I Never Knew feat. SUBSTANTIAL

(Verse 1) I never knew

That I'd be here with you

For as long as I have

Standing strong on the path

Where potential and hard work lead to success

So the longer I last

Mean the more that I'm blessed

But through all the test

I was haunted by doubt

Sometimes it's like the grim reaper is calling me out

So you may not fully grasp how truly weird this is

When my troubled past had so many near misses

I knew that I could talk but I never knew you listened

Or that even in the darkest of nights you could glisten

I never realized

That I touched real lives

Nodding to a universal beat and feel vibes

That give life meaning and unite like minds

Had no idea that your struggle's like mine

Now I just go where my flow and light shine

Never knew all I could do with tight rhymes

(Chorus) I can not believe this

I never knew that I'd see this

Or that I had the strength to achieve this

(But on the other hand)

I never knew I'd pick up the pieces

When they didn't live to see this

(I really miss my fam)

I never knew I carry the weight

From my birth to my burial date

And though I never knew

I'm getting through (Keep on)

(Verse 2) I never knew when I was at the crib bumping my favorites

That one day I would be included in somebody's playlist

To you people listening in places I don't know of

But see I didn't grow up in the best of situations

For thinking out the box you sort of get a reputation

Of living in a dream world with lofty expectations

I refuse to live by another's limitations

I never knew for sure

I'd make it in the door

But where I'm at now leaves room for plenty more

Moves to be made one day at a time

And paths to be paved way after I've rhymed

For the very last time

And retired my mic

And truly focus on my fans who require insight

And guidance with the undying alliance

But I never knew I'd be in the position that I'm in

(Chorus) I can not believe this

I never knew that I'd see this

Or that I had the strength to achieve this

(But on the other hand)

I never knew I'd pick up the pieces

When they didn't live to see this

(I really miss my fam)

I never knew I carry the weight

From my birth to my burial date

And though I never knew

I'm getting through (Keep on)

(Hook) So much I gotta do

It don't mean much to you

Back then I didn't know how

It's so much I never knew

So much I gotta do

Knowing what I know now

(Verse 3) You never know how many people want you to stop

And that people closest to you can be stumbling blocks

Who anticipate your faults like they're something to watch

And hope your foundation turns into crumbling rocks

I never knew that hate of that level existed

It can poison your spirit if you never resist it

Grows stronger with the more attention you give it

But it comes in all shaped and sizes

Your faith and brightness

Is no match for their great disguises

I keep on fighting though the battles are many

Bet you never knew that I had all that in me

(Chorus) I can not believe this

I never knew that I'd see this

Or that I had the strength to achieve this

(But on the other hand)

I never knew I'd pick up the pieces

When they didn't live to see this

(I really miss my fam)

I never knew I carry the weight

From my birth to my burial date

And though I never knew

I'm getting through (Keep on)

(Chorus) I can not believe this

I never knew that I'd see this

Or that I had the strength to achieve this

(But on the other hand)

I never knew I'd pick up the pieces

When they didn't live to see this

(I really miss my fam)

I never knew I carry the weight

From my birth to my burial date

And though I never knew

I'm getting through (Keep on)