NED FLANDERS

English translation

What are you tryin' to do with me?

Yeah

Nothin' given to me, had to go get it

I ain't picture perfect, I ain't photogenic

Always been authentic, I could tell the difference

We ain't done yet, I don't see a limit

I know what you need, everything you say come back to me

I dot the I's, cross the T's, flood the game until it's at my knees

Pullin' up with no bowl for Japanese, girl, we upgraded, this ain't Applebees

Sellin' mixtapes in plastic sleeves, the champ is here, cue that Rocky theme song

Ay, where did I go wrong? Put my brodies on, had to fix the game

Uh, they gon' say I changed, oh, you feel that way, you just stay the same

(Okay, okay) this ain't an intro, this ain't an endin', this is the thesis (oh, my goodness)

This ain't a handout, this ain't no rental, done with the leases

Call it the challenge, call it the mountain, we tryna reach it

Too big to survive, no, this ain't a lie, you better believe it

Uh, better believe it, yeah, better believe it (better believe it, better believe it)

Uh, I'd rather treat 'em like Peter, but I learned better for Jesus

Uh, better believe it, better believe it, uh

This ain't an intro, this ain't an endin', this is the thesis

Pen is so pathetic, Spirit in me led it

Tell 'em I'ma rap while laughin' when I said it

Never gon' forget the struggle with the numbers

Now it's analytics, runnin' up the credit

My grandma is not a big fan of the sound, but I know that she proud of me (okay)

She told me as long as I do this for Jesus

And family then nothin' ain't stoppin' me (ain't no stopping)

I'm tired of music that's labeled as Christian, but lackin' the simple theology

My God isn't breathin' on that, my God isn't leadin' on that

If you haven't loved on your neighbor, forgivin' your brother, you shouldn't be singin' on that

If you busy makin' your bed in your sin, better stop what you doin', we leavin' all that

This is real, my guy (okay, okay)

This ain't an intro, this ain't an endin', this is the thesis (yeah)

This ain't a handout, this ain't no rental, done with the leases

Call it the challenge, call it the mountain, we tryna reach it (okay)

Too big to survive, no, this ain't a lie, you better believe it (better believe it)

Uh, better believe it, yeah, better believe it (better believe it, better believe it)

Uh, I'd rather treat 'em like Peter, but I learned better for Jesus

Uh, better believe it, better believe it, uh (better believe it, better believe it)

This ain't an intro, this ain't an endin', this is the thesis