Lyrics
Hook
Am I ready for the world
And the things that it may hold
Might leave me feeling cold
I don't really know
If I'm ready, don't know
If I'm ready, don't know if I'm
Don't know if I'm
Verse 1
We began at the bottom, made it out the bottom
Started scratching the surface, now that's a problem
Word's misunderstanding, fans start to ridicule
Stoning on heroes, issues and minuscule
Back in the beginning, and the love lasted
I could be myself, I didn't have to mask it
This is not a game, yet the fame was attractive
But hip hop music it had me captured
I had my rhyme book filled to the brim
Though I'm over 6 feet wasn't shooting for the rim
I was shooting for the stars
Tell the label hands wherever they are
I'm in south east Dego with a book full of bars
And I ain't got a clue about a 360 deal
Or a mix on a song but I know my rhymes ill
Never thought of god's will, but I'm pretty optimistic
My shot's gonn come and I'm not gonn miss it
And now I'm reminiscing, look into god's plans
Will I rather be a man or be the man,
Am, I ready for the world, who's to say
But if tomorrow never comes,
I could lose today
Hook (Repeat x2)
Verse 2
Pure inspiration: the sun's rays
Touch my mind's imagination
In a day's dream, but I was doing nathan
Time froze, yet I was still aging
And under the best circumstances, I was still praisin
It took me back to the san diego summers
When we was piss poor and focused on tryina come up
Mama worked night shifts, couldn't run a tight ship
I was in the streets now, working with them vice grips
Several close calls, dodged a few ice picks
If I wasn't cautious, could have been laying there lifeless
I ain't gonna lie, felt like I had 7 lives
Unfortunately, I couldn't always learn the second sound I'm drinkin
Till I threw up,
Tryina figure out what I wanna be when I grew up
Hopin that they knew us
But I don't really know the cost to fame
The cross to claim
I just want an awesome name
Am I ready for the world?
Hook (Repeat x2)
Outro
I hope you're ready for the world.
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Ready For The World" opens with an honest, repeated question rather than a confident declaration, admitting uncertainty about facing whatever the future might hold. The first verse traces a specific rise, starting from nothing and gaining recognition, while naming the difficulties that came with it, misunderstanding, criticism, and the temptation of fame competing with an earlier, simpler love for the music itself. A key turn describes reflecting on God's plans rather than personal ambition, weighing the difference between being an important figure and simply being a person following a given direction. A second verse returns to origins, naming financial hardship, a mother working night shifts, and dangerous surroundings survived more by circumstance than by caution, crediting continued praise even under difficult conditions as a discipline maintained regardless of outcome. The closing admission, not knowing the cost of fame or of claiming the cross, keeps the song from resolving into false certainty, ending instead on the same open question it began with rather than a tidy conclusion.
Related Scripture
- Jeremiah 29:11 Describes God's plans to prosper and give hope, matching the lyric about looking into God's plans rather than personal ambition.
- Proverbs 16:9 Describes people planning their course while the Lord establishes their steps, matching the song's tension between personal ambition and God's direction.