[hook: Skepsys] If we all die then we born suicidal Writin’ on the wall and it’s time to decipher Called to adventure, don’t recall pickin’ up But if hope exists got to find a glimmer of it If we all die then we born suicidal Writin’ on the wall and it’s time to decipher [verse 1: Skepsys] We all want a better life, some’ll peddle white I just peddle bikes right off of the cliff ‘Cause aint nobody but the wind catchin’ my drift Woke up with amnesia found myself at the abyss No context, birthed into conflicts Born out of nonsense humans loves bondage And I don’t mean S&M, talkin’ pops and them And Eminem and so many others that fell victim to an addiction The fix turned from prescription to they religion They lost god, reverted to infants - Dependent on a bottle, and after swallowed The message they was searchin’ for rings hollow My ring partner, sparrin’ with my demons Lightweight dodgin’ ‘em they could still have me sleepin’ With a knockout in the twelfth round My body hit the ground make music with the bounce Put in on the turntables, scratch it with a hook Put my killer on trial, write my bars, throw the book at him [hook] [verse 2: sLanguage] You view the writin’ on the wall like it's a hieroglyphic message But it's not a foreign language, rearrange it to detect it Forget the second guessin’ and stressin’ seekin’ your essence Learn from trife lessons and cherish the life blessings Start dashing through passion's different avenues Chase inspirations on the pavement laid ahead of you Crawl before you walk, don't ever run ahead of schedule Time stands still but never waits for you to better you I study signs ‘til the moments crystallize Leave poets mystified with the secrets I confide Asking why the wise are concerned with the why's Seekin’ the truth in lies as both sides intertwine The table which I dine, food for thought is supplied No preservatives inside any word I provide Purposely word the verses with poetic design Each rhyme I drop a piece of mind in 4/4 time ‘Til I resurrect the brain dead, deaf, blind Give hope to those lost with these written life lines [hook] [verse 3: Ill $ahi] One night I was tweakin’ off 3 bunk pills I'd previously eaten Amplified senses and gave me a fast style of speaking They made my whole body shiver and refrain from sleepin’ Oh my god I think I just heard my fucking bedroom door creakin’ Felt like the darkness in my room came alive and started creepin’ Consuming my sanity and put me into a state of freakin’ The fuck out this whole experience was everything short of decent As the night went on my insecurities started to deepen And eat me alive thought I was gonna die and I wasn't up for this ride To put up a fight against me, moi, myself, and I But I kept it pushin’ to find the light, I found it now I'm shinin’ bright And I got y'all double takin’ twice, I'm the cat and you the shakin’ mice Bitch sounding mickeys will get diced I'm turnin’ into someone new cause the old me will not suffice So check it now I be imperial superior serial Killin’ the inferior when I be comin’ thru yo fucking area And no I won't be sparin’ ya the more the merrier I'mma make sure that yo bitch carry ya to the graveyard where she can bury ya [hook]

[verse 1] I’m desecratin’ everything you veneratin’ So don’t tell me who you dedicatin’ your shit too I probably defecated right on they face out of spite But knowin’ my luck, they was into golden showers and the like Aite, you know the typical “you aint my type” Meanwhile, the one I wanted is becomin’ a wife to another man Just look at what I’m up against Every man in my fam got a runnin’ tab at every pub Heart strings I was tuggin’ at Just snapped and I came second fiddle like Bullethead To the Romeo Santanas - don’t even know damn manners And still got mad bitches in Craftmatics Me bein’ a prodigy caused mad havoc You’re deep mobbin’ and you got deep pockets But when it come to this rap shit I need coffins Kill a MC target while I’m sleep walkin And because I’m brown skinned President got briefed on it?! Get a time machine tell him he won’t amount to shit Kill his self-esteem, there he go smokin’ loud again Did he inhale? Now who gives a fuck about the kid? [hook] Let’s get this shit jumpin’, I’m who you stuck with Lookin’ for change but it still amount to nothin’ If you don’t fuck with Skepsys then kick buckets If you don’t fuck with this shit then yo you buggin’ [verse 2] Throw me an assist I’m like Kobe with the passes After puff puff I just wouldn’t pass it Kicked out of the circle and can’t afford the habit for myself So I had to stop smokin’ Aint got shit to brag about and can’t stop boastin’ That’s why I start rappin’ and can’t stop flowin’ Hit up Lindsay Lohan and tell her to start blowin’ Damn it, she thought I was talkin’ cocaine But I’m the only rapper that’s not in the coke game So how the fuck I’m (sup)’posed to profit off a hoe’s pain God damn it was a dope day Until I woke up and had to look at yo face A blow up doll wouldn’t give me pussy for air Laughed in my face and said to me grow me a pair The coldest shoulder had to give me the chills And that’s the reason that I’m here lookin’ for cheaper thrills [hook] [verse 3] They said dyin’ in my sleep would be peaceful Well they must’ve forgot my dreams are full of evil In competition for how shitty they can treat you And every night they double-back and get a damn redo I probably had one too many days I go to weight watchers lookin’ for Jenny Craig And how the fuck I’m (sup)’posed to feel with blue testes and belly aches? Testy to the say least, so give me death or give me space And take a look into the nearest happy home Make a book about the fucked up shit goin’ on Publish it under the pseudonym of Peeping Tom But yo the check cuttin’ could never get deep enough could it? Cause a fly on any wall that you could put it Is finna smell the shit and then it got to buzz to it And I’mma be spewin’, shootin’ off at the mouth That’s what I thought speakin’ my peace/piece was all about I’m out [hook]

[verse 1] Reminisce, reminisce comin’ down crashin’ Taxi cab flaggin’, seatbelt strapped in, unused Magnums Hoe baggin’ didn't happen been a long time since mackin’ Confidence shot tad bit See I just ended with that bitch, that shit belated She evaded me like taxes Graphic antics I want to engage in for vengeance You know-know-know go toe to toe, probe Overthinkin’ right now so I take a swig fast from the flask that I have to stay on a roll (honor roll) Like a bookworm, "driver make a U-turn" Which I can't do when I start, want to get too turnt "Damn boy you a trooper" true words, two words: Liquor store Want to pour up, tore up from the floor up, so what And I imagine it's the worst time for interactions But nonetheless the impact of the past shit of back when Got me backtrackin’ and hit me like shots from a MAC-10 And I heard when you drunk comes out the truth So now I'm thinkin’ yeah I know what I got to do For peace of mind, man I got to give a piece of mine High time to pull out the mobile device Speech slurred all I manage to utter is (I been out all night, had too much to drink) [hook] Sun'll come up ‘fore my buzz come down What a tangled web that I'm weaving through now Truth serum it's bearin on my soul, finna get turnt yeah the mission is a go Memory intervals, magical how make it typical women look like centerfolds [verse 2] Used to keep the bottle stash in the backpack Well before I was 21 I had that Black Jack Daniel's And the way that I handle mine You would think I wrote the manual - I was handed mine Inherited genes of a terrorist Pops had hopes god'll be sparin’ his young son Matter fact, he'd be the unsung hero 'Cause son would see zero incentive To embark on same the dark direction But I'd rather throw stones than use ‘em for steppin’ Ignorin’ the lessons, excuses to boost the intrusive addiction But tonight forethought I'm forsakin’ it If it's the root of all evil I aint savin’ it No use I'm abusin’ my liver No truce with it, got to get it, sippin’, "better sit up" Don't want to end up like Hendrix Somebody asked me the time, I told ‘em “bendin’” Right now any wound could get mended Or turn on a dime - volatile and defensive You really want to take chances with that? Even if you ain’t address me I'm chatterin’ back Got a crew full of dudes who don't advocate that But'll still get my back and I bask in the fact And so long as they put up with it, I'mma get belligerent [hook] [verse 3] Senseless, lackin direction, but I guess we'll meet at the hangover Where the regret is, same tune new jukebox when it ends it'll get played over Couldn't say no to the same old no-good force of nature And when it takeover it's a makeover it's a polar paradigm shift With a mind trip that'll get you blinded, no better time than Right here right now, to be a 9 cloud That'll fly you out, just to crash you down in unchartered islands right now [hook]

[verse 1] I'm tellin’ you I can't imagine what it's like for you Your dad died when we was in junior high school I was there for you And now your momma got the uncontrollable growth of malignant cells up in the breasts So you're sittin’ here crying with your head on my chest Nobody in the household capable of earnin’ a check And mind you this is all happenin’ while we too young to text I still hadn't owned a phone in my whole damn life So you'd confide in me online all night But it's a thin line between lovers and friends And we crossed it on circumstance of you cheatin’ on him But I ain’t think twice he had done it plenty times Plus it only felt right we known each other whole lives Later we made official in your vulnerable state For 6 months we had the world then karma brought us our fate We started with misery, once it ended then so were we But mine was just beginnin’ You accompanied the message, "her chemo went well" with "Skep we gotta end it" [verse 2] So how the fuck you break it off Without bearin’ none of the costs And leave me pickin’ up all of the cards? You celebratin’ and elated at the loss that you ain’t had to suffer But just in case, I was the buffer But your momma doin’ better now You still want a friendship? Hell nah, ties severed now For several hours sittin’ in a corner, tryin’ to make sense of it first time I hit the marijuana Meanwhile, I'm hearin’ through the grapevine You back with your ex-man."Just wanna take time" - What you promised - "Won't let nobody come between" Caught me slippin; and you pulled the rug from under me And all the times I ignored all the signs How you wanted to keep our relationship out of sight Tried to hedge your bets and it worked out nice for ya I knew your rep, can't believe I rolled the dice on ya

[verse 1: Skepsys] Draggin' my feet across the concrete jungle Tryin to pick the pieces up, leave it to me siftin’ through the rubble Tryin't to make peace with my regrets and not regress I take a recess and call a cease and desist And it was much needed Aye miss me with the convo 'bout with the beefin' Who's car leased, and who puffin' the bammer weeded It's irritatin' got me feelin' like a baby teethin' Show me some hope and innocence - A baby speaking his first words in some similar terms to optimism Can we opt for that wisdom? And offer to cherish it Even if 'em jaded souls out to disparage it Let's membership and ride the wave of positivity "You got to live and let live" is what they said to me Some mischievous souls in hieroglyphics Translation - I don't be sippin' where you pissin' And nor do I eat where you be shittin' So get the fuck from round me But not hard feelings, I be wishin' you godspeed And proceed to collect proceeds And hopefully I see my dreams before the hope flees [hook: Skepsys] Just tryin' to get my mind right Better late than never, hope the time right Still get it how I live Ain’t out here solicitin' stay the fuck out of my biz Just tryin' to get my mind right Better late than never, hope the time right Still get it how I live Ain’t out here solicitin' stay the fuck out of my biz [verse 2: Rush Toor] See I came up from that block where people sold their souls We was kids catchin’ dreams instead we caught a cold And yeah my mama knows, we doing it 'til we get old Until we grow out of these shoes, I'm singin’ the blues walking the road Ooh I think I hit a vein, I think I might explode like I'm leakin’ propane Gettin’ rained on feeling like a drain So much strain on my brain I swear, I think I’m going insane, right But I still got that hope lined up in my scope I Just hope that I don't trip from slippin’ on this bar of soap It’s so bizarre(bazaar) like I'm walkin’ with my people Life playin’ with my cerebral I douse myself out with some diesel, please Let me sit back, smoke a blunt, have a Tic Tac, and just breathe Inhalin' all my worries, worry 'bout when I'm established 'Cause right now I'm feelin’ famished, open fridge make a sandwich It's scandalous, niggas talkin’ slow, catch up to my bandwidth I can't stand it, so I'mma take a seat and eat my sandwich 'Cause this life is such a bitch, but I know all her tricks Her words can never hurt me and I burned all her sticks [hook: Rush Toor]

[verse 1] Captivated fans ‘cause my flow is that advanced Rockin’ soul loops but it got me in trance This writer’s cockblock got my mind on ways That I could formulate to keep kickin’ rhymes all day Tryin’ to stay awake to the ways of the world But lust got me tryin’ to make a break for your girl And tryin’ to get paid got me on the grind Nostalgia got me wonderin’ I’m on your mind So the next time you see me say wassup You put a couple pounds on, I still’ll take you up On that offer that you never made The way your curves contour got me entertainin’ Dirty thoughts, I lay you down shorty hella pains Me to think of how we ended up On the fence but I wish that we could mend it up But it’s the way it played out Had to cut to black, what if we had faded out [hook] Was it all for the best? One little change, it’s a butterfly effect After this I could put it to rest But for one last time can I sit and reminisce Was it all for the best? One little change, it’s a butterfly effect After this I could put it to rest But for one last time… [verse 2] Ink spillin’ on my notebook Got you thinkin’ like, why I never spoke up? The fuck is there to say about it? I keep the last word, not the loudest And speak with impact, on the humble stayin’ grounded While I bask in the sunshine throwin’ up the W But shit is mad trife, thinkin’ damn how can I elude My home being one that they runnin’ through? And if they do come and I try to make a sudden move Could be the end of me baby With all these licks gettin’ hit shit’s drivin’ me crazy The energy you send is what you attract So the abyss only gets deeper when it’s comin’ to pass And you wallow in self-sorrow ‘cause you caught in your past Survival of the fittest really ‘bout who adapt Give a fuck about burnin’ some bridges But tonight I’m at the pier just payin’ a visit [hook] [outro] ‘Bout to close the book on this shit One love

Transaction - let me get a fat stack of ones Lackin’ funds like packin’ guns, have you actin’ up So what you know? Hoes consider me nominal Short jokes for my wallet isn't comical yo And what good is it my flows is phenomenal? When my gas money line the pockets of the Conoco Phillips, Shell, Arco, Exxon, Chevron Techron Tryin’ to be a lawyer probably end up Royal Tenenbaum Break the conversation down paper what it's centered on But to get your budget off you got to do the Cheddar Bob Heaven sent Americans - hell bent outta element Root of all evil – bein’ friendly with our nemesis Medical mal settlements, clerics swear they celibate But at least the water ain’t clouded with too much sediment Glory worthy baskin’ in - never nearly adequate Swear I hit a walk off then they call me up to bat again Performance enhancin’, ascendin’, dancin’ with the devil Critical side-effects, roid rage, we assemble Empirical data help us avoid our reflection Before facin’ ourself we like to decry the perceptions A toast to my parents workin’ at the Post Office Hope they're off before their coworkers go postal That's just reality, mass shootin’ fatalities Depression over salaries of unemployment casualties Infrastructure out of date god forbid calamities FEMA failin’ people hope Katrina was anomaly Livin’ out in Cali hope the plates don't get mad at me Shift the tectonics it's gon' be disaster candidly speakin’ The budget in a deficit, shut down threatenin’ We hold these truths self-evident Situation tenuous, attention like a pendulum Students want the edge so now they pedalin’ ‘em Ritalin Tiger moms buildin’ children in their preference 'Cause one dimension is their vision of development No Child Left Behind - they still falling through the crevices 9/11 responders still ain’t seein’ their benefits Hard to comprehend how they get lost up in the labyrinth History repetitive dead it before it's back again

[verse 1] Tryin’ to strike a balance between callous And naïve, fantasies of ratchets Dreams of classy, passive and brashness It’s funny how we paint this canvas The fallacy duality Flip sides of a coin but the currency Holds no weight Like a Teflon dealer on his personal space You look around tell me what you see How could you reduce it to an A or B? With 26 letters The combinations endless and meant to put together And the shades of gray is like a razor blade Straight to the face of mental defense mechanisms in place But that’s just the first step ‘Fore you add some color to your verses Evaluate the world you interpret Is it really just turn up then turn in? Nah, that’d be insultin’ If I believed that encompassed Your whole mind state and spirit but the assumptions Could set me up for disappointment If that’s a concern you missed the point then I just want to elevate the culture Generate some deeper thought for me to hold up Steel sharpens steel, I need the inspiration Might be selfish if that’s the implication [hook] Tryin’ to be the change I want to see In a world that’s raisin’ brazen thieves Wonder what my savin’ grace’ll be Savin’ face aint made for me (x2) My savin’ grace, my savin’ grace My savin’ grace, my savin’ grace [verse 2] Rectify the situation I defy you to be complacent You rep your soil but you never grow through it I’m just tryin’ to bring this flow to it You’re starvin’ at the roots When you’re harborin’ a view Of inferiority you started to assume Don’t take that hate upon yourself Take pride in the space that formed yourself But understand what raised you Ain’t a shred of love in the bullets that grazed you Shine a light on what’s beautiful Thick skin, thin chance but damn it’s formidable Got to take a timeout Imaginin’ all of us just lined out Yellin’ out “crack a window let it ventilate” ‘Cause the smoke filled rooms never had to entertain The likes of myself but it’s high time That we start seein’ ourselves in a fine light Otherwise our development arrested And our potential is but a figment Of imagination on passin’ faces And this an affidavit in mastered cadence So best wishes and blessings out to the Eastside Creekside, East Capitol where I reside Jackson, the homes packed to the max and Story your stories deserve daps and Tully get money don’t let it sully your gully And all my cuttys and honeys under the Cali sun, one love [hook]