Let Me Go - Call Me Karizma

My mother cleans houses, dad works at a bank

Curse of that is people think my life is perfect, it ain’t

Hurts me to say I felt I wasn’t what they urged me to be

I was never what my brother was, I learned right away

At ten I wrote my first song, at twelve recorded it all

It felt important at first

«But honey Morgan, that’s false, you gotta go to your room

Say prayers while holding your palms

Forget this music it’s through, don’t think you’re getting involved.»

But mom I’m older, it’s cool, don’t wanna go by your rules

I’m just a fucking outcast and no one knows me at school

I don’t smoke, I don’t drink

Don’t wanna grow to be you

Just let me go, I’m ok

Be back to show you the proof

Let me try, let me grow

Let me live, but you won’t

Let me go, let me go

Step aside, let me show

I can drive down this road

Let me go, let me go

I was sixteen when I performed my first show

No one came with except the homie that drove

Fuck it, we’re going alone

Got off stage, not a text on my phone

No congrats, no «we're proud», no one to tell me I’m dope

Eighteen I moved out to school

I brought my notebook to write

Hoping to jot a song a day then record it at night

My parents told me I was finished

«You won’t tour in your life

You ain’t bringing a thing to college, not a cord or a mic»

But mom, I’m older, it’s fine

Fuck all these homework assignments

I’ve been dreaming of this, but I ain’t closing my eyes

I don’t smoke, I don’t drink

I’m in my dorm every night

Just let me go, I’m ok

Be back at home when it’s time

Let me try, let me grow

Let me live, but you won’t

Let me go, let me go

Step aside, let me show

I can drive down this road

Let me go, let me go

At nineteen, I lost hope, moved back to my moms

I took a couple classes still, just to have when I want

I tried everything I knew, every rap, every song

But nothing worked, and no one saw the vision that I had brought

I checked my twitter at noon, on lunch break at my shift

I read «I'm going on tour, who should I take along with?»

I told my fans «This is it, tweet him back I’m the shit»

The next day I got an email that I was picked

I fucking told you mom, I’m never coming back here

Touring 50 states, in 60 days with blackbear

Now I’m playing shows at twenty-two and I have fans here

Next year I’ll be home, hope I see you and dad there, yeah