"Awakened Dreams" lyrics
(feat. Vega7 The Ronin)
And dreams without goals are just dreams (Come on)
And ultimately, they fuel disappointment
Then you opened your eyes
Hold on
They should all be standing with ovations, why that?
'Cause I just sent my parents on vacation
To the top floor, nigga, you know we was crammed up in the basement
But I seen more for us, I'm just channelin' my Matrix
This feel so glorious how we land in different places
Just promise you won't switch up when them cameras in our faces
And they plan was outrageous how they damaged and enslaved us
Outlandish behavior, treated like animals in cages
Remember when the cops came and your man wouldn't say shit?
Remember when tuna out the can was your favorite? Go fan face it
Why you ain't smile when your mans made it or plan him a celebration?
Never that evil vibe stop me, you got a better chance seein' Black people watch hockey
The Black Hebrew godbody
And this location ain't really on Google Maps
And fuck that real ramen, just give me some noodle packs
When you rich, them crackers think you play ball or assume you rap
And I been doin' what I want
Ever since Gillie found my camera in Philly and sent it in an Uber to the Bronx, word
Blood in my eyes, my anger huggin' my pride
You ever been on bad terms with someone you loved and they died?
You ever lost your aunt and uncle, then cried? Shit
You ever stole for your mother just to survive, nigga?
You ever had that dream that Dunk was alive?
Then you opened your eyes, yeah
Now, dreams, they feel real when we're in them, right? It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange (Then you opened your eyes)
Let me ask you a question, you, you never really remember the beginning of a dream, do you? (Then you opened your eyes)
You always wind up right in the middle of what's going on
I guess, yeah (Look)
So how did we end up here?
Yo, this might not be the route that I was cut for
But spendin' time as a father workin' for free seems more appealing than spendin' hours on some bus tour
How he stay so levelheaded hearin' that the crowd is in an uproar?
I don't hear the crowd, my ears can only hear the sounds of a buzzsaw
It's blarin' out what your lungs pour
I don't hear them gangster adlibs y'all be airin' out from them gun stores
Or the powder and the plug talk
Or the street whereabouts with millionaire accounts from these slumdogs
This feel like Julian Newman vs. Varejão in a jump ball
Nigga 'bout it, you up four
It's superglued to my head, my royal crown could never touch floor
I just pray the father stretch my arms outwards when I trust fall
I hit the ground and I dust off
When you conquered mile more, then that final mountain is a Rushmore
Why is it in this game that most talented are brushed off?
Who checkin' IDs? We need a bouncer at this club door
Ain't no referee stripes in sight, no one countin' in this bloodsport
It's every man for himself and this ain't a bout we let the judge score, shit
Does it count if you get your flowers when you done for?
They'll call you washed up before they would shower you with love more
My vision cloudy and unsure
'Cause time only has the power to run forward
Ain't no youth in that fountain that you hunt for
Or proof that if you found it, you'd be young more
I'm Steve Nash bouncin' on the Suns court
Shit, I'm proud of when my bruv score (Then you opened your eyes)
See my future in the clouds as the doves soar
We got it out the mud, we stepped out and it was us four, word (Then you opened your eyes)
How'd you sleep?
I don't know, had dreams
Anything interesting?
They always is to the party concerned
Then you opened your eyes
Oh, shit
Oh, shit, shit
And ultimately, they fuel disappointment
Then you opened your eyes
Hold on
They should all be standing with ovations, why that?
'Cause I just sent my parents on vacation
To the top floor, nigga, you know we was crammed up in the basement
But I seen more for us, I'm just channelin' my Matrix
This feel so glorious how we land in different places
Just promise you won't switch up when them cameras in our faces
And they plan was outrageous how they damaged and enslaved us
Outlandish behavior, treated like animals in cages
Remember when the cops came and your man wouldn't say shit?
Remember when tuna out the can was your favorite? Go fan face it
Why you ain't smile when your mans made it or plan him a celebration?
Never that evil vibe stop me, you got a better chance seein' Black people watch hockey
The Black Hebrew godbody
And this location ain't really on Google Maps
And fuck that real ramen, just give me some noodle packs
When you rich, them crackers think you play ball or assume you rap
And I been doin' what I want
Ever since Gillie found my camera in Philly and sent it in an Uber to the Bronx, word
Blood in my eyes, my anger huggin' my pride
You ever been on bad terms with someone you loved and they died?
You ever lost your aunt and uncle, then cried? Shit
You ever stole for your mother just to survive, nigga?
You ever had that dream that Dunk was alive?
Then you opened your eyes, yeah
Now, dreams, they feel real when we're in them, right? It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange (Then you opened your eyes)
Let me ask you a question, you, you never really remember the beginning of a dream, do you? (Then you opened your eyes)
You always wind up right in the middle of what's going on
I guess, yeah (Look)
So how did we end up here?
Yo, this might not be the route that I was cut for
But spendin' time as a father workin' for free seems more appealing than spendin' hours on some bus tour
How he stay so levelheaded hearin' that the crowd is in an uproar?
I don't hear the crowd, my ears can only hear the sounds of a buzzsaw
It's blarin' out what your lungs pour
I don't hear them gangster adlibs y'all be airin' out from them gun stores
Or the powder and the plug talk
Or the street whereabouts with millionaire accounts from these slumdogs
This feel like Julian Newman vs. Varejão in a jump ball
Nigga 'bout it, you up four
It's superglued to my head, my royal crown could never touch floor
I just pray the father stretch my arms outwards when I trust fall
I hit the ground and I dust off
When you conquered mile more, then that final mountain is a Rushmore
Why is it in this game that most talented are brushed off?
Who checkin' IDs? We need a bouncer at this club door
Ain't no referee stripes in sight, no one countin' in this bloodsport
It's every man for himself and this ain't a bout we let the judge score, shit
Does it count if you get your flowers when you done for?
They'll call you washed up before they would shower you with love more
My vision cloudy and unsure
'Cause time only has the power to run forward
Ain't no youth in that fountain that you hunt for
Or proof that if you found it, you'd be young more
I'm Steve Nash bouncin' on the Suns court
Shit, I'm proud of when my bruv score (Then you opened your eyes)
See my future in the clouds as the doves soar
We got it out the mud, we stepped out and it was us four, word (Then you opened your eyes)
How'd you sleep?
I don't know, had dreams
Anything interesting?
They always is to the party concerned
Then you opened your eyes
Oh, shit
Oh, shit, shit
