Will Silva - The American Dream Lyrics

Elementary school
I was that quiet little kid that liked to draw
So many thoughts in my head
I kept my cool
When people pushed me down at the playground
The only black kid inside of my town
I couldn't help but stand out
Always stand tall but I never stand down
If you wanna grow then you better branch out
My life is like a show
Let's see how it pans out
What's the plan now?
My brother told me I should study degrees
I love rapping on beats
But I need a plan B
C O Double-L E G E
You can't compete when I drop my M U S I C
It's like a spelling bee
My destiny is making melodies
Be what you wanna be
That's what my gut is telling me
I got the mind of a big time celebrity
I got the music that could make Helen Keller see
Or maybe Stevie Wonder
Very superstitious like I'm spilling salt under a ladder holding black kittens
It sounds insane when I'm spittin these flames
Sean Connery I got that dragon blood in my veins
I wanna be on stage hearing people scream my name
The same dream as every teen in the USA
What makes me different is I'm switching up the rap game
Hit the booth hard like a title five hurricane

Money run the world shit
Is it worth it
I got all the verses
You can purchase
Mama said watch out son
Run from serpents
Pops said you broke boy
Put some work in
(Money)
Money run the world shit
Is it worth it
(I got)
I got all the verses
You can purchase
(Mama)
Mama said watch out son
Run from serpents
(Pops)
Pops said you broke boy
Put some work in

What I learned from my Dad is hard work pays off
No days off
Hope I can pay him back when my rap takes off
He'll be chilling on the ceiling of my mansion in a solid gold Mercedes
How's that for expansion?
I'm a creative composer that causes damage to these ignorant rappers
Make them sink like the Titanic
And then I panic
Now I don't know what to say
'Cause I've been writing lyrics every single f*cking day
Maybe I ran out of words
Oh that's absurd
I'm just running through the finish line
Unconcerned if I was first
If I was last you could kiss my ass
Not looking at the past bitch
I'm just looking for the treasure map
I'm Jack Sparrow with the magic compass bumping something from Louis Armstrong
You can hear the trumpet
You could feel the breeze from this cold MC
When I enter your blood stream
Make you weak in the knees
Success is the treasure chest
Timing is the key
I'm just flying and feeling free
While you climbing up on a tree
But you can't reach
The peak is much higher than expected
Leave you breathless when you fall from the heavens into the trenches
Drop into the place time stands still
Stop going out in public gets you killed
Nobody's safe in the USA it's pretty evident
You'd be better off in the woods if you set a tent
America the place of freedom and intelligence
The place where skin pigment shouldn't make a difference
But we got Donald Trump as president
Who put a toupee on an elephant?

Money run the world shit
Is it worth it
I got all the verses
You can purchase
Mama said watch out son
Run from serpents
(Pops)
Put some work in
(Money)
Money run the world shit
Is it worth it
(I got)
I got all the verses
You can purchase
(Mama)
Mama said watch out son
Run from serpents
(Pops)
Pops said you broke boy
Put some work in