"SMOKING MIRRORS" lyrics

[Ransom & MadeinTYO:]
Tokyo
Turn me up, turn me up
It's time to fight the good fight
Huh, you know?
They say cowards never start
The weak never finish
I was never suited for the bottom
So, it's only right that we sever ties. Ha
Let me paint my pictures

[Ransom:]
You ain't lead the way 'cause they didn't trust you
Ran the streets and realized chasing money's a different hustle
Quick to tussle 'cause finding my peace just didn't fit the puzzle
But if you never heal you gon' bleed on the ones who didn't cut you
Prisoner of all these perceptions that you ain't living up to
Got it all figured out 'til you realize you ain't lived enough to
You should be the hero in every tale when your kids discuss you
Life's a bitch but nobody ever told us it lives to fuck you
Damn! Oh. Now, your ego is scarred and bruised?
It's hard to lose but this motion picture is 'cause my art is moved
The hardest news, they say that you can't control what your heart pursues
You'll rest in peace if you start to snooze, these are the rules
I paint pics but they still say my art is cool in these articles
I move far but niggas could never say that I'm far-removed

Hm. I shed my light in the darkest mood
I'm harsh and cruel, I'm liable to off the tool at your toddler's school
I'm a new man. Time to start leading the blind
But trying to change the world is a harsh reason to rhyme
No rhyme or reason, believing I'm Ali in his prime
But my last fight gave me the shakes like Ali when he died
It's child's play when you talk treason and crime
'Cause my last night gave me the shakes like Charles Lee when he fried
Damn! Watch a god bleed from his eyes
Y'all ain't finna ride
So, just pass me the car keys and I'll slide

[Ransom:]
Yeah. Damn
That sounds so good
It's beautiful
Tokyo, take us out
Take us out. Yeah. Yes, sir