BTWRKS, Dante Rose, Nat James - The Motive

If you wanna know motive

I was the young kid tryna get noticed

Big underdog psychosis

But I been blessed with the vision in focus

Back then, I never been so hopeless

But I kept living with the faith in process

So ill, yet, no diagnoses

Thank God I had to make progress

It's all about mindset, bells ring when I see that driftin'

Been around and back to the point that I knew that I needed shiftin'

Cut off the man that would drag me down till I'm feelin' lifted

Like, ditch him, ditch him, ditch him

You won't ever see me switchin'

See, I been that dreamer

Setting that pace like I'm doing up FIFA

Innovate in the scene with the ether

Lift up the team like 'Follow the Leader'

How many years did I compromise to make deals on the side 'cause I got too eager?

Broke boy tryna get a feature

Now I get paid for the rhythm, it's leisure

Used to be so low

Reminisce, way back when I was alone

Got pain from a mindless decade ago

This wave I rode was out of control

Can't tell a boy ''Stick to the code''

If he got guilt living inside his soul

Man had to pray to God just to let it all go

We've been here before, if you know then you know

I was, way back when, locked in tryna look into the light

Sat up in court, were the darkest days and the coldest nights

Took one look to the Lord, said gimme advice

He told me ''Say no more, fam''

Now I'm looking at life, now I'm looking at life

Straight outside of the cells

On God, 'cause he paid that price, on god, 'cause he made that right

Buss case, I was never told why

Just, ''Boy, never be so blind''

Said you don't have to tell me twice