Marie]
Know how it feels
To be
Know how it feels
To be
[Verse 2: Hayds]
Yeah
They say that music is like therapy; we use it to vent
I guess it's good for clearin' our head and relievin' the stress (True)
So many things I need to get off my chest
'Cause life can been a mother-f like Finch (Huh)
But I learnt that you can either get discouraged and crack from the pressure
Or man up to it and use it to build up your strength
I've put in work for court time, 'cause I'm not built for the bench (Nah)
I'm built for buzzer beaters, baby, makin' haters get drenched, uh
I strive to only give people the best of me (Best)
So any negative energy just deflects off me (Yeah)
'Cause the only things that last are memories
That's why I'm tryna apply that Muhammad Ali recipe (C'mon)
And time's movin' so fast, it keeps passin' me by
Like far side on some timelapse shit
Now my best friends are either gettin' married or they're havin' kids (*Whistles*)
I'm still single, sacrificin' all of that for this
But is it wrong to want 'em both? Can it all coexist?
Or am I selfish and just scared to commit?
Questions runnin' through my mind, overlappin' themselves
Knowin' that I won't be ready till I'm happy with self
I pray for unconditional love, money and good health
God forgive me if I'm greedy for wantin' that kind of wealth (Uh, uh, yeah)
I'm just a young man with plans and good intentions
But I need a little help to ease this tension
[Chorus: Nicola Marie]
I really know how it feels to be
Stressed out, stressed out
When you're face to face with [?] adversity
I really know how it feels to be (Know how it feels)
Stressed out, stressed out
We're gonna make this thing work out eventually (To be)
I really know how it feels to be (Know how it feels)
Stressed out, stressed out
When you're face to face with [?] adversity (To be)
I really know how it feels to be (Know how it feels)
Stressed out, stressed out
We're gonna make this thing work out eventually (To be)
Yeah
[Post-Chorus: Nicola Marie]
Know how it feels
To be
Know how it feels
To be
Know how it feels
To be
Know how it feels
To be
