Anxiety - Joell Ortiz

It’s happenin' again, it’s happenin' again

But you can’t tell nobody, they gon' think you crazy

It’s happenin' again, it’s happenin' again

Just let it pass, boy, you’ll be good, baby

Wakin' up’s a struggle, I used to want to hustle

I used to want the whole world to know that I existed, now I cuddle

In the bed with myself, hopin' the phone don’t ring

Hopin' a text don’t come through or email don’t bling

I feel funny, shouldn’t I be happy?

I get money

Instead, I put on all new clothes and feel crummy

But I’m showin' up for work like I’m a-okay

Anxiety?

Who, me?

No way, José

I hide behind a smile while my mind is runnin' wild

Nervous for no reason, heart beatin' like a mile a minute

Where’s the nearest bathroom?

I’m in it

Splash some water on my face, wipe it dry, let’s get it

That’s my life in a nutshell, feel like I’m goin' nuts, well

Let’s keep it on the low, can’t let 'em know that you ain’t upscale

I shouldn’t even carry real ID

Forgot what it feels like to really feel like me

Okay, oh no, first I can’t catch a breath

Feel the moisture as I begin to sweat (Damn)

I start feelin' dizzy like my balance left (Whoa)

And now my heart’s beatin' like it’s out my chest (No)

It’s happenin' again, it’s happenin' again

But you can’t tell nobody, they gon' think you crazy

It’s happenin' again, it’s happenin' again

Just let it pass, boy, you’ll be good, baby

Sometimes I hear a song and wanna cry

It brings me to before I was this guy and puts water in my eyes

I keep my faith strong, if there’s a Lord up in the sky

I pray that I feel happy one more time before I die

I get glimpses, then it’s gone in an instance

Joy’s in front of me and then it’s off in the distance

No one in my phone book I could call for assistance

'Cause they won’t understand what I be goin' through, what is this?

Why won’t it go away?

Never thought I would know a day

That the ship captain started actin' like a stowaway

I’m thinkin' 'bout a meetin' tomorrow with sweaty palms, now

Like, if I catch a panic attack, how can I calm down?

Nervous that I might feel nervous, what a vicious cycle

I see myself fadin' away without the Vitiligo

I hit the gym and try to get off some steam

But I get anxiety just tryna pick a machine

Some pictures make me smile 'cause my figure is lean

And then the very next thought is «I can’t get in them jeans»

Wish that I could go to sleep, wake up and life is sweet

But truth is, I fight this beast in the middle of dreams

Okay, oh no, first I can’t catch a breath

Feel the moisture as I begin to sweat (Damn)

I start feelin' dizzy like my balance left (Whoa)

And now my heart’s beatin' like it’s out my chest (No)

It’s happenin' again, it’s happenin' again

But you can’t tell nobody, they gon' think you crazy

It’s happenin' again, it’s happenin' again

Just let it pass, boy, you’ll be good, baby