I shoulda listened to my lady,
when she told me I was off base/
my judgement was cloudy, had too many folks around me/
Who wouldnt throw a life jacket if I was drowning/
just there for the ride, prolly wouldnt care if I died..
welp there goes my pride,
I guess its on my sleeve/
so I wrote this my peoples with stories u wont believe/
Unbeknownst to me,
we were coming to a screeching halt/
The problems grew complex much deeper than we even thought/
People fought for me i'm at a loss on how to pay em back/
They taught being spiteful, was no way to act/
Fam saw whats happenin, they werent sayin jack
Amazing that/
the ones who supposedly have ya back,
Unknowingly be the same ones who leavin u layin flat/
& im supposed to pretend like im ok with that?/
Just bc theres no beef dont mean ur my favorite cat/
man lemme chill b4 i snap & have to take it back .. cuz ...
Verse 2
February 28, can U relate?/
A dark van drivin slow,
im like 'great'/
Im walkin south on ridge/
Saw these kids headin north,
The eastside of the street/
Face masked, hidin the heat/
By his waste line.. his partner didn't waste time/
Jumped from the back seat
So I ran like an athete/
Its snowing heavy like confetti/
The getaway driver steady revving the engine up like Mario Andretti..
I only had $2, the robbery was petty/
Was jetty til my right foot, slipped, not a bright look/
Its dark & hell is hot/
They took my cell and my watch.. then gave it back to me, my heart was pounding rapidly/
They said were hungry, & wasn't gonna harm me/
The fact that they were so calm, was quite alarming/
They took the wallet but didn't want my life/
Beginners luck, I struck 7 on the dice.... first roll but..
credits
from Perception is not Reality,
released September 5, 2013
Produced, engineered & mixed by B. Johnson, written by T.Dyson