making time for myself,
tried to play me with the cards that they dealt,
all this grabba putting scars on my health,
nother notch on my belt,
earned stripes thru the trauma i felt,
sippin slow i ain’t show it but it been thru the most,
it took a minute just to get in my glow,
love my brothers so i’m letting em know,
wasn’t with me so i’m letting you go,
winter was cold,
the righteousness depend on ya soul,
fuck with shorty cuz she bold,
phone home in a crisis,
strong melanin i shine when the light hit,
aligned with live niggas timeless,
hear the verse and they rewind it,
my reach the widest,
see the snakes and they disguises,
peeped the science,
riding, tryna find it,
supreme timing keep me climbing to the peak,
horizon in my reach,
when i was young i used to speak,
was taught to teach,
need a few before i leave feel the breeze underneath,
my spirit clean,
need the chips and cream,
gotta let it bleed,
gotta let it breathe,
bold lettering,
on to better things
credits
from Cold Water,
released May 26, 2020
prod. Alexander Spit & Super Miles
to hear two diamonds in the rough in Backwoodz and Ruby Yacht on the same track is really quite a special moment we're unlikely to hear again, and boy does that track pay! Pay Dues Make Do
this album came out the day after my high school graduation, and there have been tons of memories associated with this one. mike's showing his range on this one - from downright despondent on scarred lungs 1/2 and suffocate to hopeful on stargazer and PLANET to flexing his muscles on take crowns, summer 17 and my favorite, its like basketball. harrisonjohn28
...it's a work of art. The way he goes across genres to express the black experience...I LOVED Ensley but I'm glad that he went totally left. James Smith