RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2018
DIRECTOR: Isaiah Jones
ALBUM: Off Balance by Cartièr

[Intro: Cartièr]

A lot of things changed in my life
Over these past 23 year
Feel like I been through hell and back
And back again

Off

[Verse 1: Cartièr]

(Sheesh!) Yeah, don't call me Brandon no mo'
I'm not that nigga that I was a year ago
Ever since Londynn was born
I have a different view of the world
Father figure for my lil girl, life lessons for my lil bros
Tryna pave the road so they don't make
The same mistakes I did when I was 20 years old
(Transitions)
Make a choice, split decisions
(Transitions)
Everyday you gotta go and get it, can't be stuck on yo pivot
Seem like nowadays rappers only intention
Is to be the next Drake, the next Kendrick
Me, I just wanna be different
Me, I just wanna tell my life all through this music
Black kids in this world, yeah that's a disadvantage
Tired of living so check to check but I flex like I'm above average
You know, Jordan's on with that designer fabric
This ain't a joke so I refrain from laughing
Girls half naked on Twitter just to get a Retweet or a mention
Not to mention, this ain't the life that I choose to be living
Ray Bans like I'm Ray Charles
Cops killing people on live TV
But President Trump not getting involved
Ku Klux roam the streets freely but let me roam the streets
They gone need riot gear and peace treaties
They shoot you on spot, they don't get freebies
What do you do when the world is unfair? Change it (change it)
What do you do when you try to change it and no one cares?
Try again 'til it works for you
Martin Luther King had a dream and it took a minute
But it came true
Everybody gonna have a comment, everybody gon' have views
Mom and Dad getting a divorce, Ima probably cry in court
Man I don't do the middle man, I get right to the source
Brother told me take it easy
Cousin told me write it down in my verses
So it wrote it down in cursive
Only rapper that spit or flow this hard without cursing
(Brandon you talkin' that real!)
What did I say about calling me Brandon?!
(Cartièr talkin' that real!)
Finally yall understanding, I'm tryna get my name branded
Move my whole family to mansions, settle down with my companion
This is the story of my life and how I try to keep balance
Mistakes are meant to be made to mold you into the person that you are today
Failure is just a decision so Ima succeed by any means
Yeah whatever it takes, I used to pray for better days
And bring all my sins to the alter, Now my alter ego Cartier
And I'll put this music aside if it stops me from being a father
I take my goals and go farther
Proving everyone wrong that told me don't bother
I'm in the studio every day being a voice for tomorrow
If you a troll you unfollow
Social media, I'm anti like Rihanna
Now that's my flow, you can not borrow
Calm, cool and collective you don't want problems
Mom and Dad I did it, all that teaching paid off
Had to switch my crew that I was runnin' with
Had to transition, this is the alternate ending
The director's cut, I stuck to the script until they called cut, yeah

[Hook 1: Cartièr & Damez]
Lately, I been going through the motions
Smoking just to cope with my emotions
I ain't see a reason but I did it
I lost focus in the ending
That was my decision
Then I changed up
Had to transition

[Verse 3: Damez]
Lately I been transitioning
My life is a movie, feel like everyday I'm auditioning
And I been tryna pray but I guess God still ain't been listening
Or maybe I'm losing patience
Maybe I was supposed to struggle
Just so I can flex and do it with no hesitations
I'm tryna go on vacations, my people need reparations
I'm tryna be inspirations for the minorities
Dealing with niggas that's hatin' (unh)
Mom and Dad probably looking at me like I'm crazy
I'm tryna make it so they can be gravy
Not taking no for an answer or maybe
Bitch I'm so wavy
Came a long way from young Daméen
Fanning myself with the cash that they pay me in
Smoking up like I'm an alien, getting high in the Mediterranean
I did it alone so I'm bout to flex
"Damez what's next?"
Please stop coming to me with that same line
My life has been coming together and falling apart at the same time
I used to run from the rain, now my umbrella match my shoes
Took some L's and I paid my dues
Buy ‘em both I don't pick and choose
Bitch you couldn't be me on Halloween
Me and my niggas be smoking on collard greens
Better than all of them niggas you following
Still conscious, picking bones with congress
Man that shit is wack, and I got the right to be black
So they need another amendment
As long as we still getting shot there'll never be no contentment
How yall fuckers opening up all these weed dispensaries
When yall still got my brothers rotting in these penitenteries?
All these fucking duplicates but yall can just keep trying
Got the mind of a maniac with the heart of a lion
Tragedy up in my bio, I got scars on my soul
Rest in peace my brother Ryo, pray for Evan down the road

[Hook 2: Damez]
Lately I been mixing up some potion
My life put it all out in the open
I ain't seen a reason but I did it
I lost focus now I'm winning
That was my decision
Then I changed up
Had to transition

(Ayo Cartièr)

[Hook 1: Damez]
Lately, I been going through the motions
Smoking just to cope with my emotions
I ain't seen a reason but I did it
I lost focus in the ending
That was my decision
Then I changed up
Had to transition

[Outro: Damez]
Lately, I been going through the motions
Smoking just to cope with my emotions, unh