NOT THE TYPE.
Not the Type: Navigating Love, Industry, and Self-Image
Lyrics
Ayo Dex
A casual greeting to someone named Dex.
I'm not the type that's gon
Expressing a disinterest or unwillingness to wait.
Wait up
Repetition for emphasis on the idea of not waiting.
Wait up
-Lay up and say I love you
Rejecting the idea of getting emotionally involved and expressing a focus on work.
I'm out here tryna work sum
Affirmation of being actively engaged in work or a task.
Mhm
Non-verbal acknowledgment or agreement.
But you probably
Implying awareness of a situation and its details.
You proudly
-Been had knew what's going down
-Been had seen the signs showing
Acknowledging the presence of signs or indications.
Been had proved to all these niggas
Asserting personal achievements or capabilities.
I can't fuck with a bogus
Expressing a refusal to associate with something fake or of low quality.
Been through
Repetition emphasizing going through challenging experiences.
Been through
-All that shit you been through
-Been through yeah
-Take one left
Direction to take a specific action or path.
Everybody here giving me looks
Feeling observed or judged by others.
And I'm not scared
Confidence despite external scrutiny.
Cuz I'mma keep it on my goddamn hip
Commitment to self-protection or self-defense.
I'm tryna slow down
Expressing a desire to slow down but feeling compelled to give everything away.
But I'mma have to give it all away
-It's one step back
Describing a setback and vulnerability to others' words.
Fall pray to all they words
-I can't
Leaving a place along with fears, possibly suggesting leaving behind negativity.
I'm gone from here
-Along with all my fears
-Uhh
An interjection expressing hesitation or contemplation.
Like if I wanted to possibly fuck with somebody I gotta remeber that
Reflection on the challenges of maintaining a certain image in the industry.
Somebody else might be able to say that I know them
-So I can't fuck with you
-You know what I'm saying like
-You gotta remember that we in the industry
-And in the industry
-It's
-It's keeping myself
-Image right
-It's the fucking image
-Wait up
-Hear
-What is it that I want to be seen as
-What is it that I want to be portrayed as
-What is it that I want to be
-Looked at as
-Lay up and say I love you
Repeating the rejection of expressing love in a conventional way.
All the same fucking synonyms adjectives however you want it
-Lay up and say I love you
Struggling to keep composure or maintain stability.
I be tryna keep it together
Describing the difficulties faced in day-to-day life and the need for composure.
Lay up and say I love you
-Y'all all got to see what the fuck was going on tonight
-Y'all see
-This is what I got to deal with
-What I gotta do
-This is in the day to day life to life
-These niggas try it
Emphasizing the need to remain calm and composed despite challenges.
These niggas try it
-Gotta keep a really level head
Stressing the importance of maintaining a level head.
Uhh
-Not the type that's gon
Reiterating the refusal to be a certain type.
Uhh
-Uhh
-Said I'm not the type that's gon
-I don't think these niggas heard what the fuck I said
Asserting that others may not have understood the previous statement.
No I'm not you're friend, you're friend, you're friend
Declaring a lack of friendship and a reluctance to repeat such statements.
Don't make me say that shit again, again, again
-Uh
An exclamation, possibly indicating frustration or emphasis.
Too easy for me
Expressing that things should not be too easy, possibly implying challenges are necessary.
We can make the shit easy
-You gon' make it to easy for me
-No, No
Emphatic denial or refusal.
Been through
Repetition of having been through difficult experiences.
Been through
-All that shit you been through
-Been through yeah
-Happy Birthday
Possibly a non-sequitur or a reference to a personal event (e.g., birthday).
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