Flourish (feat. Asia Monay) Video (MV)

How could I doubt you, I can't do this without you
Got people around you that love you and would never allow you
To give up now, not when you're so close
And you know deep down I'm always gonna love you the most
Thoughts are deceiving
Even worse when you're grieving
Depression seeps in with all the changes of every season
Sometimes it feels like you're going further into the deep end
Drowning in what you think's failure, the mind tries to believe this
Your journey's far from over
Life's a song, you're the composer
Eyes open to see the light that's reflecting above the ocean
You see the weights tied to your ankles tryin to make you hopeless
Instead of falling to submission, you're powered with focus
The key to set you free always been there, just went unnoticed
Soon as you grab it the shackles are now completely broken
You start to move your arms and legs with the purest devotion
To reach the surface, it took a lifetime to get this moment
Don't need a certain year to show me that the future's clear
The breakthrough we've all been waiting for, is underway
Looking back on all the hardships that brought you here
And when you look at your reflection, you hear it say

Gotta do this together, we're both in this forever
Let's make our lives much better, truth is it's now or never
Taking that leap of faith, time to apply the pressure
Apart of history, and all it took was effort

Loving me has been the greatest thing that I've accomplished
It's a dream to chase a dream today, tomorrow's not promised
There's strength in every word, just by being honest
If I make it, no when I make it I swear we all got it
Been running things for a while, and I'm trying to run faster
Sprinting from 9-5's like I caught the stench of miasma
We're knee deep in the game, so it's time to be more tactful
No need to reach for fame, making music that is impactful also
Couldn't have done none of this on my own
That's like tryin' to play the game Overcooked alone
Thats like tryin' to sculpt a masterpiece without the tools and the stone
Like an absent royal court, with just you on the throne
Hardest working around, and this ain't come from sure luck
Complaining won't get you anywhere, just end up a sitting duck
Doing the bare minimum won't really get you too much
So I put a piece of my soul into all my work like a Horcrux
Uhn, still flawed but I'm certainly good natured
Taking a chance on me and I'm surely upping the wager
A melanated minority that's bout to take things major
And trying to play a big part in Detroit like John Boyega/

So what if I chose to free myself
With this smile rooted so deep in me
Demanding, all this time, that it be seen
There's a defining moment
With hope under its finger tips
And all I have to do is reach out and grab
Reach out and have the love that was destined for me
With a glimmer, a glimpse of what it means to be free
There's a wish staring back at me
With an undeniable hold in its eyes
So I hold on like there's nothing worth holding left
Like, the love of self will be the only love felt
I breath it in, like there's no breath left
And when the world doubts, and the questions come blaring
Like, how dare I love me without comparing
How dare I be okay with honest sharing
How dare I not question my every move
How dare I be okay with a me with no you
I can hold my head steady, heart full, with answers ready
Like, It took forever and a day
But self adoration is my new destination
Even if this planes crashes, I'll still be the map
Just looking, for new transportation
And this time, it'll be more than a vacation
I want this kind of love to reach so deep it's dangerous
A permanent solution, on an every day basis
Like a manifestation in disguise
And if I'd only allow, it'll let me
Let me love me in the way I've always deserved
Love me so loud, that it can't be unheard