KOTA The Friend - Dear Fear lyrics

[Intro] Ah, ah-ah, ah, ah Ah, ah-ah, ah Ah, ah-ah, ah, ah Yeah [Verse 1] Toxic papi, turned profit, probably Couldn't find me, I've been with my sheikha out in Abu Dhabi Heard you saw my ex-girl chillin' in the Oscars lobby Holdin' five trophies, cryin' and lookin' hella sloppy I've been givin' all of my energy to my real ones If you gon' flip the script on your homie, it's fu*k a day one Resmaa told me, "Why is you wallowing? Pick your face up!" It's life reps, all preparation for when your day come When people see you growing, surpassing what they imagined They quick to call you a fraud, attempting to steal your magic I told her I'm moving on, arguing every day You don't trust me and you ain't wrong, but baby, the love is gone Like, we should start this book club Reading really been helping me I'm learning to communicate healthily, this is wealth for me But you ain't tryna hear it, you're hurtin' and yeah, I get it But it's time for me to get up and get to where I am headed, I got [Refrain] Free time I got so much free time I'm never gon' rewind I left your ass behind I catch my cab, I'm gone I let my seat recline I'm on my way back home I'm throwing up peace signs [Verse 2] I really gotta thank you for protecting me For all these years, but I had to grow up and tell you, "Let me be" Let me feel, let me know love, my ni**a, let me heal 'Cause you've been keeping from my best days, I know that you mean well But this isn't back then These demons are imaginary, bro, that was back then It's time to move on, it's time to start a new song You're always putting out some fire, but your water too strong Used to be a firefighter, now I water my lawn and keep the grass cut Tossing every snake to the birds, fu*k what you heard Every pothole I swerve, actions follow my words All my people loyal, so loyal what they deserve And I know that you here to make sure that I'm never hurt But pain is unavoidable, that's just something I learned If you never let in the pain, you never learn how to love, you don't experience joy It's like, "How long can I run?" It's like, "How long can I live?" It su*ks to hold on to my love when I got so much to give I always gave you the wheel, but now it's, "Get out the whip And get yo' ass in the back!" I'm lettin' love run the ship, so you can sit and relax And if I need you, I'll call: at least I know where you at You got me all the way here: I'm hella grateful for that We made it farther than most, got me through all of my lows But fear, it's time that you rest: just know I love you to death