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PLANT THAT TREE lyrics
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Intro
Ambient haze, children’s voices warped in reverse 808s pulse like ticking clocks—time don’t rehearse Old chalkboard crackles, vinyl hiss creeps in slow We in a classroom of ghosts—just thought you should know
Verse 1
They say start at the start, but that ain’t how minds bloom You push a kid to “retry,” now they carry that tomb Thought loops like “I’m failed,” echo loud in the room But X marks the question, not the path to the doom I’m askin’—why D see how they route this system? It’s a life CD, no skip, long play, slow rhythm Y’all tell me drop stacks in a vault with a three-year key But I need motion now—not just delayed prosperity
Chorus
Plant that tree today, not mournin’ one chopped Every choice gon' echo—either bloom or block What I did two years back, made this clock tick proper You cryin’ on harvest day, but you skipped the plow, partner What was I doin’ five years ago? That seed growin’ or that soil hollow? What I do now, shape tomorrow’s glow Don’t wait to live—let the future borrow
Verse 2
Look—I ain’t mad at delay, but I’m tight with deception They been sellin’ long-term like a weapon of deflection CDs, funds, Roths, all cool in protection But where’s the lesson on passion and reflection? They got us grindin’ in loops like MPC pads Dreams stuck in folders marked “someday” and “past” If you ain’t start your forest 10 years in advance Don’t be shocked it’s just dust when you take that glance
Bridge
Build the track now, don’t ghost ride the beat Every month stack is a timeline repeat You ain’t failed, you paused—now reboot the speech You ain’t broke, you dormant—now rise, now reach We don’t drop songs same day, we market, we tease Success is a seed—plan your season, then breathe
Chorus
Plant that tree today, not mournin’ one chopped Every choice gon' echo—either bloom or block What I did two years back, made this clock tick proper You cryin’ on harvest day, but you skipped the plow, partner What was I doin’ five years ago? That seed growin’ or that soil hollow? What I do now, shape tomorrow’s glow Don’t wait to live—let the future borrow
Outro
T-shirt print, this lesson gon’ outlive me Stamped in wax like a prophecy for the free If they laugh, let ‘em—truth don’t need a degree Every bar I dropped, just fertilizer from the tree
Inside the recording
Ambient haze, children’s voices warped in reverse 808s pulse like ticking clocks—time don’t rehearse
Plant that tree today, not mournin’ one chopped Every choice gon' echo—either bloom or block
Plant that tree today, not mournin’ one chopped Every choice gon' echo—either bloom or block
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