this is before... lyrics

[Intro: Sample & 40unce]
Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday
This might be the last time for a long time
That I dig into my "lyrical miracle" bag, like
sh*t gon' be lyrical still, but—I mean
You'll understand when it come out
Sorry for the wait
Yeah

[Verse]
Back to the future, reminiscing on what I'm 'bout to do
n*ggas tryna stop me, they better off climbing Mountain Dew
First was 20/20, a guarantee not to cloud the view
Raise the bar a couple more times and throw it down a few
How could you еver think all of this was a minor step
Ion give a f*ck if i'm dying, I want thе title belt
Walking around with metronomes, making sure time is kept
Still got a lot up on my dome if this my final breath
I hope my mama know i'm sorry for breaking her belt in fourth
I never told her it snapped cause I was tryna become a corpse
I hope my pops know that i'm sorry, all them payments I was late
I was stuck choosing between whether I paid my bills or I ate
And to my biological who shouldn't have bothered
I'm glad you taught me everything you knew bout not being a father
Matter of fact, I'm taking it back, this just won't do
Cause I won't waste a single gasp of my last breath on you
n*gga, it's effortless
I got a glove of projects in my pocket just as evidence
Been working half a decade and ain't even at my precipice
Ask anybody round the 'Bany, they become a celebrant
And you'll get very far by listing 40 as reference
I never been the type to cap up in my songs, I manifest
That's why I sound so c*cky when I talk bout what ain't happened yet
They call him Negrodamus, gotta meet with Mooney after death
Big O just came to kick it like some capoeira
All I do is win then rub it in, just call it "aloe vera"
Might just even speed it up again, really don't have a care
I'm choppin' the flow cause I don't want nobody to hear, i'm constantly livin' i—wait, nevermind
Trench might make an appearance, but he'll make it at some better time
Evolvin' as I write, my lesser tendencies get left behind
You lookin' at the sun, so please be grateful if you ever shine
Would've had it finished two months ago if it was up to me
But luckily, I brought some misery to keep you company
You prolly thought I'd use this time to talk bout somethin' other than me
But sh*t, it's just the EP, go get the album