I was a real sensitive ass kid and he didn’t really know how to handle that so he yelled at me a lot and shit

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My parents had been separated since I was 4 years old

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My pops nickname was “Loose Bruce” back in the 80s when he sold cocaine, heroin, hashish, and cable.

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This is a reference to Chance’s fallen friend Rodney, who he later mentions in this song. Rodney was a founder of Vagabond Tales, a clothing line.

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This whole verse is kinda me picking myself apart, mocking myself to an extent. Calling myself a hypocrite for complaining about hatin ass niggas when I’ve been guilty of the same shit. And ultimately telling myself that all this shit I’m afraid of is probably not going to happen, because it’s based on fear. And fear is bad. Mkay

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It takes a hater to know a hater

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Being a paranoid conspiracy theorist don’t get you friends. I usually approach my paranoia from a stance of not writing a theory off as nonsense, but not really trying to talk about it either.

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From an actual nightmare I had upon learning what Martial Law was a couple years back. It was scary. I was scared.

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As in ejaculate on your girlfriends face. Also known as a ‘facial’.

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I was listening to hella Gucci Mane back when I wrote this, specifically his “I’m Up” mixtape.

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