Tokyo Proverbs - Stalley

Yeah, yeah

Wise man said

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Wise man said, wise man said

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ain’t no feel

Wise man said

No doubt

Oh, yeah

And the wise man said

Correct

They told me, «Good ones ain’t supposed to die»

(Ain't supposed to die)

And girls don’t cry (They don’t cry)

Guess that all was a lie

Get high, tryna face my pride (Tryna face my pride)

I need a moment to myself, a bit of privacy (A bit of privacy)

Seems everyone who hurt, try to confide in me

(Try to confide in me)

Shit, I hurt too, they just don’t be tryna see

Turn blind to the flame that be burnin' in me (Burnin')

It’s hot, and all this pressure be boilin' my blood (Boilin' my blood)

All this hate around really be spoilin' my love (Spoilin' my love)

Who do I trust?

This thought constantly screwin' me up

Confusin', I’m stuck, I need motion (I need motion)

Tryna not to be emotional and stay focused (Stay focused)

Aware from vultures

It’s like I was my happiest when at my brokest

Nah, now that’s not fair to say

‘Cause even on those sunny days, it was fairly gray

(And they say)

The stick that sticks up, gets hammered down

(Gets hammered down)

The minute you don’t stand up, you stand down (Stand down)

It’s always criticism when you stand out (Stand out)

But if life ever knocks you down, hold ground (Hold ground)

It’s what you make out of life’s lessons

(It's what you make out of it)

You got your sight, and you’re not breathless

(You're not breathless)

Just stay firm on your word (Stay firm)

And live through this Tokyo proverb (Proverb)

Dance like a diamonds (Dancin')

Guess you can say in my many ways, I’m shinin' (Shinin')

Change the climate by changin' who I am

Redefinin' who they thought that I’d be

Lost and forgotten, ooh boy, they tried me

They expectations short, they must be 5'3″

Ain’t no shortcuts, my roads keep windin'

No whinin', this timings justify me (Me)

And you know God’s timin' is perfect (Perfect)

All that time shapin' and moldin' is so worth it (So worth it)

Sometimes, I feel like a hard lesson my sole purpose (Sole purpose)

I ain’t perfect

But I perfectly inserted this grit

So, anything I get — I earned it

Firm grip

I ain’t lettin' go of a goal I ain’t get yet

On myself, I place a bet

And you know I’m here to win, I ain’t take a L yet

The stick that sticks up, gets hammered down (Hammered down)

The minute you don’t stand up, you stand down (Stand down)

It’s always criticism when you stand out (Stand out)

But if life ever knocks you down, hold ground (Hold ground)

It’s what you make out of life’s lessons (It's what you make it)

You got your sight, and you’re not breathless (Not breathless)

Just stay firm on your word (Stay firm)

And live through this Tokyo proverb (Proverb)