Butterfly floating in the garden
Thought I found a bit of peace of mind but it's getting harder
Could've sworn they clipped my wings but you know i'm still flying
Don't know where I'm going
I don't know where I'm heading
Cause i'm just a butterfly floating through these cold streets
Tryna see my brothers fly but I don't think they want that
Hate seeing my mother cry but I know can't erase the pain
I can only make it beautiful
You can catch me at the top of morning, I know it's kinda early
But i see a couple birdies, and they looking earthy, and they singing songs
And I love music so i'm feeling flirty
And I know it don't concern me
But I just f*cking hate crimes
I'm talking real crimes
Not like these kids that deal dimes
I'm talking real crimes
Like taxes and dealing time for no actions
Been separating these families
Feel like we been moving backwards
But I'm just a butterfly tryna find a garden
Need a flower I can land on when everything gets started
Heard somebody say they wanna die, but I disregard it
I been fighting all my life and I ain't got that time today
Baby you're a butterfly floating through my heart
I knew you was meant to fly from the very f*ckin' start
Hope they never clip yo wings cause then ima have to kill a
(Lord ion wanna have to do it to him
Lord don't make me have to do it to him
I don't wanna have to do it to em)
Shit don't happen for no reason
Everything has seasons
It be so damn hot in Atlanta
That's why my neck be freezing
I do this shit for all my people
Wish that everything was equal
But some people really don't know what love is so I gotta be lethal
Mama taught me to be peaceful but these streets taught me something else
Two fingers everywhere I go but if I put one down you better call for help
Damn I'm so wholesome
Chinese with the soul food
From a caterpillar to a butterfly, it's a lot of shit I had to go through
I used to feel so trapped
But then I learned to spread my wings and adapt
I remember looking at them fiends from the trap yeah
And I promised I could never go out like that
I got too much at stake
That's why I always got so much shit on my plate
Couldn't spend the rest of my days in the same cocoon
So I had to break lose before it turned into my tomb
But I'm just a butterfly floating in the garden
Thought I found a bit of peace of mind but it's getting harder
Could've sworn they clipped my wings but you know i'm still flying
I don't matter where I'm going long as I just keep going
Cause i'm just a butterfly floating through these cold streets
Tryna see my brothers fly but I don't think they want that
Hate seeing my mother cry but I know can't erase the pain
I can only make it beautiful