Grew up making humble pacts like: The world will know our name Now we're staring out the window, pray these wings can hold our frame Oh my God, oh my God, I just might jump off the roof Now we're standing in the meadows where the flowers know our name We ain't ran from where we grew up, shit, we'd probably go insane Oh my God, oh my God, I just wanna jump off the roof We tricksters by nature who once favored summer stars Biggest steps on concrete, but still look both ways for them cars Babies beating on they chest, claim one day the world is ours Till mama throw open window and yell my name from afar With a face made of sunshine, first child of the bloodline The punch before you run kind, don't just say shit, nigga Spreading word as we run from where ocean hits the Sun What's it that that you wish the world knew about your loved ones? We– Grew up making humble pacts like: The world will know our name Now we're staring out the window, pray these wings can hold our frame Oh my God, oh my God, I just might jump off the roof Now we're standing in the meadows where the flowers know our name We ain't ran from where we grew up, shit, we'd probably go insane Oh my God, oh my God, I just wanna jump off the roof Fear of God, fear of law, fear her straightforward gaze You not quick enough, the raised hand, shit, it's always gon' graze Altar boys just came home, on the stoop, playing dice Through screen doors, her shape forms, she died for this life Once or twice, take a step back when you finna aim Young boy got a talent for gifting ghosts such beautiful names Still the age where this hurts, to us, a wonderful game Head out the window, pray these wings hold up both our frames Pacing back and forth, I can't find the words worth this ink I look up to the poster on my wall and I ask: What you think? Huh, me? You see, I think bright though the mind is dark Open my optics to optimism, that's what I was taught To live like I'm blind, yet always guided by God And I do this for anyone who looks anything like my mom You askin' me what I think, I'm just a poster on your wall And I think you know the answer is right in your catalogue McKinley, you showed me the importance of self-belief Be loved, be jazzed, you don't gotta be me Grew up making humble pacts like: The world will know our name Now we're staring out the window, pray these wings can hold our frame Oh my God, oh my God, I just might jump off the roof Now we're standing in the meadows where the flowers know our name We ain't ran from where we grew up, shit, we'd probably go insane Oh my God, oh my God, I just wanna jump off the roof