Toxic Summers
Hustle and Determination: The Journey of Kiiing Salem
Lyrics
I feel like I been at it for a long time/
Expressing a sense of persistence and dedication in pursuing a goal over an extended period.
Been rhyming for a minute am I gon shine/
Reflecting on the duration spent honing skills in rap and questioning the possibility of success.
Momma I swear that imma make it just gimme a second/
Assuring the speaker's mother that success is imminent, asking for a little more time.
I been tryin to pray God I just need a blessing/
Seeking divine intervention and expressing a strong desire for a blessing from God.
I been second guessing/
Experiencing doubt and uncertainty about the quality of the speaker's creative work.
I been double stressing/
Feeling heightened stress and pressure, possibly due to creative struggles.
Cause I hear that my shiii wack hu/
Acknowledging criticism of the speaker's work and its impact on emotions.
You can’t do what I do boy just sit back hu/
Asserting the uniqueness of the speaker's skills and discouraging others from questioning or imitating.
I be working till I pass out till the works all done/
Commitment to hard work until completion, emphasizing determination.
No lie/
Reiterating the sincerity of the speaker's statements.
I been working all day you can’t tell me nothing/
Repeating the theme of relentless work, rejecting external opinions, and asserting independence.
I been working all day you can’t tell me nothing/
-I been working all day you can’t tell me nothing/
-You can’t tell me nothing/ no nothing
-If you know me then you know I’m working all day/
Highlighting the seriousness of the speaker's dedication to rap, confessing love for the art form.
This ain’t a game to me man you know I dont play/
-I put my all in this cause I know that I’m destined/
-I’m in love w this rap shiii I gotta confess it/
-If I never make it what the fuck am i gonna do/
Contemplating a potential future without success in rap, expressing dissatisfaction with a conventional 9-to-5 life.
Prolly work a 9 to 5 just like you/
-And prolly hate my fuckin life just like you/
-I can’t stand that Na I’m not like you/
-Yeah Fuck all that I’m not glued to the system/
Rejecting conformity to societal norms and systems.
Liquor and smoke be all in my system/
Acknowledging the influence of substances (liquor and smoke) on the speaker's lifestyle.
Rip to the homies that I lost yeah I miss em/
Paying homage to departed friends and expressing sorrow over their loss.
Yeah man I miss em/
-Peace to the girls who went ghost yeah they know/
Recognizing past romantic relationships and the speaker's journey from feeling lost to finding direction.
I was lost now I know where to go/
-This road be tough but it’s one that I chose/
Acknowledging the challenges of the chosen path but affirming its alignment with the speaker's soul.
This is the path that’ll please my soul/
-I been working all day you can’t tell me nothing/
Repeating the central theme of relentless work and a refusal to be deterred by external opinions.
I been working all day you can’t tell me nothing/
-I been working all day you can’t tell me nothing/
-You can’t tell me nothing/ no nothing
-Kiiing Salem. Ashley V.
Artist's identity confirmation and credit.
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