Call me Elijah.exe, flow glitch, spit algorithmic Bars run quantum, y'all run timid - I warp physics, bend beats, twist limits (ha!) Pseudonym saint with a sinner's ambition Holy cross on my chest, but I crucify competition I been ghostin' — now I'm poltergeist-posting Haunting every beat, leave producers toe-tagged, closed-casket composing (dead) [Bridge] (They wasn't ready) (I was training in silence) (I'm the glitch in the matrix) (The bug in your iris) [Hook - R&b , pitched doubles] I ain't fall off - I fell silent, then upgraded all my software Came back like malware masked as prayer in the crosshairs Elijah Noel — but the Noel stand for "No One Ever Left" They thought I died - nah, 1 rebooted, came back fresh [Hook: K.A. the Verbal Shogun and Oddbrawl the Lyrical Juggernaut] Who? NBs. What? MCs When? Each day. Where? BK How? Easy. Why? These G's Who? NBs. What? MCs When? Each day. Where? BK How? Easy. Why? These G's [Verse] No safe place to lay your head Eating mutton, teeth cutting through day-old bread Only once broken can it be spoken whole-hearted Burying pain's why I remain so guarded Would hurt you, in some circles got the illest rep Where I bet my silhouette still a threat Was moving like a killer with impunity Now I'm a proven pillar in the community Took a hundred mans missing to transition Bold lines, closed minds can't listen Follow rules then the ghouls can't lure him Wanna duel then the jewels ain't for him Years long, years fast Years gone, years past Years cold, years liver Years old, years wiser This side of the tracks, providing facts is core essential Would bring quick swing now tactics more mental In the hood we could and would deliver hate Was gutter soldiers not mothered over, deliberate Thinking man of stinking clan, I'm still a ape Food for thought... should've brought a bigger plate This ain't swine-rhyming, it's fine dining Was raw by the liquor store, but I ain't whining No sense to buffer, was meant to suffer in us I dealt vicious for well-wishers and naysayers It's love, they got me from scrub to great player Guess I was destined, my progression is evident Want the best, so it test 'til I rest in the sediment Was steady pride, try to show you every side I give it life, but write like I already died No petty fray, every day I hail the truth Let it spray, never say Ka failed the youth I rep with the gods, got the weap's and the scars Where it ain't workin' out 'til you flexin' in cars When putting on a mask wasn't protection from CARs [Bridge] [hook] [Outro-spoken] U all should just stop now, I’m always going to chart anyways

They wasn’t ready