The Becoming - Icie

You come into this world a boy…

But will you leave a man?

It takes heart to wanna be a man

And it takes a bigger heart to truly understand

What we as men go through on a daily basis

But you won’t ever know it

Cos' we hide and never show it

Nowadays it’s complicated trying to be a man

Do I buss guns or do I hold your hand?

And can I trust you with who I really am?

Me I’m just a Clark Kent

The world wants a Superman

But I say fear him who never sheds a tear

Cos' one day he’ll break down and disappear

Since caveman days, it's in our DNA to provide by

Any means, any way

And that desire to provide runs deep

So that means most time we don’t get no sleep

Staring at the ceiling doing mad calculations

High blood pressure, mad palpitations

I’m just trying be a man

Trying to do the best I can

I’m just trying be a man x2

Ladies please you know we don’t speak much

But understand it’s not as easy as it seems

We’re in a tug of war where we can’t look weak

So opening up to you is kind of like defeat

But your patience is our Kryptonite

Yes we do have feelings but you see we just internalise

Holding hands ain’t the issue

It’s just hard when the past won’t let you

We used to get dissed for being whipped

So when you hold our hands we might cringe a little bit

Just remember to forgive

Product of our mindstates we were just kids

But we’re still trying get it right

Emotional side but still able to Kimbo Slice

One day we’ll say we love you

It may take time just be hopeful

I’m just trying be a man

Trying to do the best I can

I’m just trying be a man x2

But what’s a man?

What’s a man?

What’s a man?

They say a man with a plan is a man

But a man with no plan is still a man

How dare you knock us down

When we still trying to stand

Never define a man by his chain

Never define a man by his range

Those are just fraudulent identities

I’m begging you please become the man you’re supposed to be

Strong enough to lead when he needs to

Weak enough to share what he’s been through

Be the man you are with no regrets

Don’t expect to know it all, this a process

Yes!

So let’s progress, from boys to men

So we can raise boys to men

We may slip and fall before we get there

I’ll see you at the promise land when we get there

Outro

Everyday we’re becoming…

Boys trying to be men

Some of us we didn’t even have a role model to get there

So we gotta figure it out ourselves

If you’re trying to be a man out there

Keep striving… one day we’ll get there