UNORTHODOX '18

VERSE I
YEAH I'M GLAD TO BE HERE, DODGED A COUPLE DEVILS DISHES
STILL I FEEL LIKE I'M IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
I'M TRYING TO BREAK THE CYCLE BEND SPOKES
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE SNAKE, TAIL SWALLOWED BY THE HEAD
MY START WAS FAULTY, PACE WASN'T CONSISTENT
KNEES HIGH, LEAN FORWARD GOTTA KEEP MOVING
AS LONG AS PROGRESS IS CONTIGUOUS
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT I'LL REACH THE FINISH LINE WITH A VICTORY
EVERY DAY I OPEN MY EYELIDS I'M THANKFUL
I GOT ANOTHER CHANCE, COULDV'E PERISHED IN MY SLEEP
HIGH STAKES ON A DAILY, SHITTY HAND AT THE TABLE
KEEP A POKER FACE, NEVER LET EM SEE YOU SWEAT
DETERMINATION MEANS NOTHING WITHOUT ACTION
DRIVE WON'T GET YOU ANYWHERE IF YOU DON'T ACCELERATE
IT'S THAT SIMPLE, I'M NOT TRYNNA SOUND LIKE A PREACHER
GUIDANCE IS THE KEY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR DIRECTION
SET GOALS UP, SO THEY'RE EASY TO ATTAIN
STRICT DISCIPLINE AND GOTTA TRUST THE PROCESS
FINISH WHAT YOU START, REAP THE BENEFITS AFTER
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVE YOUR POSITION
DOGGYSTYLE, SOMETIMES LIFE'S A BITCH
DO IT RIGHT, EVERY CHANCE, GUARANTEED LESS BUGGIN'
I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR PLACEMENT
BUT REFUSE TO HOP THEY NAGGIN ASS OFF THE TREADMILL
SELF-DOUBT, STUNTS GROWTH, LIVIN' LIKE A MIGET
NO DISRESPECT, BUT I RATHER STAND TALL

HOOK X2
I WROTE THIS OUT OF WRITER'S BLOCK, DIDN'T FEEL LIKE RHYMIN'
UNTIL THE HOOK, IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMIN'

VERSE II
UPGRADE YOUR VANTAGE POINT, SEE THE POSSIBILITIES
YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN, IT'S NOT AN ILLUSION
ARE YOU GONNA BE A SHARK OR BITE-SIZED MINO
YOU WANNA BE AN APEX, OR COWER AS PREY
WHO AM I TO TALK, MY WHOLE LIFE'S IN SHAMBLES
STILL I WALK AROUND LIKE I KNOW I'M THE SHIT
THE MIRROR TELLS ME SO, SO I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE
I KEEP MY HEAD UP, SO I DON'T DROWN IN MY SORROWS
MY MIND'S OFF TRACK, GOTTA UNIQUE SHINE
REFLECTION OF THE SUN, DARK CLOUDS MAGNIFY THAT
BASK IN MY SHADOWS, SOAK UP SOME EXCELLENCE
ENOUGH TO GO AROUND, PAY IT FORWARD, DON'T BE STINGY
EACH ONE TEACH ONE FALLS ON DEAF EARS
IN THIS RAT RACE, EVERYONE'S OUT FOR THE CHEESE

HOOK X2
I WROTE THIS OUT OF WRITER'S BLOCK, DIDN'T FEEL LIKE RHYMIN'
UNTIL THE HOOK, IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMIN'