Breathe Under Water (feat. AJ Wyles, Burgess & Sooth Sayer) Video (MV)

I've been tryna breathe under water
I've been tryna hide cause I'm scared
Confusion were just one from the other
Cause it doesn't mean so much in the end
Overcame a lot life tries to beat me down
Say I don't deserve my crown
I'm the only royal with a tough up bringing
No silver spoon in my mouth
The funds went south
Had no food on the table soon as I was able
Had to work to provide for my parents
Cause dad was a dead beat didn't earn a wage
I used to go to work then write a page
Record on weekends
Dad said I was shit at rap
He'd still try beat me didn't tell social
I didn't wanna leave my mum
My diamond my heart
Love that woman til the day I depart
The planet, the galaxy and universe
What made it worse was that prick said I couldn't rap
I was the wrong skin tone
A son of a bitch but I'm not gonna be a son of a cunt
To be blunt I gave him a shunt
No father of mine
Glad that he's gone enjoying my life
Enjoying my time no shadow over me
Feeling just fine
Writing this track with legends who are proper dads
Real good lads
Don't tell me I do not deserve this
Been through the fire
Walked right through it
So it's me
My family, friends and music
Til the day I die
Tears dried up I do not cry
I know that I will fly high
Tryna breathe under water
I'm rising up but need to stop the self slaughter
I've been tryna breathe under water
I've been tryna hide cause I'm scared
Confusion were just one from the other
Cause it doesn't mean so much in the end
I cant lie sometimes I can't pretend
Sometimes I find myself waiting for the end
The suspense of anxiety is intense
The mess of society be wrecking me head
Cut off the world my defence
Act so cold as I digress
I get so angry believe I see red
Then I cut myself to see if I bleed red
Without my family see I'd be dead
That's why my love will leave them well fed
I made life so I be blessed
I gave life and they saved mine oh yes
And at times at night when I feel so worthless
I'm reminded about my purpose
Although I feel like I don't deserve this
My music and the fam make it worth it
And I know that's not meant to be perfect
But when we get together and put the work in
It will start working
We can overcome anything and survive all the hurting
Holding ya breath will turn you cold
Push positive chi to the world
Show love to everyone else
But don't forget to go gentle on ya self
And that's not me complaining
Cause at times in life I've been complacent
Forgotten my place on some occasions
And almost given in to temptation
In that moment when the world caves in
That's the moment when I need to start praying
For my loved ones that I'm appreciating
Because in the end I don't want time wasted
I've been tryna breathe under water
I've been tryna hide cause I'm scared
Confusion were just one from the other
Cause it doesn't mean so much in the end
I been in
These waters so long that I grew gills
Big fish in a little pond, fit for
Any song that I wanna flip on
When I catch a drift, it's lift off like a blue seal
I admire my survival skills
Cause I never grew tired when they wouldn't vibe with me
Now I follow my own song and dance
With my own tribe, I'm in the fold and now we're only thriving
Ah man, how do I make it onto dry land?
Follow that stream to the frying pan
But that mainstream ain't me, jus a kiss on a one night stand
Maybe one day we'll find it and fall back onto a bed of diamonds
But for now I got this ecosystem
Never ego driven, he's so driven
With a vision of a fish eye and a flow of a rip tide
You don't wanna get bit by
A megalodon, your head'll be gone
When I get you hooked from where I fished this line
They wanna weigh me down with anchors to the ankles
Like I'd never float to the top untangled
Sipping on a coke with both sandals sticking out of the water showing both bangles
Man oh man where do you find your confidence?
I lost a lot of it, coming from the bottom had to find my tolerance
Suck it all up like I was an octopus
But don't be fooled cause I've been pulled to the depths
On my last breath gasping blue
Like fresh bait for the target food
You wanna swim free in this head space, it starts with you cause
I've been tryna breathe under water
I've been tryna hide cause I'm scared
Confusion were just one from the other
Cause it doesn't mean so much in the end
Protect my soul to the deep I go
You wouldn't need a titan for the depths I've dove
Say my shit with my chest won't drown
Gotta stay afloat when the rest implode
The abyss gets dark past the reef where the sharks are
The weak get strong when the weeks get harder
Alone in a zone monotone in the harbour
Didn't hear no horns just this beat and guitar
Start changing my mind with the life I live
Taking more care with the rhymes I spit
Hiding is finding the guy I miss
Recharge these bars this mind my gift
Draw a line between us when we're battling again
My brain is demon my heart is my friend
When it's happening I'm thankful for the passion in my head
Creation in the present will it matter in the end
I've been tryna breathe under water
I've been tryna hide cause I'm scared
Confusion were just one from the other
Cause it doesn't mean so much in the end