Nah, I wasnt raised at and Ive read too many books To me from the mirror, when unhappy with my looks And I got proper diction for the makings of a thug Though I grew up in the ghetto and my niggers all sold
And that may validate me for a spot on MTV Or get me all the airplay that my account would need I was hoping to in a lesson that I learned I thought this fool had jumped me because it was my turn
I went to an open 'cause I knew he wouldnt do it If somebody could see him or somebody else might prove it And in your eyes, it may seem I got punked out I walked a narrow path and then went and changed my route
But that exposed me to a truth I couldnt find In the clenched of my ego or the confines of my mind Or the hipness of my swagger or the swagger in my Or the scowl of my grimace or the of my rep
'Cause we represent a truth, son, the by the hour And when you to it, vulnerability is power And in that shifting form, youll find a that doesnt change And truth is living proof of the fact that God is strange
to strangers, when the family fails and friends lead you astray When Buddha laughs and Jesus and it turns out God is gay 'Cause Angels and Messiahs, love can come in many In the hallways of your projects or the fat girl in dorm
And when you finally take the to see what theyre about Perhaps you find them lonely or their wisdom you out youll find the spot where cycles end You're back where you But come this time around, youll have someone to hold your
Who prays for you, who is for you, who sends you love and light you to parts of you that you once tried to fight But come this time around, choose to walk a different path You'll embrace what you away and cry at what you laughed
'Cause thats the only way going to make it through this storm Where ignorance is common sense and the norm And wave high above the truth and the two never touch And goods are overpriced and freedom costs too much
And no one seems to recognize the symbols to life The bitten apple on the screen and had a wife And she was his Messiah like that may be yours Who a subtle knife that carves through worlds like magic doors
And thats Ive been looking for, the bridge from then to now Just watching BET like the fuck, son? This is foul But that square box represent the sphere that we live in The is not a flat screen, I aint trying to fit in
But this aint for the underground, this is for the sun A seed a stranger gave to me and on my tongue And when I at you, I know Im not the only one As a great man once said, theres more powerful Than an idea whos has come