Kingso - Phoenix Lyrics

And as the sands of time erode facades and all invalid prophets
The truth assumes the form of Phoenix, yet for some, it's catastrophic
Because though I come from broken conditions
I never put myself in the position to live a moment of fiction
Never counted on hoping and wishing, only wrote what I'm living
So if I spoke it, then just know that I'm about that
Know that I'm about that, knuckling up from youth
Something you know nothing about, what's in this booth
My pride, my guilt, my pain, my only doubts
A couple things I never told you about
My reckless ways, my poisonous vice
My death wish days, my loneliest nights
The fact I rose above it, though I had nobody but myself
Because y'all forgot about me once I fell
Ooh boy, it's on me. This comeback is all me
This vision is all me, this effort is all me
So this profit is all me. Whatever be the end result
Chaotic or melodic, the product is all me
And as the sands of time erode facades and all invalid prophets
The truth assumes the form of Phoenix, yet for some, it's catastrophic
The truth assumes the form of Phoenix, yet for some, it's catastrophic
But not me
Because I been about it, every statement is lifted with evidence
I can show you to the precipice of relevance
Walk you through my exodus, running from my own negligence
Maleficence, resentment, residing inside my skeleton
Say, if one door close and another door open
I don't know who that applies to, I guess I'm not chosen
Doesn't matter, if another door close
Imma kick that in like guess who's back
Leave my footprint on this planet
Too much on my plate, but we continue to read the menu
No longer seeking refuge, I'm moving with confidence
Because I know how it feels to have no one believing in you
Regardless, I chased my own dreams
Taught myself to write my own lyrics, make my own beats
Production, engineering, mixing, mastering, marketing
Even built my own studio, so I make my own cheese
I truly come from the bottom, how many of y'all can say
You looked your killer in the eyes but you lived to tell the tale
I wish you well if you fell into the carousel
If you lose, but you learn, then you didn't fail
I'm a fighter to the death, heart of iron in my chest
You retire under stress, I'm providing while you rest
Understand who's in front of you
Recognize you're colliding with me, then you're colliding with the best
And as the sands of time erode facades and all invalid prophets
The truth assumes the form of Phoenix, yet for some, it's catastrophic
The truth assumes the form of Phoenix, yet for some, it's catastrophic