Zaria The Artistt - Then & Nows. Lyrics

In between the Then & Nows
I feel the urgency to bow my head in reverence
Think severance the only liable option
Truly exhausting
Always costing something more than I explain is in my able
Wish gravity would fall off my ankles I'm hitting Mabel like
When do we fly?
Are we supposed to reply?
In every moment it's a sure thing my eyes can't lie
And whether or not you feel me doesn't affect my pride
I ain't too proud to be myself
If you ain't down for the ride, that's fine
But just be honest, don't promise for moments sake
If you be folding under pressure please say that you bound to break
Too late comes with a price
And who said I couldn't relate
I'm spirit as much as human, know reality can weigh
That people are still clay
Betrayal hides behind borders and simple yes I'm okays
Deception comes like weapon all dressed in the day to days
Hope deferred changes hearts, not shaming me let me explain
I just would rather skip the games
I don't want the representative, incentive is truth
And it's too close retrospective, I don't need the seduce
But if Bruce it matches your Wayne, and still Batman your middle name
I would rather see all your range, like both the rain and the reign
Not to gain but simply to see
The freedom to let you be
Choose out of this authenticity, yes I'm talking to me too
Only require the fire show me it's heat
Not to run or get embarrassed
To have the choice to take my seat

I get that no one ever talked to you this candidly
Pain it be reflecting all the moments that you hid between
The Then & Nows
The loss of vows left lonely in expectation
We forgetting the Creator but pray instead to creation
And isolation feels normal when company leaves you weak
When love it seems so conditional, fictional we retreat
Till no new friends is the motto yet autoplay for the streets
Till we look inside the mirror denying our wants and needs
Can I feed who you been hiding, the one behind all the fear
Who's starving for reassurance, and praying someone would hear
The you you're scared to discover, you cover up what's unknown
Cause childhood trauma grows when you let it grow up alone
Aye I see you, cause I been you, and freedom tastes so much better
Acknowledging all your faults is the key to make something better
Big stepper walking in truth is the kind that God can heal
No pretending just ascending
Let the real you be revealed