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(Chorus)
Step back and view the picture (the picture)
And see the colors that paint my life (my life)
It takes a minute to hit ya (to hit ya)
See the shades of the open lights (the open lights)
I wouldnât change it for a thing (I wouldnât change)
No matter what this life may bring (what it bring)
So tell me what you see (what you see)
This is me (yea, this is me)
This is me
(Verse)
live from the town, broadcastin
Itâs no cuts from the camera, all action
Reality show but oh no actin
All words unheard, itâs no caption
Get the whole feel, no fraction
Home sweet home, Iâm lovin it with a passion
Now the folk askin how I did it, how I made it
Out a city like mine but really I canât explain it
I just tell em that I painted a picture that never faded
Now Iâm reminiscin on my past, canât take it
Cuz itâs a lot from them blocks, didnât make it
And itâs a few that I knew couldnât break it
And even though they tried they couldnât shake it
The drama too bright, canât shade it
So sun glasses and a prayer what I stay with
Homicide after homicide, same shit
And even if I could, I wouldnât change shit
(Chorus)
Step back and view the picture (the picture)
And see the colors that paint my life (my life)
It takes a minute to hit ya (to hit ya)
See the shades of the open lights (the open lights)
I wouldnât change it for a thing (I wouldnât change)
No matter what this life may bring (what it bring)
So tell me what you see (what you see)
This is me (yea, this is me)
This is me
(Verse)
It hurt like a needle, pain stick
Had my first nightmare at 6 and been awake since
But this kept me cautious of the fake
Yea the wins feel good but the losses made me great, Iâm straight
Only one man but Iâm 8+2
Iâm a ace, Iâm stickin on tape
Rock solid, canât break, dough risin, Iâm cake like a bank
Iâm worth it, Iâm perfect, Iâm great
Iâm slidin and touchin home base
Iâm certain Iâm safe and thanks for this landscape space
Thanks to the man upstairs showin me grace
Thanks to my mama, to my sis, to my daddy
To my uncles, to my aunts, to my cousins, to my granny
I thank my whole family, you know I know better
Thanks for the love, you canât support me no better andâ¦
(Chorus)
Step back and view the picture (the picture)
And see the colors that paint my life (my life)
It takes a minute to hit ya (to hit ya)
See the shades of the open lights (the open lights)
I wouldnât change it for a thing (I wouldnât change)
No matter what this life may bring (what it bring)
So tell me what you see (what you see)
This is me (yea, this is me)
This is me
(Bridge x2)
My city, my heart, my blood
My pain, my joy, my love
My hopes, my wishes, my dreams
My block, my street, my cityâs my everything
(This is me)
So tell me what you see
This is me
This is me
This is me
This is me
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