Blame Me

(album: The Sky Is Red - 2022)

Let me ask you
Consider this deeply
Have you ever wondered why the sky is the color that it is?

I'm only halfway up
On this mountain of life
But everything I've seen
It seems like a lifetime
I'm on fire right now
And it ain't going out
You can try all you want
But you can't blow it out
Y'all, tell me what I can't do
That's a list so short that you cannot ride this ride
I'ma tell you what you can do (What?)
Take that list and crumble it up, and shove it inside (Hahaha)
I'm a man with the plan, move (Move)
If you ain't coming along for the ride
I'ma ask you to take a step aside
Because I'm running over anything in sight
It's about damn time to do it for myself
Y'all call it 'selfish', I call it 'self-help'
'Cause I spent so long at the bottom of the pyramid
Lifting up everybody else but myself, but forget it all
I'm the one who has to take the blunt of
All the force when it will crumble and fall
So I'ma call the shots and everybody watching
Gonna get hit with the shock and in awe
I'ma stand up and stand tall
And look at this mountain straight in the face
When I dig my foot in the crevice
And one hand after the next, I'ma make my way
Yeah, y'all may call me crazy (I'm not!)
When I start my climb away from you shadies
But it only makes sense that I keep moving
Towards the sun, so can you blame me? (Nah)

Can you blame me
For being where my head's at lately?
Steady with this life I'm chasing
Yeah, I was at the bottom of the mountain, now I'm halfway there
I can't stop
Even though I'm scared of the drop (Oh God!)
Count me out, yeah, that's okay (Woo! Ayy!)
But none of my blessings coming your way (Ayy, yeah, Nato)

Mountain gear, and I'm outta here
I been prepared for the journey up (On God)
They thought I peaked 'til my new shit leaked (Woo!)
But now, take a look at what I'm serving up
No downtime, let's hurry up
Destiny is a girl we trust (What?)
We can't wait for her, gotta carry on
Despite her man like Kirsten Dunst
Yeah, carry on, and we never give (Give what?)
Never give what? (What?) Never give a fuck (What?)
Never give up
I know my time is coming, and it's not tentative
Can't blame me for it if I need to get it (Uh)
I'm the point guard and I'm calling motion (Woo, woo!)
Feel like I've been stutter stepping
But this time, I'm really going
Never looking back, what's the point of that? (Huh?)
Even though it's called a career (Hahaha)
But doing that will just hold you back
I'm really tryna see what's up there (On God)
My brain is foggy all the time
What's on my mind? Uh, unclear
My heart though, I'ma shock the world (Woo!)
Give a little back, then I'm done here (Yeah)
This game has done a number on me (Tell 'em)
Tell my friends I'm fucking sorry (Ooh)
Never could be there to party with you
I was making music for the party (Woo)
Even now, I see you hardly (Yeah)
God even knows my grind is godly (What?)
Always told them if you're not evolving
Don't involve me, Nato

Can you blame me
For being where my head's at lately?
Steady with this life I'm chasing (Mm, yeah)
Yeah, I was at the bottom of the mountain, now I'm halfway there
I can't stop
Even though I'm scared of the drop
Count me out, yeah, that's okay (Ayy)
But none of my blessings coming your way (Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh, yeah)

Can you blame me
For being where my head's at lately? (Oh)
Steady with this life I'm chasing (Oh, oh)
Yeah, I was at the bottom of the mountain, now I'm halfway there
And I can't stop
Even though I'm scared of the drop(Drop)
Count me out, yeah, that's okay
But none of my blessings coming your way