| [00:21.24] | Now most of us could waste a whole lifetime |
| [00:22.62] | |
| [00:23.27] | Doing shit we don't believe in |
| [00:24.60] | So I'm retrieving words |
| [00:25.87] | Of gold to expose my soul on the sheets |
| [00:27.78] | Combined with the beat of song complete |
| [00:29.58] | |
| [00:30.17] | To compete Nah |
| [00:31.03] | Cause most of you won't understand it |
| [00:33.07] | Taking this existance for granted |
| [00:34.63] | Never going after what you really want |
| [00:36.68] | Cause you ain't got the heart |
| [00:38.06] | So your life never starts to have meaning |
| [00:39.81] | Fiending for something to fill that void |
| [00:41.94] | Annoyed with the surroundings you picked |
| [00:43.67] | Cause they don't seem to fit your person |
| [00:45.43] | Rehearsing what they said would make you happy |
| [00:47.24] | Until you realized one day Damn they trapped me |
| [00:49.96] | But who are they anyway To tell you how to live |
| [00:52.56] | A college degree then a career |
| [00:54.17] | The only decent way to raise kids |
| [00:55.87] | But I disagree see I wasn't put here to make a living |
| [00:59.16] | My living makes me so even if it takes me a lifetime |
| [01:02.00] | I'm write rhymes that I feel |
| [01:03.98] | Some shit for when I'm fired |
| [01:05.12] | That shit for when I'm chill |
| [01:06.52] | And even if I never make that ticket to a meal |
| [01:09.11] | I'll still be a success |
| [01:10.32] | Cause my purpose will have been filled |
| [01:11.84] | |
| [01:32.37] | It came to me like a vision |
| [01:33.96] | The decision was all mine combined with the fact |
| [01:36.52] | The lack of points on my GPA |
| [01:38.06] | Made a college hard to find |
| [01:39.34] | Walk a line into this world of the so-called real |
| [01:41.78] | Never backed by a deal |
| [01:43.43] | So there was no desire to appeal |
| [01:44.95] | To the masses of those |
| [01:46.24] | Who seemed closed captioned |
| [01:47.22] | To the fractions of light |
| [01:48.56] | That glimmer in the dimmer night |
| [01:50.02] | Sight obscured by this bullshit |
| [01:51.72] | We must endure |
| [01:52.76] | Pure thought caught before it can become manifest |
| [01:54.22] | |
| [01:55.39] | Leaving us obsessed |
| [01:56.01] | |
| [01:56.54] | With these objects that bring temporary joy |
| [01:58.94] | Decoys in the game just like these b-boys and fame |
| [02:01.97] | To get you to stop focus on the art |
| [02:03.88] | And start focusing upon making the charts |
| [02:06.38] | Not to start pointing fingers |
| [02:07.97] | Cause I had the benefit of learning from others mistakes |
| [02:10.59] | Those who helped make hip-hop what it is today |
| [02:12.96] | To go through the shit and cause me to say |
| [02:15.28] | What the f**k is the music business anyway |
| [02:16.67] | |
| [02:17.50] | Paradox coca-cola commercials advertising dreadlocks |
| [02:19.01] | |
| [02:20.16] | Government officials trying |
| [02:21.63] | To communicate with us through hip-hop |
| [02:23.34] | Which should only serve as a demonstration |
| [02:25.83] | That our generation holds control of this nation |
| [02:28.32] | But the creation of Hip-Hop Temples won't help |
| [02:29.87] | |
| [02:30.46] | If the music don't stay up to par |
| [02:32.32] | So many rap superstars supernova |
| [02:33.45] | |
| [02:34.25] | And just burn out |
| [02:35.15] | Get addicted to the cash then the label turn them out |
| [02:37.89] | |
| [02:53.34] | I hadn't picked up the a in days just been amazed |
| [02:55.88] | On how many motherf**kers |
| [02:56.58] | |
| [02:57.10] | Actually think that this rhyming is a phase |
| [02:59.04] | Ain't ate a decent meal in days |
| [03:00.57] | So I guess that this dispels the rumors |
| [03:02.37] | That this rhyme shit pays |
| [03:03.71] | Nowadays it seems MC means anybody |
| [03:06.07] | On the block who can make words rhyme |
| [03:08.06] | But I remember a time when I rapped |
| [03:09.84] | And no one noticed me |
| [03:10.99] | And now fools is blowing up |
| [03:12.25] | Off some third grade poetry |
| [03:13.33] | And it's a damn shame |
| [03:14.41] | That we let the game get so low |
| [03:16.50] | Where it's the dumbest |
| [03:17.55] | Motherf**kers representing hip-hop |
| [03:18.11] | |
| [03:19.04] | Wherever you go |
| [03:19.84] | And these fools take pride in being ignorant |
| [03:21.84] | Not to say that I'm innocent; |
| [03:23.36] | Cause I buy these fools records too |
| [03:25.40] | So the label can get paid and bring out |
| [03:27.35] | Another ignorant crew |
| [03:28.36] | And I know too many heads |
| [03:29.82] | Trying to get college degrees |
| [03:31.28] | So how long will we tolerate remedial MC's |
| [03:33.65] | So please realize |
| [03:35.39] | If something doesn't evolve or advance it dies |
| [03:37.82] | You listen to the shit out now |
| [03:39.36] | And tell me where the future lies bitch |
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