I AIN'T ASKING FOR THE WORLD TO RESPECT ME
YOU AIN'T EVEN GOTTA LOVE ME, I JUST WANNA BE HEARD


((RAPS))
SOLITARY SOLACES, SITTIN' SILENCE IN SOLITUDE
I SWEAR I WEEP SIN WITH EVERY SPIN OF THE MOON

CAUSE TRAGEDY AND TRIBULATION, LIKE A WRITTEN REVELATION
GOT ME QUESTIONIN' THE UNIVERSE AND GETTIN' IMPATIENT
I MAKE EXCUSES IN MY MIND SO I AIN'T GOTTA GO TO CHURCH

THE CLOSES THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO GOD IS MY TATTOOED VERSE
AND NAW, I KNOW IT AIN'T RIGHT TO LIVE MY LIFE IN DESPAIR
YOU SEE THAT HE'S THE VERY REASON I'M INHALING THIS AIR

I'M JUST A PRODUCT OF MY HOOD, VIOLENT TEMPER WITH AN EDGE
SITTIN' BACK WITH A 40 TO THE BEAT OF PERCY SLEDGE
THESE !#$*ES WANNA TEST ME ON A DAY TO DAY BASE

BUT WHEN I THINK INCARCERATION, I RELIVE MY MOM'S PAIN
AS I'M HANDCUFFED, WORTHLESS AND WATCHIN' HER EXPRESSION
TEARS WITH NO HOPE, JUST LIKE A DEATH WITH NO HEAVEN

SO HERE'S ANOTHER DRUG, ANOTHER SLIT TO MY WRIST
I CAN'T STOP, THIS IS LOVE AND I'M ADDICTED TO IT
DROP THE HOOK!

((HOOK))
I USED TO THINK THAT LOVE WAS JUST A FAIRYTALE
UNTIL THAT FIRST HELLO, UNTIL THAT FIRST SMILE

BUT IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL AGAIN, I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING
'CAUSE THIS LOVE IS EVERLASTING
((RAPS))

YEAH, I NEED TO GET MY MIND RIGHT AND FREEZE MY LYRICS IN TIME
SO MY FLESH IS LAID TO REST, MY LEGACY IS ALIVE
AND GIVE MY UNBORN DAUGHTER A FUTURE WITH HOPE

CAUSE BABY, MAMA WAS A SOLDIER AND HER MESSAGE SOLD
UNIVERSAL TO A NATION WHENEVER I SPEAK
I COULD CHOOSE TO BE COMMERCIAL, BUT THAT AIN'T ME

I GET OVERWHELMED EASY WHEN I SEE MY PEOPLE CRY
I WANNA TAKE A 45, LOAD IT UP AND SAY GOODBYE
I'M SEEIN' !#@( I SHOULDN'T SEE AND HAVEN'T SLEPT IN 5 YEARS

NIGHTMARES SO VIVIDLY, I TASTE A DEAD MAN'S TEARS
I'M AT A CROSSROAD AND I KNOW THAT I REAP THE BLOOD OF MY SOUL
DEATH ANGELS IN THE NIGHT, I KNOW I NEED TO LET IT GO

FIND MYSELF INSIDE SUICIDE, BREAKIN' DOWN
FINALLY ON MY KNEES FOR MERCY 'CAUSE MY SANITY RAN OUT
AND NOBODY'S THERE, MY SOUL IS BURNIN' ALIVE

I'M 'BOUT TO OVERDOSE SO I WON'T EVER FEEL THIS PAIN INSIDE
((HOOK))
I USED TO THINK THAT LOVE WAS JUST A FAIRYTALE

UNTIL THAT FIRST HELLO, UNTIL THAT FIRST SMILE
BUT IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL AGAIN, I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING
'CAUSE THIS LOVE IS EVERLASTING

((RAPS))
RESPECTED IS THE RESURRECTED, MENTALLY MANIFESTED
TO GET UP IN THE MORNIN' AND YOU WELCOME THE PRESENT

I WRITE THESE VERSES FOR MY BROTHER DOIN' 25 YEARS
CAUSE HE KNOWS THAT I'M A FIGHTER AND HIS SISTER'S RIGHT HERE
PUTTIN' WORK UP IN THE LAB, NOBODY'S TAKIN' MY PLACE

ALL THESE MEN CAN FALL BACK, THEY'LL NEVER STACK TO AN ACE
MAKIN' MUSIC 'BOUT !#$), BANGIN' !#$*ES FOR FAME
LET YOUR SON CONTRACT AIDS AND YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MENTAL FRAME

MENTAL GAME, IT'S A MINIMUM OF MENTAL CHANGE
AND I'VE HIT THE MAXIMUM CELL OF A MENTAL CAGE
ALL MY RAGE, ALL MY PAIN, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'LL TAKE

'TILL MY SPIRIT FEELS FREE AND ALL THESE DEMONS GO AWAY
WE START TO DIE WHEN WE'RE BORN, BUT SEE I NEVER REALLY LIVED
SO IF IT'S MY TIME TO GO, I NEVER KNEW JUST WHAT TO MISS

MUTHER!#@*ERS THINK THEY KNOW ME, TRY TO ANALYZE MY HEAD
YOU'RE BETTER OFF DYIN' WITH ME 'CAUSE YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND


SO YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ME HUH?
NOT EVEN CLOSE...