Gray Water

Still treading gray water Still treading gray water Still treading gray water trying to stay afloat Every move I make feel like it's keeping me afloat Hands on the wheel but I'm steering through the smoke Trying not to drown in the life that I wrote Still treading great water, can't sink, can't swim Every wind feels small, but I can't give in If I make it out clean, that's a miracle then Cause the line get thinner every step I'm in I beneath deep where the rules don't stick Where the lines get blurred and the truth don't fit Where a quick fix, fix turn to a long turn risk And the same clean hands get dirty real quick I seen good men drown in the shallow wind Just trying to stay afloat, not pretend Cause the weight ain't water, it's the pressure within And the deeper you go, less light gets in I've been walking that rope over open seas, trying back What I need, if I fall, it's a drop they don't retrieve So I move real careful, what I let me believe And it's crazy how the tide don't wait You can paddle all day, still drift off place Trying to stay above, but it's all give and take In the same calm water, gotta hit and wait Still treading gray water Still treading gray water I've been floating in between what's right and what pays Trying to read the current, I get swept away Cause the surface look calm but it's pulling below In the deep of the money the cold hit flow Had to learn how to swim without making a splash Keep it low, move silent when you chasing that cash Cause attention like sharks when they smell that And they circle real quick if you're moving too fast I done seen people sink from the way that they cry Tryna carry too much on a weekend side Sometimes you gotta let go just to survive But it's hard when that's tied to your sense of pride And I ain't sayin' I'm clean, I just try to stay clear Of the deep end where it's hard to steer Cause the same gray zone that keep you fed Got a way of pulling you under instead Still treading gray I ain't perfect, I just learned to adapt From the waves that hit and the ones I snapped Every scar like proof I stayed intact Even when it felt like I might collapse Still tryna keep my head above what I chose Cause the deeper you live, the more it shows That survival ain't always black and white Sometimes it's just making it through the night So I keep my balance, I keep my breath Try not to drown in the weight distress If I make it out, that's a win, no less Cause I dance with the tide and I pass the test, yo Still trading great water Yeah, still swimming