Transitions - Cartier

A lot of things changed in my life

Over these past 23 years

Feel like I been through hell and back

And back again

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(Sheesh!) Yeah, don’t call me Brandon no mo'

I’m not that nigga that I was a year ago

Ever since Londynn was born

I have a different view of the world

Father figure for my lil girl, life lessons for my lil bros

Tryna pave the road so they don’t make

The same mistakes I did when I was 20 years old

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Make a choice, split decisions

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Everyday you gotta go and get it, can’t be stuck on yo pivot

Seem like nowadays rappers only intention

Is to be the next Drake, the next Kendrick

Me I just wanna be different

Me I just wanna tell my life all through this music

Black kids in this world, yeah that’s a disadvantage

Tired of living so check to check but I flex like I’m above average

You know, Jordan’s on with that designer fabric

This ain’t a joke so I refrain from laughing

Girls half naked on Twitter Just to get a Retweet or a mention

Not to mention, this ain’t the life that I choose to be living

Ray Bans like I’m Ray Charles

Cops killing people on live TV

But President Trump not getting involved

Ku Klux roam the streets freely but let me roam the streets

They gone need riot gear and peace treaties

They shoot you on spot, they don’t get freebies

What do you do when the world is unfair?

Change it (change it)

What do you do when you try to change it and no one cares?

Try again 'til it works for you

Martin Luther King had a dream and it took a minute

But it came true

Everybody gonna have a comment, everybody gon' have views

Mom and Dad getting a divorce, Ima probably cry in court

Man I don’t do the middle man, I get right to the source

Brother told me take it easy

Cousin told me write it down in my verses

So it wrote it down in cursive

Only rapper that spit or flow this hard without cursing

(Brandon you talkin' that real!)

What did I say about calling me Brandon?!

(Cartier talkin' that real!)

Finally yall understanding, I’m tryna get my name branded

Move my whole family to mansions, settle down with my companion

This is the story of my life and how I try to keep balance

Mistakes are meant to be made to mold you into the person that you are today

Failure is just a decision so Ima succeed by any means

Yeah whatever it takes, I used to pray for better days

And bring all my sins to the alter, Now my alter ego Cartier

And I’ll put this music aside if it stops me from being a father

I take my goals and go farther

Proving everyone wrong that told me don’t bother

I’m in the studio every day being a voice for tomorrow

If you a troll you unfollow

Social media, I’m anti like Rihanna

Now that’s my flow, you can not borrow

Calm, cool and collective you don’t want problems

Mom and Dad I did it, all that teaching paid off

Had to switch my crew that I was runnin' with

Had to transition, this is the alternate ending

The director’s cut, I stuck to the script until they called cut, yeah

Lately, I been going through the motions

Smoking just to cope with my emotions

I ain’t see a reason but I did it

I lost focus in the ending

That was my decision

Then I changed up

Had to transition

Lately I been transitioning

My life is a movie, feel like everyday I’m auditioning

And I been tryna pray but I guess God still ain’t been listening

Or maybe I’m losing patience

Maybe I was supposed to struggle

Just so I can flex and do it with no hesitations

I’m tryna go on vacations, my people need reparations

I’m tryna be inspirations for the minorities

Dealing with niggas that’s hatin' (unh)

Mom and Dad probably looking at me like I’m crazy

I’m tryna make it so they can be gravy

Not taking no for an answer or maybe

Bitch I’m so wavy

Came a long way from young Damien

Fanning myself with the cash that they pay me in

Smoking up like I’m an alien, getting high in the Mediterranean

I did it alone so I’m bout to flex

«Damez what’s next?»

Please stop coming to me with that same line

My life has been coming together and falling apart at the same time

I used to run from the rain, now my umbrella match my shoes

Took some L’s and I paid my dues

Buy em both I don’t pick and choose

Bitch you couldn’t be me on Halloween

Me and my niggas be smoking on collard greens

Better than all of them niggas you following

Still conscious, picking bones with congress

Man that shit is wack, and I got the right to be black

So they need another amendment

As long as we still getting shot there’ll never be no contentment

How yall fuckers opening up all these weed dispensaries

When yall still got my brothers rotting in these penitenteries?

All these fucking duplicates but yall can just keep trying

Got the mind of a maniac with the heart of a lion

Tragedy up in my bio, I got scars on my soul

Rest in peace my brother Ryo, pray for Evan down the road

Lately I been mixing up some potion

My life put it all out in the open

I ain’t seen a reason but I did it

I lost focus now I’m winning

That was my decision

Then I changed up

Had to transition

Ayo Cartier

Lately, I been going through the motions

Smoking just to cope with my emotions

I ain’t seen a reason but I did it

I lost focus in the ending

That was my decision

Then I changed up

Had to transition

Lately, I been going through the motions

Smoking just to cope with my emotions, unh