Lyrics
My Diadoras looking like the Mexican flag
Comparing the speaker's Diadora shoes to the colors of the Mexican flag.
How could I ever be mad
Expressing an inability to be mad.
I'm tryna quit being a negative nance
Desire to quit being negative.
I just be dripping all this pessimist swag
Confidently displaying a style associated with pessimism.
Yeah I'm ignoring everybody while I get to the bag
Focusing on personal goals while disregarding distractions.
Except for the fam last night we shot dice
Spending time with family, engaging in a game of dice.
If it ain't bout bread skip over it like the top slice
Avoiding non-profitable matters, akin to skipping the top slice of bread.
Fuck the cops fuck Ice I don't copp ice can't afford it
Expressing dissatisfaction with law enforcement and materialism.
Dad shoes over a pair of Jordan's
Preferring comfortable "dad shoes" over expensive Jordans.
Pop life sonnin these youngins sent to the corner cause they not nice
Asserting dominance and skill in a confrontational situation.
Can't tell me what to do I call the shots like your hot wife
Claiming control and authority, using a metaphor of calling shots like a hot wife.
Control the narrative I'm Morgan freeman
Comparing self to Morgan Freeman, emphasizing control over the narrative.
My soul imperative I'm sure to keep it
Stressing the importance of maintaining one's essential self.
Of course I'm dreaming bout pouring drinks up in foreign beaches
Dreaming about enjoying life in exotic locations.
I got goals might just take me a little more to reach em
Having ambitious goals that may take time to achieve.
Tortuous features my skin rough and I'm slow as hell
Describing physical features and a determined, persistent nature.
Even if it's by a hair heir in the end I won't hold the L
Refusing to accept defeat, even by a small margin.
Out with the old in with the new
Embracing change, making choices, and maintaining individuality despite challenges.
Found some new clothes & different shoes
-You feel me time to pick and choose win or lose
-Had to kill me but I'm still me don't get confused
-Out with the old in with the new
Reiterating the theme of embracing change and staying true to oneself.
Found some new clothes & different shoes
-You feel me time to pick and choose win or lose
-Had to kill me but I'm still me don't get confused
-Climbing out this hole like Bruce Wayne from the pit
Using a metaphor of climbing out of a hole, referencing Batman.
It's Mr. Every time you see me new stain on the fit
Highlighting a consistent style and appearance.
I'm eating good salsa verde over refried beans
Enjoying the good life, represented by salsa verde over refried beans.
Chopped the fro but kept the taper like my Levi's jeans
Changing hairstyle but maintaining a specific style, akin to keeping a taper in Levi's jeans.
It go S-T-U-P-I-D
Emphasizing simplicity and familiarity, not needing identification at a corner store.
When we hit the corner store we don't need ID
-Since back when I was just a knee high teen
Recalling youthful experiences, buying specific items.
Coppin 40z black beanies and the clean white tee's
-Triple A it's not the whip insurance
Describing a risky situation, comparing it to dirty Fanta.
We riding dirty as the Fanta when you sippin syrup
-It's not my cup of wine
Rejecting a particular lifestyle, narrating a past experience with substance.
Tried it prolly once or twice
-Spit the drank out & ate the jolly rancher that I chucked inside
-Troubled times I just don't feel like writing struggle rhymes
Expressing a reluctance to write about personal struggles at the moment.
At least not at the moment
-I been a product of Oakland
Identifying with Oakland, promoting the underappreciated side.
All the way from the bottoms approaching
-My side under appreciated so I gotta promote em
-Out with the old in with the new
Reiterating the themes of change, choice, and maintaining identity.
Found some new clothes & different shoes
-You feel me time to pick and choose win or lose
-Had to kill me but I'm still me don't get confused
-Out with the old in with the new
Final repetition of the core themes, emphasizing persistence despite challenges.
Found some new clothes & different shoes
-You feel me time to pick and choose win or lose
-Had to kill me but I'm still me don't get confused
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