sinning in Your name

Grandpa changed the name Back in the day, became Sabir Had to put a message out to all the dealers in his peers Had to show he'd do it sober, wouldn't touch that dirty soda money Sitting on his shoulders I can see his motives clear Cause it's 2022 and I got the same noose Dealing with the same dudes, and they pay the same dues Old money dirty money, coming in, gotta choose Live up to the name "Sabir", or go sinning for the views When it's time to make a move, you should know I'm coming stronger Cause I can't afford to lose, so I'll make this money longer I just pray the Lord forgive me while I make my ego stronger And I pray they won't forget me when they seeing me go farther Father, Krishna, I ain't got an option Family gon' gossip and my momma be watchin As the clock ticks, I gotta show that I'm popping Pressure for the profit is overtaking my confidence Dealing with comparisons, I had to get arrogant Made my ego bigger just to guard against embarrassment But that's my inheritance, first-gen American Dancing on a string as a white man's experiment Lemme change the rhetoric, lemme be the evidence Shows where I'm selling out the door, feeling eminent I won't be irrelevant, flow is so heaven sent Sinning in Your name, cause the game's about your relevance Saw my dad jealous cause my uncle's a producer But now he clout chasing cause that fame be Medusa Some days I'm looser, some days I'm Buddha Devil on my shoulder, says I'm getting older Ain't where I wanna be, I feel like I'm not great enough Family is onto me, I think they just can't wait enough Know I'm bound for greatness, fuck the money I done made enough Do this for the kid sitting alone who wasn't brave enough Grew up we were struggling, I had to get hustling Saw my dad cry cause the jobs he was juggling Told him I'ma get it right, knew I was in trouble when I felt my world crash, ego death I was fumbling Thank God, thank God, that I kept it going I knew I had a mission, I was waiting for my moment My dad's dad started this journey and now I own it Now I'm back! Back! Taking my story, I'm here to show it I been Dealing with comparisons, I had to get arrogant Made my ego bigger just to guard against embarrassment But that's my inheritance, first-gen American Dancing on a string as a white man's experiment Lemme change the rhetoric, lemme be the evidence Shows where I'm selling out the door, feeling eminent I won't be irrelevant, flow is so heaven sent Sinning in Your name, cause the game's about your relevance