MENTAL HEALTH 
WRITTEN,  PRODUCED AND PERFORMED BY JD LAWRENCE

I’M GOING TO TELL YOU A STORY
ABOUT THE PERSON BEHIND THAT MASK,
WHO IS IT YOU SAY
NOW IM SURE YOU’VE HEARD STORIES
LIKE THIS BEFORE
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS
THIS IS MY STORY

MY MIND AND ME WE AT WAR
MY SANITY WE FIGHTING FOR
THAT MAN IN THE MIRROR
DON’T KNOW, NO MORE
EVEN WHEN I’M UP
I’M STILL ON THE FLOOR
THAT ZIEXTY TESTING ME
DEPRESSION STRESSING ME
I DON’T NEED HELP
THAT’S WHAT THESE VOICES
INSIDE KEEP TELLING ME

I GOT TO, GET HOW I GET
WHEN I GET, I GET IT
LIKE AN EIGHT BALL
BACK IN THE EIGHTIES
I SPLIT IT
ME MYSELF AND I, WE KIN
BUT WE THINK DIFFERENT
THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE
DEVIL, WHY YOU KEEP TESTING ME
TEAM GOD FOR ETERNITY
PLEASE, STOP PRESSING ME

IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO REALIZE
GETTING HELP DOESN’T MAKE YOU WEAK
ON THE CONTRARY
IT MAKES YOU STRONGER

THE BEAT GAVE ME SHELL SHOCK
THE MINUTE THE BEAT DROPPED
IT’S BEEN SCARY EVER SENSE
LIKE HITCHCOCK, WROTE HIP HOP
PTSD, NOW IT’S PTSI
HOW YOU DIAGNOSE ME
WHEN YOU CAN’T EVEN MAKE UP YO’ MIND

THE CHURCH SAY, GOD SAY, JUST PRAY,
THEY SAY, I SAY
BUT IF GOD WAY, AIN’T THEY WAY
HOW THEY KNOW, WHAT GOD SAY
NOW I ONLY THINK SUICIDE
WHEN THESE DOORS BEING LIFTED
I GOT HELP
I FOUND A DOCTOR LIKE ME
YOUNG BLACK AND GIFTED

I THOUGHT I COULD BEAT MENTAL ILLNESS ON MY OWN
BUT I COULDN’T
I LEARNED IT’S OKAY NOT TO BE OKAY
YOU JUST NEED HELP

THAT FENTENAYL AIN’T PLAYING Y'ALL
IF IT HAD, IT’S WAY
IT KILL US ALL
OPIOIDS AIN’T A TOY BOY
SIX FEET UNDER AIN’T A JOY BOY
THIS MENTAL HEALTH IS REAL
IT CAME TO ROB AND STEAL
MENTAL HEALTH GOT NO FEELINGS
IT DON’T CARE HOW YOU FEEL

WHAT WE GONNA DO ABOUT IT (AYE)
WE REALLY GOT TO BE ABOUT IT (AYE)
LETS TAKE THIS THING ALL HEAD ON
AND BE BOUT IT BOUT IT
I’M NOT SAYING THAT CHURCH DON’T WORK
TALK ABOUT IT
IMMA ALWAYS SEEK GOD FIRST
SOME ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
CAN I TALK ABOUT IT
COME FROM CHURCH HURT

I HOPE WHEN YOU HEAR MY STORY
YOU’LL FIND THE COURAGE
TO TELL YOUR STORY
WE ALL HAVE A STORY TO TELL
AND THIS ONE IS MINE