open mic\\aquarius iii
Singer:logic
this next brother we're gonna bring up to the stage usually does not come in on monday nights
you're in for a real treat
rip out my soul from the depths of my flesh
flesh from my blood i caress
right on the page so it's fresh
it's just in my genes like a glock 17
therapist tell me i don't need to defend
therapy tell me i don't need to explain
just drop the record on the needle and express my pain
can't wait until my son shine and together we reign
my queen's by my side like manhattan
this is poetic conviction
my rendition is not meant for your diction
battled addiction in the womb
a crack baby by definition
keys to ignition with no permission
that mean that i'm driven
fuck workin' with what you've been given
i knew i always wanted more like the roots in nine-five
and i'll be sure to do more for my family than mine did
'cause hip-hop rhymes taught me more than my moms did
didn't drink 'til i was twenty-five 'cause i'm my mom's kid
all i knew was alcoholism and prison
only saw domestic violence and racial division
social worker trying to take me away
but i know that group home probably worse
at least i know my odds here
keep that one just in case
for the child in my baby mama stummy
tryin' to be the greatest
i'm trying to be the happiest that i can be instead
i'm trying to get ahead like a fetus
it can lead us to depression
being rich is not a blessing
wasn't 'til i was rich and famous
what's the meaning of life
living life like this is so crazy
you're on top and the next
every day a new frustration
people thinking i'm complacent
people thinking that i changed like a cashier
but i can't let that register
get the fuck up on out of here
get high as the stratosphere
i can hear the voices in my mind when i rhyme
like the preemo never linked up with 5'9