Baby Teeth

I lie awake, watery eyes

I look above to know what you leave behind

I'll find my way, that is some lie

I'll grow so fast you'll chase me

Cause my baby teeth were once mine

The light, it always finds a way

Heights warn me of my climbs astray

Still I climb, still I yearn, still I strive away

No brakes yet I pedal this race

All my heroes are dead or disgraced

Potential in my mind, foreign coins in a drawer

I know they're worth something but unsure of what for

I'm hard to cancel like a free trial

But my hang-ups about myself and my art aren't afraid to redial

Meanwhile, I've been breaking eggs for some sunny thoughts

When will I learn stillness harbours all I hurry for?

Give to Caesar what is Caesar's when the money talks

But my greed is so uninformed

Lift a lid on my love and there is hate beneath

All my dreams fell apart but they were baby teeth

Yeah, there's bigger to come

And if I listen to some

Give me the wisdom to stay

Or the wisdom to run

See, I've been fast asleep

My mum spent her whole life planting trees

The shade of their leaves, she never sat beneath

That's the meaning of life

I've been left ship-wrecked but now I'm seeing it right

And what's climbing ladders?

When you know that kindness matters

Yeah, my friends are my wealth

And now I know that my friends are my wealth

Been tryna be a better friend to my friends and myself

I lie awake, watery eyes

I look above to know what you leave behind

I'll find my way, that is some lie

I'll grow so fast you'll chase me

Cause my baby teeth were once mine

Sometimes I feel older than people that are my age

Man are talking 'bout the wave but they're in the sunken place

I've been on many a stage, showcasing all my ability

I'm better than them lyrically, I guess I'm just not gimmicky

The truth though so I'm still managing

And you know how the truth goes, niggas can't manage it

Yeah, my niggas doing OT trips in other territories

I've been OT in the booth doing up melodies

That's two for one to keep it on a truthful one

The best rapper I know don't rap, he's got a move to run

I'm tryna be graceful and tasteful and keep my karma clean

I don't wanna get shade burrowed into a drama scene

I lie awake, watery eyes

I look above to know what you leave behind

I'll find my way, that is some lie

I'll grow so fast you'll chase me

Cause my baby teeth were once mine

You lead me

You lead me

You lead me higher