I don’t throw shade
I just cast a big shadow
Sometimes it’ll leave you in the dark
Though
I wonder
Is there anything colder than my heart
Oh
Ramblings
When I put my pen on the paper
And I don’t know where to start
So you can dissect it
Say it’s not the creative kind of art
Too varied
I shouldn’t take it from the heart
I take it all to heart
Can’t be helped
I try to speak on society
And it turns into some personal shit
We always say it’s taking care of business
But we all know it’s personal
Shit
There was a time that I was a machine
Dreaming about being faster than a man
Wearing the wrong shoes
Yelling
Catch me if you can
And those lines
Didn’t come out the way I planned
I’ll keep that one in my heart
It’s too personal
Shit
Ever worked out a million ways to kill a man
And the only thing stopping you
Is knowing you may never again
Be able to hold your mother’s hand
Not even the striped pyjamas
Or being behind bars
Counting every single grain of sand
I wouldn’t plead the fifth
Even if I could
But I would
Get the first degree
Because I would’ve taken care of business
Premeditated
On some personal shit
I see people going through this
On a daily basis
If their minds aren’t broken
I’ll ask them how they face it
With eyes that are far more jaded
I’ll ask them
Don’t you feel degraded
By people who feel entitled
They have a few dollars
So they claim they made it
I’m talented
Gifted
Not rich and famous
But I can drop some diamonds
Hopefully
Show you where the jade is
Tried to carry you out of the heat
Show you where the shade is
And I might cast a big shadow
But I would never
Leave you in the dark
On my heart
Damn
They played us
Goodness gracious
We thought we escaped
But they still enslave and rape us
Get out the brand
And then they grade us
We scream and shout
It’s all outrageous
They kill the ones that try to save us
Left the fools and patsies
To make us strange
Estrange us
And then claim courageous
Give us a word for black
To change back to Negus
Leaves you confused
Used to being used
So you say
Can’t we talk about this tomorrow
At least another day
They didn’t mean it that way
It’s not personal
Shit