KOTA The Friend - For Troubled Boys lyrics

[Verse] We just tryna be happy I'm a Rubik's Cube to every woman that have me I dealt with women who feel they got the right to attack me It's like she always failed to say how it happened exactly 'Cause I'm gentle in my nature, they takin' advantage Women tryna beat my ass 'cause I took 'em for granted Six years, you see me paintin' this picture It's almost finished and it's time that I give you this canvas, it's here You was born out of trauma And you was put in the lion's den with no weapon or armor You coping mechanisms helped, now they makin' it harder And you was handin' out revenge, wasn't thinkin' 'bout karma You movin' farther from God, kid Don't you let the devil's rage into your heart, kid Leave the game with the same spirit you start with If you already changed, then your heart is hard Similar to mine and it's time for you to start the job You keep placin' the blame And then you wonder why the outcome always end up the same Just be gentle with yourself while you processin' pain Askin' questions like, "Damn, how complex is my brain?" And bro, the answer is varied And if you prone to depression, I know that burden is heavy When you seven and chronically sad Every day tryna be glad People do you wrong, now you got a collection of grudges all in your bag And you don't trust nobody, you got beef with your mom and your dad All your brother do is sh*t on you like nobody gon' want your ass You always lookin' for home, you always lookin' for love Nobody to meet your needs, I'm fittin' to set you free, bruh People are gifted at castin' spells But all that really matter how you feel about yourself And bitter motherfu*kers love draggin' people to Hell The reason I put my heart on the table like show and tell And other people feelings got nothin' to do with you And nothin' that they say should affect your personal truth Imagine a mere man whose goal is to stop the sun from shinin' Homie, I promise they can't do nothin' to you Unless you let 'em, lately I'm feelin' my feelings fully Risin' to all my challenges, fearlessly facin' bullies I'm happy in my routine, I used to get overwhelmed Until I started puttin' the work in to love myself Every day, I wake up and run, shower, face mask, read Journal, sit down, breathe, and then I school my son He tell me play my song I let the pressure make me feel like fatherhood was a chore, boy, was I wrong I am blessed, now I say that with my chest I am grateful for my breath, I am present in my flesh There's enough for me to go around Got so much to give because I give so much to me and that's the sh*t that make me free Apples fallin' from my tree, I am abundant Hummingbirds in my backyard, bu*terflies in my stomach Livin' is really somethin' Kickin' it on my hammock, serenaded by chimes I set up my environment strictly to help my mind And that's self-love, passin' that generational wealth up Down and then side to side, everything is by design Just look in your mirror and see the key Put it in the door to your cage and set you free, love