Persona

We don't ride the waves, we plan to make 'em

[Verse 1]
I used to ride up and down 34 like a taxi service
A lot of time on my hands with a lack of purpose
Right hand on the FM dial, you could catch me surfing
The airwaves, waiting for something I could get immersed in
Driving home from work, trip has taken a drastic turn
Trying not to crack under the pressure of cash to earn
Questions pushed back on whether time or money's faster burnt
And how my life matters if I'm always cast as the perp
Turn on the radio, avoiding news 'cause that'll hurt
Hoping to flip the mood like DJ edits for curses
Matter of fact, I only hear like half of the verses
It's whatever, I get it, it's not all that subversive
When tragedy surfaces, turning up carries the burden
Bad news a common occurrence, so we staying taciturn
That track you heard makes your skin tougher than pachyderms
Friday on the highway and I'm hype enough to grab a burner
Rrrah

[Chorus]
Persona, persona, this is just a persona
You follow, they follow, we following the dollars
I'm tryna, I'm tryna, just get a couple commas
I'm tryna, I'm tryna, stop hearing all this trauma
Persona, persona, this is just a persona
You follow, they follow, we following the dollars
I'm tryna, I'm tryna, just get a couple commas
I'm tryna, I'm tryna, stop hearing all this trauma

[Verse 2]
P-R-A-G-M-A-T-I see a lot of profit
I said that I would do it so I'm seeming like a prophet
I see the skeezers and the leeches reaching in my pocket
You heard the first verse, better hope you hand's there before mine is
You think I'm taking a minus?
I highly suggest you get that co-ca-in out your sinus
And OD on your highness
My sonics on some Midas
You gon' see that ole reign like
The city with the Space Needle that made the Thunder migrant
Poseidon with the trident
But my pen game is lightning- ever shocking, not surprising
To get truth on the radio, you best know how to hide it
Like all that money that I said I'm seeing, I was lying
You can't blame me for trying
Blame it on the "Betty Crocker with the rock, obstinate to cops
Pocket full of knots, put it in her throat like lozenges" songs
That the radio station keeps siphoning
Not enlightening, it's just meant to get you hype as shit

[Chorus]
Persona, persona, this is just a persona
You follow, they follow, we following the dollars
I'm tryna, I'm tryna, just get a couple commas
I'm tryna, I'm tryna, stop hearing all this trauma
Persona, persona, this is just a persona
You follow, they follow, we following the dollars
I'm tryna, I'm tryna, just get a couple commas
I'm tryna, I'm tryna, stop hearing all this trauma