The Shift ft. Mega Ran • Prod. bster! + OmarCameUp

Sameness has to be shifted. // @megaranmusic @bsterthegawd @omarcameup GeniusLyricBreakdown: https://genius.com/Dj-dax-the-shift-lyrics Verse 1 (DAX): Things changed - stale, so gotta shift ...old and new: a rift Things changed - no ones speaking for me ...just my music only Mama told me don’t forget that My life’s only God’s, man, I’ll Dodge, what I want? Boss Or from God feel lost, gosh Left friends hurt, get gauze Dropped him quick, no NOS 8th grade, stopped being his friend ‘cause he was gay Two years later, called him to tell him that ain’t okay Had to pause, learn the lesson, same named Uncle that I only met on death bed, way life Goes, I don’t know my preference, you get Validation from dudes not relevant, kept y’all Guessing ‘bout the message with no stressing Blessed, shift’s present, and I’m confessing Hook: ...I got the Shift... hitting the Switch... zero Assist... for better or Worse... this is Legit... legend, the Myth... things have been Diff... been on my shit //// I got the shift, holding the shift //// Verse 2 (DAX): Things changed - got up outta the house and went to war, now an AUX cord Lord, your music just plays in morgues Man, what do y'all rhyme for? My price soared for features, go Psych ward, this bounty hunting been what I'm "Prime 4" Things changed - yes, I've been equipped with a conscious, but I Remain on that nonsense, these Wily's don't want this, it's DJ DAX mechanical, (in) the hood, get it popping Any artist will pop in, start with the jocking - things Changed - my childhood friends went out to play and None of us realized that would be the last day, 'cause we Grew up, I guess, I truly attest, I'm moved in my Chest, Ronny's suicide, ain't knew 'bout his death, 'cause things Changed - I was born where they were "Rolling Cutter," now I Go through what I got until I'm glowing color Between what I was and I am, there is a rift, it's Double O 1, it is what it is, call it the shift, on God Hook Verse 3 (MegaRan): Finally patched the problems with my dad up Told me life is too short to be sad, bruh, if it wasn’t for Bad luck I probably wouldn't have luck, speeding like Initial D up in these streets; eventually I backed up Put it in reverse, can’t afford a therapist I put it in a verse Kill 'em with kindness I rather, put 'em in a hearse Could've been worse, I had one foot up in the dirt 'cause I been puttin' in this work every Year, now everybody tell me this the year And every year another best friend disappears I been a monster at every single concert No sponsors, every day, a new convert Made a promise to make that grip Passport in hand, I'mma take that trip Top 5: Mega gotta make that list If not, somebody gotta make that shift Outro: I followed Mac ‘cause he really knew the way I’m tryna love my friends on the day to day I followed Mac ‘cause he really knew the way I’m tryna love my friends on the day to day to day Followed. Mac. Knew the way F-F-Followed. Mac. Mac. Mac. Mac.