Fridayy is back at Genius with a powerful Open Mic performance of his song “Proud of Me.” The track, which features Meek Mill, is off Fridayy’s double album Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not. The painfully beautiful song holds deep personal meaning for both artists, who have lost their fathers and express the emotional weight of the loss through their lyrics. On today’s episode of Open Mic, Fridayy uses the stage as a form of therapy, letting his raw emotions flow line by line.
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00:00I know you're proud of me, look at all the shit I prevailed
00:15The youngest of your seeds, making sure the family eat well
00:18I give them what they need, I vow he always be well
00:21I told bro he changed his ways, I'm praying he don't see jail
00:24To live another day, I'm praying I don't see hell
00:27Ain't no talent what I do for my family, just know I mean well
00:30No, you ain't next to me, no, you ain't next to me
00:32But I'm hoping you can see, I'm praying
00:35A million dollar curses turn to million dollar dreams
00:38A million dollars on me, but girl, it ain't what it seems
00:41I'm having nightmares, I'm having nightmares of my brother clutching on me
00:45Can't see the snakes up in the grass or what you told me
00:48You can't trust these niggas, ain't your friends, that's what you told me
00:51Young man, just stay about the streets, it could get lonely
00:54You can do whatever you wanna dream of, what you told me
00:57I ain't understand your words back then, but that's the old me
01:00Now look at me now, I'm walking on the stage, they waiting for me like 23 dollars
01:04Too many voices in my head, just know I'm hearing you loud
01:07I'm walking around, smiling on my face, just know I'm hurting inside
01:10Oh yeah, I'm hurting inside
01:11So I buy diamonds on diamonds on diamonds galore
01:14Chain after chain after chain, what's the word?
01:18But it seemed to be the only thing that made me happy
01:19I lost my soul and I lost my daddy
01:22I know, I know, I know you're proud of me
01:25Look at all the shit I prevailed, the youngest of you
01:28Making sure the family eat well, I give them what they need
01:31I told buddy, change his ways
01:34I'm praying he don't see jail to live another
01:36I'm praying I don't see hell
01:39Ain't no telling what I do for my family, just know I mean well
01:42No, you ain't next to me
01:43No, you ain't next to me
01:44But I'm hoping you can, I'm praying you can see
01:47Yeah, we good
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