Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD A SONG JUST, LIKE, SWITCH GENRES HALFWAY THROUGH?? I DIDN'T THINK SO!! I DON'T WANT POTENTIAL!! OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO!! DG THE ARTIST!! OUT NOW EVERYWHERE!! hyperfollow.com/dgtheartist/i-dont-want-potential
Shoutout to @Rscybusiness for her incredible videography in the second half of this video. Shoutout to my Nintendo 3DS for its mediocre videography in the first half. Comment your favorite moment from the video and you'll make me smile real big!
Produced by @k4njibeats208 and @markmywordsbeats!
Lyrics on Genius (and copy-pasted below): genius.com/Dg-the-artist-i-dont-want-potential-lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah
Yeah (Ooh)
Yeah (Ooh)
Yeah (Ooh, hey)
Yeah (Hey, hey, ooh)
[Chorus]
I don't want potential
I want Metro instrumentals (Yeah)
Wanna GQ my essentials (Huh)
Want a card for incidentals (Yeah)
Tryna get out of my mental
So many racks, it's grand central (Ooh)
And I just broke another pencil (Ooh)
Tryna reach my full potential (Ayy)
Fuck it, I don't want potential
Only want Metro instrumentals
And I wanna GQ my essentials
And I want a card for incidentals
And I gotta get out of my mental (Yeah)
So many racks, it's grand central (Ooh)
And I just broke another pencil (Ha)
Tryna reach my full potential (Ha, ha)
[Post-Chorus]
I got so much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
I got so much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
I got so much on my mind (Whoa)
[Verse 1]
All I do is go hard
I'm in my bag like Goyard
On my sleeve ain't no Audemars
Only room for my heart
I play Balatro at work
My boss blind to it (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Nah, screw it
He knows I ain't workin' 9-to-5
But I'm time fluid (Ooh)
That means in one minute I can do what takes you five
While I play a beat and rhyme to it (Ha, ha)
Timeless music (Ha)
Vibe to it (Ha)
I might buy a record label (Whoa, whoa)
Just so I can sign to it (Whoa, ooh)
[Chorus]
I don't want potential
I want Metro instrumentals (Yeah)
Wanna GQ my essentials (Yeah)
Want a card for incidentals (Ooh)
Tryna get out of my mental (Ha)
So many racks, it's grand central (Ha)
And I just broke another pencil (Ha)
Tryna reach my full potential (Ha, ha)
Fuck it, I don't want potential
Only want Metro instrumentals (Ooh)
And I wanna GQ my essentials
And I want a card for incidentals (Yeah)
And I gotta get out of my mental (Yeah)
So many racks, it's grand central (Yeah)
And I just broke another pencil (Yeah)
Tryna reach my full potential
[Post-Chorus]
I got so much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
I got so much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
I got so much on my mind
I got so much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
I got so much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
I got so much on my, ooh
[Bridge]
Yeah (Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah)
Yeah
[Beat Switch]
[Verse 2]
I met up with a homie I ain't seen since graduation
Asked me 'bout my aspirations
How I'd feel if I don't make it
Told him that my main goal is just to hit a couple stages
Make a living wage and I can hand the boss my resignation
Told him I got patience
Truthfully the wait is rough
Every time I drop a song I ask the world, "is this enough?"
Hope I get a million views and comments sayin' "this is tough"
But every song is just a drop
Man, my bucket's filling up
And will it overflow before I kick it?
I might never know
So I gotta love the process, keep the dream but take it slow
And I've come to that conclusion 'bout a million times before (Yeah)
How many more until I don't need a conclusion anymore
I'm just sittin' at my desk
Pushin' through this year while I'm schemin' 'bout the next
You don't get it, that's okay
But if you get it, join the quest
And I promise you won't have a damn regret (Huh)
I'm doin' ten times the work until there isn't any left (Huh, huh)
I'm obsessed (Ahh)
---
Being real for a minute, this is the most "me" song I've ever made. My albums have always had aspects of both hyperpop and hip-hop but I've never combined the two into just one song like this before. People are multifaceted, and that fact is something I'll prioritize for as long as I'm doing this music thing.
Speaking of "as long as I'm doing this music thing," huge huge news coming soon. Subscribe and it'll all make sense in a couple weeks. Or you can find this song's hidden easter egg and it'll make sense today. 😁
Check me out elsewhere:
Official Website: dgtheartist.com
Merch Store: shop.dgtheartist.com
Instagram: instagram.com/theartistdg
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2JAYeInLHFc20FeZ5eFNyY
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/dg-the-artist
TikTok: tiktok.com/@theartistdg
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD A SONG JUST, LIKE, SWITCH GENRES HALFWAY THROUGH?? I DIDN'T THINK SO!! I DON'T WANT POTENTIAL!! OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO!! DG THE ARTIST!! OUT NOW EVERYWHERE!! hyperfollow.com/dgtheartist/i-dont-want-potential
Shoutout to @Rscybusiness for her incredible videography in the second half of this video. Shoutout to my Nintendo 3DS for its mediocre videography in the first half. Comment your favorite moment from the video and you'll make me smile real big!
Produced by @k4njibeats208 and @markmywordsbeats!
Lyrics on Genius (and copy-pasted below): genius.com/Dg-the-artist-i-dont-want-potential-lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah
Yeah (Ooh)
Yeah (Ooh)
Yeah (Ooh, hey)
Yeah (Hey, hey, ooh)
[Chorus]
I don't want potential
I want Metro instrumentals (Yeah)
Wanna GQ my essentials (Huh)
Want a card for incidentals (Yeah)
Tryna get out of my mental
So many racks, it's grand central (Ooh)
And I just broke another pencil (Ooh)
Tryna reach my full potential (Ayy)
Fuck it, I don't want potential
Only want Metro instrumentals
And I wanna GQ my essentials
And I want a card for incidentals
And I gotta get out of my mental (Yeah)
So many racks, it's grand central (Ooh)
And I just broke another pencil (Ha)
Tryna reach my full potential (Ha, ha)
[Post-Chorus]
I got so much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
I got so much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
So much on my mind (Whoa, whoa)
I got so much on my mind (Whoa)
[Verse 1]
All I do is go hard
I'm in my bag like Goyard
On my sleeve ain't no Audemars
Only room for my heart
I play Balatro at work
My boss blind to it (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Nah, screw it
He knows I ain't workin' 9-to-5
But I'm time fluid (Ooh)
That means in one minute I can do what takes you five
While I play a beat and rhyme to it (Ha, ha)
Timeless music (Ha)
Vibe to it (Ha)
I might buy a record label (Whoa, whoa)
Just so I can sign to it (Whoa, ooh)
[Chorus]
I don't want potential
I want Metro instrumentals (Yeah)
Wanna GQ my essentials (Yeah)
Want a card for incidentals (Ooh)
Tryna get out of my mental (Ha)
So many racks, it's grand central (Ha)
And I just broke another pencil (Ha)
Tryna reach my full potential (Ha, ha)
Fuck it, I don't want potential
Only want Metro instrumentals (Ooh)
And I wanna GQ my essentials
And I want a card for incidentals (Yeah)
And I gotta get out of my mental (Yeah)
So many racks, it's grand central (Yeah)
And I just broke another pencil (Yeah)
Tryna reach my full potential
[Post-Chorus]
I got so much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
I got so much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
I got so much on my mind
I got so much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
I got so much on my mind
So much on my mind
So much on my mind
I got so much on my, ooh
[Bridge]
Yeah (Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah)
Yeah
[Beat Switch]
[Verse 2]
I met up with a homie I ain't seen since graduation
Asked me 'bout my aspirations
How I'd feel if I don't make it
Told him that my main goal is just to hit a couple stages
Make a living wage and I can hand the boss my resignation
Told him I got patience
Truthfully the wait is rough
Every time I drop a song I ask the world, "is this enough?"
Hope I get a million views and comments sayin' "this is tough"
But every song is just a drop
Man, my bucket's filling up
And will it overflow before I kick it?
I might never know
So I gotta love the process, keep the dream but take it slow
And I've come to that conclusion 'bout a million times before (Yeah)
How many more until I don't need a conclusion anymore
I'm just sittin' at my desk
Pushin' through this year while I'm schemin' 'bout the next
You don't get it, that's okay
But if you get it, join the quest
And I promise you won't have a damn regret (Huh)
I'm doin' ten times the work until there isn't any left (Huh, huh)
I'm obsessed (Ahh)
---
Being real for a minute, this is the most "me" song I've ever made. My albums have always had aspects of both hyperpop and hip-hop but I've never combined the two into just one song like this before. People are multifaceted, and that fact is something I'll prioritize for as long as I'm doing this music thing.
Speaking of "as long as I'm doing this music thing," huge huge news coming soon. Subscribe and it'll all make sense in a couple weeks. Or you can find this song's hidden easter egg and it'll make sense today. 😁
Check me out elsewhere:
Official Website: dgtheartist.com
Merch Store: shop.dgtheartist.com
Instagram: instagram.com/theartistdg
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2JAYeInLHFc20FeZ5eFNyY
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/dg-the-artist
TikTok: tiktok.com/@theartistdg
