Lyrics for "Note to Self"

yo dem no betta dan youuuuu

dem got a brain well guess wah yu got one too

no educated but you a no edie boo

though you no go a no college

still from di street yu get knowledge

so you know how fi live

@ di end a di month don't yu bills dem pay you no beg one soul

so why di hell yu a mek dem talk and a gwan and a treat yu like a kritch hole

it obvious dem don't like yu why yu a act like you don't know

wait, yu desperate well waa friends or yu self esteem juss low

mi no know

me ask from mi heart this

from weh day is a thing me a notice

dem dis you you just take it

like yu duty or sick wid rabies

yo stop dat thing yaa lady

recognize who you are who you can be

check di meaning of Karamanti

warrior we no soft n dainty

from today yu betta stop move shakky

dismiss & remove friends weh shaddie

affirmations do them daily

now hear me'

chorus

yo

why yu do dat

why yu waste your time why yu don't stop

yu a show dem love weh dem don't got

while dem a work hard fi yu ting flap

yu nuh see say yu a big time ediot

everyday yu a sit dung an a tek crap

no man dis garbage must stop

mi cyaa watch it nuh more pls help God

dis a di big intervention

from today is a new direction

new day new goal new program

from now on is a brand new slogan

first of all separate yu acquaintance

know who a friend know who a love ones

know who yu can really depend pan

from who just a role true yu write song

finally work pan yu emotion

self confidence determination

your rules your world your creation

always have  high meditation

memba weh dem say bout opinion

like asshole everybody have one

but like how a God yu a program

a him alone you fi a medz pan

try avoid dem ya dutty likkle pagan

weh a suck energy like a craven

dem no think wholla dem lack vision

it end right now DECISION

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I wrote “Note to Self” after realizing that a few people I was assisting with the advancement of their careers were speaking negatively about me behind my back. When I found out, it came as a great shock to me because these were people that I truly admired. I had to then have a real conversation with myself regarding why I am continuously aiding persons who clearly do not care for me. It is while having these inner dialogues that I came up with the track “Note to Self.”

Regarding the video, it was necessary, I believe, to make the video very entertaining because of the style of the beat. It is for this reason that I reached out to the All In One Skankaz aka A1 Skankaz (dancers) and invited them to be a part of the project. Though it is filled with a lot of dancing, I still tried to maintain the message of the words by having emerging actress Shernette Williams play the role of Karamanti.

In closing let me say that I hope you enjoy the video, but most importantly, I hope you learn from it. No one is better than no one else and if you are around people that are belittling you then you need to move on. Please leave your comments below and let me know your thoughts, and if you think this message can help someone else, go ahead and share it.