ConMan? Lyrics
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[Verse 1: GRIP & TU!]
Con man, I apologize to your mom and
Your grams for wrecking your heart, I guess it was part of God's plan
But wait a sec, 'fore we dead it, here is your roses
Took seven years, shit is bogus, I shed a tear when I wrote this
I admit, I wasn't the best to you (Uh)
I gave you shit, then you dipped, like what was there left to do? (Uh)
Too busy worried 'bout GRIP, shreddin' through revenue (Uh)
I let you slip, should've put you up on a pedestal
Was hardly ready for something you could regard as steady
Now my heart is hеavy, I'll take it far as these bars'll lеt me
I know what happened, viewed love as a distraction
My kids the only things I put above rappin', that's a thugs passion
Cash and drugs, clashin', stashin' emotions under the rug (Oh no)
Not communicatin', thinkin' you'd just know what it was (Oh no)
2017, that's when I started growin' a buzz (Oh no)
Playing catch-up 'cause my peers left your boy in the dust (Oh no)
'Cause when they was focused on rapping, I was focused on us (Oh no)
I could've strived more, now it's two kids I gotta provide for (Oh no)
Window was closin' slowly, had to switch the tempo on those that know me (Oh no)
Get too comfy and you gon' blow it, homie (Oh no)
Packed my metaphorical bag and hit the road, Jack
I promise when I take it home, I'm bringin' gold back
I own that, I ain't expecting you to wait
I got a date with destiny, just let me get a plate, uh
Silly me, ah-ah, ah-ah
I could never give you my love
It was me, ah-ah, ah-ah
I could never give you my love
And we can turn back the hands of time
But there's some things I should get off my mind
Before we leave it all behind, girl
I apologize, girl
[Verse 2: GRIP]
I can't trust myself with loving you
You still stained from all of that mud I drug you through
You thinkin', "Why ain't this a lifestyle he can get accustomed to?
Like, buy a plot, and tie the knot like others do?"
Gave me a key to your home, I don't want you think I'm leadin' you on
But I gotta be happy with bein' alone
If I can't learn to love myself, how the hell could I ever properly love someone else?
Just know these words is heartfelt
And it'll kill me to see you happy with another man
But I can't expect you to never love again, and rob your heart of his plans
Can't put a ring on her finger then keep it steppin', nigga
And she'll respect how real you kept it with her
And I know one day it'll hit me, when you stop replyin' to texts
Questionin' if you miss me, and all that's left is history
And a grudge kept against me, evidently, made my bed I'll lay in it
But first, I got somethin' to say, wait a minute (Yeah)
Silly me, ah-ah, ah-ah
I could never give you my love
It was me, ah-ah, ah-ah
I could never give you my love
And we can turn back the hands of time
But there's some things I should get off my mind
Before we leave it all behind, girl
I apologize, girl
About
“ConMan?” tells the story of a remorseful GRIP who cuts ties with his lover in the pursuit of making a name for himself as a rapper. The song features soulful vocals from producer TU!, complimenting the chimes of the beat.
GRIP opens up to his fans, admitting to his selfishness in spending more energy on his music than his lover. The song acts as a love letter showing growth in GRIPs character, which is needed to boost his career as a newly signed rapper.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
‘ConMan?’ is a love song from the perspective of me realising that I was a con man. And by the time I realised what it was, it wasn’t no way to get out of it without somebody’s heart being broken. Part of the point of view is selfish. Because I’m blaming someone that I was in love with for the way that my career unfolded. ‘I was too focused on you and I should’ve been been more focused on rap when all my peers were, because now they’re ahead of me. Because when they were focusing on rap, I was focusing on us.’ It’s an apology. It’s a love letter. It’s growth for me.
—via Apple Music
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