"Art On My Sleeve" lyrics
You know
You know!
I'm standing at this cross roads
Which way do I go only God knows
I've been asking for forgiveness for my lost soul
Seeming like I got it all together it's a lot though
Over a decade on the trot, been horsing around
Bare stop go, it's time to stop though
They say life's a game I'm tryna console
All the childhood traumas and all the untold
All within my cypher I can control
And that which isn't let it unfold
But it's hard if you're paro when you touch road
But that self preservation also stunts growth
You know
Cause I was ten toes they was doing the Azonto
I was in the mirror holding hammers horizontal
All now nigga you ain't figured what you want?
Still the question remains
Are you just the same or a vessel of change
Do you get in line or do you get in your lane
Do you rise from the ashes or perish in flames
You learnt some home truths it was never the same
That ain't no excuse for you to get off your game
There wouldn't be a rainbow if it wasn't for rain
All that intellectual property leverage your brain
I tell my kids I love them before I get on the plane
You know that that daddy's always got you
Irrespective of blame
That your mothers still got she don't respect me the same
But I get it though, she ain't expecting a change
I take full accountability
Ain't shedding the blame, that's for empathy's sake
I get what you say
Another shot to the face
Cause it lessens the bane
You don't hear you must feel, this definite pain
It's a lonely road when you're destined for fame
They don't know it yet but I'm the best in the game
I just want the money I ain't pressed by the fame
As long as niggas always put respect on my name
I woulda held you down til the end it's a shame
Sad cause it changed when them cheques never came
Money ain't everything but yes it's a change
Freedom achieves happiness I guess it equates but
To a certain extent if it comes from your heart that's a worthy attempt
To outwit the devil is the purpose of men
Anything other than that you're doing circles again
It can all work with a turn of events
Niggas stay down and emerge as the best
Only thing in life that's certain is death
Each lifetime I'm tryna beat my personal best
The man who looks around is intelligent
But the man who looks within he is wise
It's the difference between theory and experiment
All you need to do is read between the lines
All you need to do is look me in my eyes
And you can see the fire burning me alive
That same fire got me working through the night
That same fire help me persevere and fight
I put this art on my sleeve to master my peace
Give them Rei Of Light cause it's dark in the streets
Gangster and gentlemen
Classy and grease
Rather talk it out before I mark up your cheek
When you got demons it's harder to sleep
That affect your diet
Harder to eat
That affect your brain, harshness increase
If you don't break the cycle then it all just repeats
Over over again and again
Ain't you sick and tired of living in that tenement den
Where your arm reach the roof without it fully extend
You ain't feeling like a man so you're cheating on your woman again
It ain't never go your way so on your bully again
Anyone oppose you have bullet for dem
I don't think your really understanding fully again
Just breathe
Let it be what it be
Believe nothing what you hear and only half what you see
I know it's hard for a G
Even when no one's looking keep your integrity
What's for you will always be for you
And that's how it's meant to be my nigga
Don't forget that
You know!
I'm standing at this cross roads
Which way do I go only God knows
I've been asking for forgiveness for my lost soul
Seeming like I got it all together it's a lot though
Over a decade on the trot, been horsing around
Bare stop go, it's time to stop though
They say life's a game I'm tryna console
All the childhood traumas and all the untold
All within my cypher I can control
And that which isn't let it unfold
But it's hard if you're paro when you touch road
But that self preservation also stunts growth
You know
Cause I was ten toes they was doing the Azonto
I was in the mirror holding hammers horizontal
All now nigga you ain't figured what you want?
Still the question remains
Are you just the same or a vessel of change
Do you get in line or do you get in your lane
Do you rise from the ashes or perish in flames
You learnt some home truths it was never the same
That ain't no excuse for you to get off your game
There wouldn't be a rainbow if it wasn't for rain
All that intellectual property leverage your brain
I tell my kids I love them before I get on the plane
You know that that daddy's always got you
Irrespective of blame
That your mothers still got she don't respect me the same
But I get it though, she ain't expecting a change
I take full accountability
Ain't shedding the blame, that's for empathy's sake
I get what you say
Another shot to the face
Cause it lessens the bane
You don't hear you must feel, this definite pain
It's a lonely road when you're destined for fame
They don't know it yet but I'm the best in the game
I just want the money I ain't pressed by the fame
As long as niggas always put respect on my name
I woulda held you down til the end it's a shame
Sad cause it changed when them cheques never came
Money ain't everything but yes it's a change
Freedom achieves happiness I guess it equates but
To a certain extent if it comes from your heart that's a worthy attempt
To outwit the devil is the purpose of men
Anything other than that you're doing circles again
It can all work with a turn of events
Niggas stay down and emerge as the best
Only thing in life that's certain is death
Each lifetime I'm tryna beat my personal best
The man who looks around is intelligent
But the man who looks within he is wise
It's the difference between theory and experiment
All you need to do is read between the lines
All you need to do is look me in my eyes
And you can see the fire burning me alive
That same fire got me working through the night
That same fire help me persevere and fight
I put this art on my sleeve to master my peace
Give them Rei Of Light cause it's dark in the streets
Gangster and gentlemen
Classy and grease
Rather talk it out before I mark up your cheek
When you got demons it's harder to sleep
That affect your diet
Harder to eat
That affect your brain, harshness increase
If you don't break the cycle then it all just repeats
Over over again and again
Ain't you sick and tired of living in that tenement den
Where your arm reach the roof without it fully extend
You ain't feeling like a man so you're cheating on your woman again
It ain't never go your way so on your bully again
Anyone oppose you have bullet for dem
I don't think your really understanding fully again
Just breathe
Let it be what it be
Believe nothing what you hear and only half what you see
I know it's hard for a G
Even when no one's looking keep your integrity
What's for you will always be for you
And that's how it's meant to be my nigga
Don't forget that
