Part I: swiss francs
[Intro]
Yeah
Let it go and let it be
Prayin' for my enemies, I'm searchin' for a better me
Desperate, tryna find some hope inside these melodies
Heartbreaks and Hennessy
Sayin' shit I didn't mean
Double cup, codeine
I swear I might just relapse
Sayin' that you know me, bitch, but I just don't believe that
Why can't you not see that?
[Interlude: A-Reece]
Codeine has been toxic
(I don't even know what the fuck I'm sayin')
Yeah
Let's go
[Verse]
Yuh, the rap game is decadent
Listen to what major record labels been investin' in
Niggas takin' orders from executives, presidents, managers, A&Rs—it's evident
Careers with embellishments, we know how that story ends
When that hype dies, they gon' start to grow a temperament
White lies turn to red flags, niggas thought it's black excellence
Niggas get advances and forget about the high stakes
When they start tweetin' it's gon' launch into a tirade
Legal team recommendin' sedatives
You about to the scare kids, cut ties with her and him
That and this, recoupin' starts to become an impediment
You ain't droppin' 'til you finish payin' him
Swear to God, they adamant
Far from benevolent
When they get a new artist and add him in
You gon' end up on the bench
Wonderin' why the fuck you signed in the first place? (First place)
[Chorus]
Independent, so I gotta take my time
Independent, they will never take whats mine
Independent, but I haven't reached my prime
Stayin' independent 'til the day, I die (Yeah, yeah)
Tryna get a Swiss watch with Swiss Francs that I got from Swiss banks
Give a fuck 'bout what a bitch think
[Outro]
(We don't give a fuck)
Part II: easier said than done
[Intro]
Yeah
Yuh
[Verse]
Don't ask me what I do for a livin', 'cause I don't have a job
I'm just blessed, gettin' money, doin' what I love
And when the words come together, I thank the Man above
We used to shoulder shrug through life until we got the shoulder rub
With the ones we used to look up to back when the boys were young
The ones we wanted to become when we were growin' up
Easier said than done until you hang around them long enough to realise—he's just never who you thought he was
That just goes for some but sadly the majority
Who find it hard acceptin' their demotion from seniority
Who want you to be humble and call it actin' accordingly
As if my resilience isn't why they stopped ignorin' me
I see the insidious envy when they start applaudin' me
I guess nobody wants to tell the story that ends horribly
Where the hero is a rebel that defied authority
And went against conformity
It's obvious I'm clearly referring to me
Several labels wanna talk, I'm not in a hurry to meet
Every time I bring up a JV they don't bother to speak
I'm out if nothin' is in it for me
Maybe my optimsm is at it's peak
Maybe the algorithm isn't for me
I'm goin' DTC from DSPs 'cause I'm not cool with gettin' fractions of a fee someone established for me
Still indie and I'm happy to be
That signed artist don't look happy to me (Yeah)
[Outro]
Real shit (Yeah)
Still y'all compare 'em to me
Superstars, y'all compare 'em to me
Rising stars, y'all compare 'em to me
That's how I know that I'm the best that could be (Yeah)