Born On The Afterbeat E

Born On the afterbeat. Yo, This beat is beautiful. Aight, I was born on the afterbeat. Let me tell 'em what's on my mind, on My soul now. I got everything written down. Trust me. Aight, let me go. Yeah. Yo. The T Ato stands for the throne, I'm futuristic. You trying hard to be real, But you ain't realistic. You don't belong in this business if you don't Check statistics. The pot of gold at the rainbow Is the pot that I pissed in. I had a set of goals, but you know They were not assisted. I'm talking to my future self regardless of the Distance. He tells me I'ma find a way, it Won't take an instance. 'Cause ever since an infant, That shit has been encrypted. My circle turned into a dot, that didn't change The plot. The picture still remains the same, but Now it's kinda cropped. They tell me, "Ato, take It easy, man, you work a lot." I give them food for thought before it starts To rot. Battle your inner child to be an Actual man. It always meant the world to me To have an actual stance. But you won't understand 'cause you forgot your Stance. You get so busy chasing snow, you die From avalanches. You gotta focus on you until the Focus is you. Follow your gut 'cause you always Know what to do. I went to war with Myself and I came back all bruised. And now I'm dropping these bombs that you can Never defuse. Righting my wrongs every day since the Fresh home. Is it me growing big or is It the threshold? And I don't trust nobody, So they say I get cold. And I'm sorry I can't let you in 'cause You'd let gold. I'm so untouchable, these Motherfuckers best know. Look at the eyes all on my body, man, My neck froze. Your chick is messaging me tryna Make my stress go. And she be only coming Over when I say so. These rappers snakier than pythons. They want a feature 'cause my hooks are heavier Than Tyson's. I was born a legend, So that's barely surprising. Your bitch is only with you 'cause she's waiting For a Dyson. Damn, you motherfuckers wildin'. I'm making masterpieces, Mona Lisa. You welcome to my world and you don't even Need a visa. I'm fucking every beat like I'm Fucking Asa Akira. My reflection gets a boner when I'm looking in The mirror. I play the game fair, they still Think that I'm a cheater. 'Cause the moves are Getting colder like Soviet Union leader. If life is a bitch, I'ma treat her like Señorita. And the fruits of my labor always what I gotta feed her. Where there's a will, There is a way. If you are not predator, You will end up as a prey. To sleep in the shade, you have to get Out of the shade. And get out of the Box if you would like to be in shape. I was born on the afterbeat, always an outcast. Been to darkest places, pictures without flash. The rain would never stop, I had to wait 'til clouds passed. I got the world behind me Like a host of forecast. Picture me on Money Mountain, I finally climbed. And the thunder above me striking lightnings in sky. If looking for a better life became a fucking Crime, fuck it, I wouldn't hesitate to go and Do the time. I don't respond to clout chasers Or the dumb threats. I don't get dark at Night 'cause I know my sunset. Trash-talking on my name is making no sense. Let's see who's in a better place when we Come back to the ends. The Earth is getting Ruthless and we about to lose it. It's our fault, so why you still searching for Excuses? We had a chance to save it, but We didn't care to use it. We're lying to ourselves 'cause we don't know where Truth is, yo. Everybody screaming, "Stop the world," but they don't understand. That the world never stops until it's part of The plan. Bury me in the desert under golden Sand. Or at the top of the mountains in My motherland. That's me. Amaro on the beat, don't fuck with us. He patted his foot before he walked. When Buddy Bolden tuned up, you could hear him Clean across the river.