January 2017

January 2017

My first original song released. I had this nihilistic view of the world after watching Cosmos and immersing myself in the mystery that is The Universe. Ironically, I’d get back on my feet two months after the release of this song by getting a job at Firebirds, a steakhouse, in south Charlotte. The ‘meaningless’ nature of life lasted somewhat longer than I wanted to as some days I still wake up with the thought, “it doesn’t even matter anyways.”

Written and Performed by Ratha David Loun

Produced by Ivalee

[VERSE 1]

I hope there’s a beginning at the ending//

I cant keep sinning and keep the blessings//

They aint really winning they keep pretending//

RDL4EVER man I’m better than the rest//

How bad I got to be for them notice me//

Charlotte goin pass me on man they goin Kobe me//

___Ima Taurus but the mirror see the goat in me//

April baby, baby shower me in diamonds//

I know my callin on the phone I’m tryna dial in//

I’m the best coming out the 7-0-4//

Awwwww man how are you so sure?//

Cuz

They say the same things on the same beat//

Plus all these other rappers in the city ain’t me//

But Ratha don’t you think that you’re hating?//

Nope __

Not at all

They sound getting old truth be told all that shit is aging////

And lately

Life been goin kinda crazy//

I’m losing patience

And I’m losing doubt//

If you ain’t pay attention

Before don’t tune in now//

I’m doing everything they said

I couldn’t do without them//

I’m moving mountains

They wanna know about him//

But just know that I’m bout it

The money counting

Ask my accountant//

I might drop a couple stacks and move

me and my friends to the south end

for real __ //

I’m on a mission for that cash

My only competition is my dad//

I barely scratched the surface

But they know//

i’m itching for that bag

MAN JUST listen to the raps//

I wanna change the world

So the world will change//

Do it for the greater good

And still be great//

When the work pay off

We all getting paid//

The hate is all a phase

And I am not phased//

And I am not concerned with

The things that they say//

They see reflections of themselves

They cannot face//

They go thru problems __

Insecurities__//

They be worried__

tryna worry me__//

They see reflections of themselves

that they cannot face//

All of which

I cannot relate//

I’m focused on

Bigger things

9 figure dreams//

Hit up king of diamonds

Just to pull up in the Brinks//

Fly out to LA

Just to holla at G//

That’s my fucking g eternally//

Life is full of lessons

Everyday I’m learning things//

Every time they raise the bar

We keep hurdling//

And everytime I write bwoy

I be murdering//

I be killing it

Hard to tell me you not feelin it//

You cant tell me I’m not better than these rappers

labels dealin with//

You cant label this, know who you dealin with//

RDL4EVER//

[VERSE 2]

This year Ima stop fearing it//

This year Ima take myself serious//

Ima turn ellipses into periods//

I need all gold __

Like the pharaohs of the pyramids//

Things fall apart quicker than they last//

I cant love a bitch i cant be playing dad//

They wanna fuck with me fuck me then they trap//

So naïve

We all young//

in search of everything we need

and all we want//

I hope you get it

I hope you keep it//

I hope you know when you have it

And never leave it//

Pray for the vision

And work for the pieces//

Gotta get my swagger back

I’m ballin and I’m boolin//

Pay attention to ya bwoy

I’m scalding and I’m schoolin//

For real __

For real

I want the time back//

But I cant rewind that

So shorty just wine that//

That back back for a real one //

One time

Most women ain’t worth my love

So I love mine//

Only fuck with some

And that be sometimes//

I’m on a mission

Know the mission on my mind//

And I be so distant

Know I’m missing all the times//

But Ima make it up

I got the recipe//

Ratha cooking up

Word to one seventeen//