[Intro: Jhené Aiko]
This is a story about control, my control
Control of what I say, control of what I do
And this time I'm gonna do it my way
I hope you enjoy as much as I do
Are we ready? I am, because it's all about control
And I've got lots of it

[Verse 1: Ab-Soul]
Soulo ho, the one and only
You niggas know me, your [bad word] want me
Determination, I got a grip, 9-5 locs I am not a Crip
Blood, sweat and tears, hotel tiers
Your short term tall tales won't sell here
And Ms. Aiko told me let my soul sail here
Let me get a  [bad word] yeah"

[Hook: (Jhené Aiko) & Ab-Soul]
(Open your eyes) You niggas know what it is
(It's about that time) Soulo on one again
(It's been a [bad word] of a ride) You niggas know what it is
(We live one [bad word] of a life) Say Soulo ho one again
I'm still on my [bad word] [bad word] em, [bad word] em, [bad word] em
They still on my [bad word] You niggas know what it is
(Open your eyes) You niggas know what it is
(It's about that time) Soulo ho one again

[Verse 2]
Manipulating minds
Reciprocating time spent on my amazing rise
Said I was the underdog, turns out I'm the secret weapon
We can see you half-stepping, I should somersault
Some are salty that I made it in the way I did
Cause I really did everything I say I did
Let me tell you why I'm vexed
The same reason why I'm stressed, the same reason why I'm blessed
I stopped praying, and I started planning
I stopped playing, and I made it happen
We mapped it out, and now the map is ours
Raised my stats all from records, check an almanac
Thank god punchline knew I had a knack
Down too die to get my point across like craps
Control System, cut off your radios, cut off your television

[Hook: (Jhené Aiko) & Ab-Soul]

[Verse 3] [bad word]  I'm turning their heads and I'm earning respect
Grinning cause niggas ain't know I was next, pinning this [bad word] in the wind
Literate as Oscar Wilde, bringing the terror and tearing the concert down
The spliff will get lit up 'til we look like [bad word] from Chinatown
Missing Alori Joh, it's been a minute since I saw her smile
She's the reason why I go as hard as I do now [bad word] a foe cause I'm focused as four bifocals
I'm prone to leave a vocal booth totaled for the right total
The bad boy, you boys [bad word] as totems
Or Dorthy's dog toto, I'm telling niggas
I'mma need a few wings like Frodo, I can't say YOLO
Because I've been here before, so deaf that I've been reborn, Soulo

[Outro: (Jhené Aiko) & Ab-Soul]
(Open your eyes) I know you can see me
(It's about that time) They ain't goin' believe me
(It's been a [bad word] of a ride) Nothing was given
(We live one [bad word] of a life) We still living