Careful Songtext
von Locksmith

I′ve been dealing with this my whole life
Other people's opinions I used to hold tight
I had to ask myself
Would you rather be broke and have friends?
Or get money with those you don′t like?
Quick decision when niggas think you ain't meant to rise
'Cause jealousy is just insecurity in disguise
The stench of pride is what′s holding you niggas back
So I don′t feature on a track, unless you paying or I sense a vibe
They've been sleeping on what I say hard
Now they finally acknowledge I′m past the neighbor
These industry niggas is like a bitch
They see me with another broad and I'm suddenly on their radar
Waved off what I may lost when it breaks on my way to be great
But I had to separate my fate to display who was fake
I can say it with faith
Never trust a person so stubborn
They won′t admit when they make a mistake
Fuck your validation
I don't embrace your admiration


I don′t reply to niggas cries
I don't care, I have the patience
I just say what's on my mind
You can take it how you take it
You can drape yourself in lies
I would rather stand here naked
I don′t regret the path I′m taking
I demand what I'm endowed
I admit that my mistakes got out of hand ′cause I was proud
My family said it was blatant, I was stranded in the clouds
But it's hard to see the stage ′til you standing in the crowd
Never the type to feed excuses
Never take light what seems is useless
Try to rewrite the themes of music
That is a plight that seems elusive
I don't expect for you to catch
What I′ve been doing, that's the caption
I don't talk about success, I just prove it in my actions
I just use it as my traction
And it′s more fuel for my passion
They keep asking what would happen once I see loss
Of course I′m still hungry, there's nothing for me to feed off

Yeah
Just, uh
Just let it keep rolling
Yo, yo

My nigga Tone said some things that I′ll never forget
Never let money stress you out and don't ever regret
Choices you made when these doubters try to negate you
Just keep making music that real people relate to
And that was our conversation in front of Dream
But when does my occupation become a dream?
Said everything you work for is worth more than you can gauge
You gotta see these things through, don′t ever skip a stage
Ripped the stage at South By then told her South By
As I rush to the airport, hope they remember me
On this flight where bigger rappers felt embarrassed
I was careless with my talent and drowned in my insecurities
Pulled my hood down, shut my eyes closed, pretend I'm sleep
But I can still hear him laughing from over my seat
Probably random, not intended as such
But I used that as my motivation instead of being my crutch
I was so blind for so long
In my mind did no wrong
I prolonged what should have been the first path I rode on
But hold on, life can only give you what you take to live
Even my mother said, "I pray that you don′t make it big"
(What?) Thought she said it as disrespect to me
But now I understand that she was just protecting me
Expect to see some speed bumps when you fast forward
Just be careful what you ask for