Song Description

The second song in Chad Michael's first official EP, 'Rain', 'Different' is about being free from the concepts set forth by popular culture and the habit of doing what makes one most content. Content ranges from previous romantic encounters to family discussions and goals, all while attempting to establish authenticity and direction in the art.

Lyrics

[Pre-Verse]

I been tryna keep it on the d-low,
Stackin' chips 'til I can dip like a casino,
I'ma make it black and white like a poster of Pachino,
What they speakin' on don't matter, I'm the keynote,
We gon' work 'til we can celebrate for life, T.O.,
Til' we can touch down on the beach, Dan Marino,
Yeah, I felt this shit back at the road,
I've watched these bitches come and go,

[Verse One]

But a few of y'all knew he had a gift back then,
When he was makin' moves up to Tempe on the 10,
I was on Courtney for a long time,
But we never did click I'll probably never understand, oh well,
That summer,
Elaina paid for the hotel,
Suite and everything,
On the no-tell,
Turned the phones off,
On the no cell,
And then I fucked her all night and everything was all good,
And then she hit me with a text a week later sayin'
she would take it back if she could,
Didn't know what to say at the time,
But maybe she misunderstood,
Listen I'm always up to no good,
How could I be any clearer?
I'm only chasin' this cash and the man that keeps starin' me back in the mirror,
Only place they could find me was back of the 2-3-1-7,
They must've thought I was outta my mind,
I was already obsessed with becoming a legend,
Got fed up with wasting my time,

[Chorus]

I might do it just to say I did it,
I was born to be the man that calls the shots,
I could spend my life and never live it,
Or get this money while I get my point across,
This shit, different,
You've never seen it done like this before,
This shit, different,
All that shit is so predictable,
This shit, different,
We so finished with traditional,
This shit, different,
This shit somethin' new to listen for,

[Verse Two - Part I]

I heard somebody say they feel it,
I heard somebody say a milli, fuck that,
Me and Rod talked about it last summer,
And we were talkin' bout a billi, like that,
Woo, slow down,
Life just got oversized,
All these lights in my eyes just got polarized,
All of this shit on my plate,
I still wish I could know if you sleepin' alone tonight.

[Verse Two - Part II]

I'm not really gone,
I swear I'm right there,
Next to you,
And I'ma tell the world I don't care,
But I,
I still want what's best for you,

[Verse Two - Part III]

Ay,
But I gotta do what's best for the fam,
And I gotta not forget who I am,
And sometimes I really wanna say shit,
But then I gotta hold it back, damn,
For real, I can read y'all like a book,
Like the back of my hand,
Shit just got hotter in here,
We jumped from the flame to the pan,
Rapping was never a part of the plan
I just opened a notebook and picked up a pen
That shit opened my mind to the zen,
Started smoking a little now my eyes are redder than flights to Japan,
I gotta hit Jesse back with this shit,
He made all this shit,
And he ain't heard half of this shit,
I heard people still laughin',
Well they can go play in some traffic and shit,
Cuz I told my mama that we gon' do everything she ever wanted
My dad looked me dead in the eye
Told me "Do what you gotta"
So I gotta do it to show 'em I got 'em forever,

[[Chorus]]

[Outro]

[End]