Abstract (Rapper) - 22 lyrics

[Hook: Delaney] Just wanted to make them proud But you can't tell ups from downs It's all alright You can find company In hearts that beat all in sync We're all alright [Bridge: Abstract] (x6) We gon' be okay We gon' be alright [Verse 1: Abstract] Musta been 2:11 when the world ended Least it felt like it at the time Teenage years make a heart break worse Plus a lot was going on Couldn't stop it at the time Dad tried to flip the house Funny that it all landed upside down Known for being optimistic started feeling different Couldn't fix it started writing lyrics all because Nobody tried to hear it 'Round the same time Hooked to the nicotine Music and a smoke were synonymous to me it seemed Paid prices, through devices Both sides, obsessed with a vision I know I could make mine I knew it would take time I knew they would doubt shine Thought it was just music Didn't know that they would take sides Freestyle at the party They said turn it down Sorry, was I talking over what you're gossiping about? Small town with dreams that didn't involve skis Lookin' at me like a weirdo, outside of the scene Stuck to my friends not f**ing with fair weather But the maple showers brought out the May weather Didn't know what I was doing But I knew I couldn't stop Wasn't slowing down even when my 4th tape dropped Round the time I was drunk most my Freshman year Was so focused on my craft that my grades got weird [Hook: Delaney] Just wanted to make them proud But you can't tell ups from downs It's all alright You can find company In hearts that beat all in sync We're all alright [Verse 2: Abstract] Thought I figured out I just wasn't made for degrees Went home then I went back early '14 All my friends had new friends And I lived off campus In a dingy apartment on a twin bed mattress s**ed but I kept my grades up for a bit I would kick it with some homies every now and again But the alluring cold was keeping me inside And I was smokin' on the green when I needed to write Wasn't able to sleep or even write without it And being alone, made my anxiety spike If I was hanging with the group, I was drinkin' that night Couldn't handle being out without a drink in my sight Was a mess working on the science of feeling tall If it wasn't for that tape, I wouldn't get up at all Recording on a mic that was USB Thankfully I had Craig making all of my beats Still strugglin' tryna be heard Still a joke back home stuck in his work Dropped science, to dead silence I was like, "word" They don't get it yet, but I swear that it's gon' work Went back home for the summer Met up with a girl that I used to love But I was all messed up at the time because I couldn't deal with thinking about another end to us She brought me back to life Back in senior year Couple months of that And then she disappeared She explained to me, and it made sense to me That I couldn't move forward with a heart and fear So I got distant on some b**h sh** Can't lie, I was truly being a dipsh** like oh my Knew I would move to Seattle then Home never let me stay too long, I guess [Hook: Delaney] Just wanted to make them proud But you can't tell ups from downs It's all alright You can find company In hearts that beat all in sync We're all alright [Verse 3: Abstract] Music wasn't makin' money So I headed out to AI Arts school so I thought cool Imma be fine Family wanted a degree, cool Imma get mine Not sure if I made the move for me at the time I just had to get out I was just tired of being home Every ounce of my future was ridin' on a microphone That's a lot of pressure Even for a kid that's sure with no measure To measure if my music was truly meant to deliver Fell in love with the city Fell back in love with my art I was truly in the present, I learned to follow my heart Truly independent, and finally makin' my mark A Team Worldwide was steady lightin' a spark 100K, a couple million, and 10's Views gone crazy, I was over the fence I was over the moon and then Neverland dropped That right there but I'm never gonna land off AI wasn't really what I thought it would be But I met a couple friends I've been happy to keep Left that summer back home again Then I started plotting out how the team would win We decided that it was time that we all should meet Overseas with the team for a couple of weeks Patrick, Craig, Glenn, Gustav, and me Set up in a cabin south of Stockholm streets 5 musicians, 4 countries, 1 album Took 5 years to make this our outcome Used to ask how come, now they ask how I just believed in it way more than most thou I just remained me and painted what I've seen Painting you all the lows and highs in these dreams All the pleasure and pain The sun that came after rain Now we on our way Life will never be the... Same [Hook: Delaney] Just wanted to make them proud But you can't tell ups from downs It's all alright You can find company (22 and I'm way more) In hearts that beat all in sync (22 and I'm way more) We're all alright (22 and I'm way more wise) [Outro: Abstract] 22 and I'm way more wise to the fact That the world makes plans that the mind can't hatch No heart makes dreams work and time can't match And I choose to be truth nothing rhymes like that