"Living Proof" lyrics
Landon Wordswell & Talib Kweli Lyrics
I never thought I'd be here
But I'm living proof
I've been fighting all my life
This shit is stick and move
I took a jab right to the pride
And watched that shit get bruised
I hit the booth
To show the world
The stuff I'm living through
But no, my life ain't hard
I just make bad decisions
I get tired of learning lessons
But I'm glad for wisdom
I mean, who isn't
I've been fixing
All my broken pieces
With quotes and beats and shows
While feeling so defeated
I always question
If I'm good for those
That love me deeply
I hate feeling used
But I love when they need me
That's another toxic trait
That only helps me repeat
Another cycle
'Cause the change we want is never easy
When I put my hope in people
There's a price for it
The ones that had my back
They slid a knife in it
Gas me up, then they siphon it
Cross my T's to the letter
Ain't no cap when I'm typing it
Living proof
I speak what I'm living through
Then I write the shit
I never thought I'd be here
But I'm living proof
Ripping through verses with a purpose
I'm a miracle
It's giving healing energy
My zen is lyrical
This music healthy for the soul
They call it chicken soup
They ask about my religion
I always say compassion
It's funny how they call us slaves
And try to take our masters
These people full of half-smiles
That's a fake reaction
I watched them giving up their style
For the sake of fashion
I told them on that Native Sons
That I stay on my deen
I'm about to curse them in my native tongue
They off the team
I represent Kings County
They embarrass Queens
Their fantasies of competing with me
Is all a dream
Niggas say my shit is butter
Word to Paula Deen
Poison animal leaders
Your rhymes are pork and beans
I move in silence
All you liars love to cause a scene
My vicious verses
The reason they call New Yorkers mean
And that's a strong sixteen
Living Proof
And it's been stated
I'm a different dude
I'm spitting jewels
And learning from the troubles
That I get into
I shift and move
And plus, I'm careful who I listen to
If niggas misinformed
Then I ain't missing truth
I lift the deuce
I'm critical
So I can't fake like the shit is cool
That's pitiful
I'm focused on my future
That is pivotal
I tend to play this game
By some different rules
It's difficult
But didn't lose
'Cause everything's reciprocal
We're living through
A government system that's miserable
I lost religion
But my faith isn't missing
I'm spiritual
It's scary how these warning signs
Are biblical
And people so divisible
By splitting what they listen to
There's a price for it
We thought they had my back
They slid a knife in it
Gas us up, then they siphon it
Cross our T's to the letter
Ain't no cap when we typing it
Living proof
I speak what I'm living through
Then I write the shit
But I'm living proof
I've been fighting all my life
This shit is stick and move
I took a jab right to the pride
And watched that shit get bruised
I hit the booth
To show the world
The stuff I'm living through
But no, my life ain't hard
I just make bad decisions
I get tired of learning lessons
But I'm glad for wisdom
I mean, who isn't
I've been fixing
All my broken pieces
With quotes and beats and shows
While feeling so defeated
I always question
If I'm good for those
That love me deeply
I hate feeling used
But I love when they need me
That's another toxic trait
That only helps me repeat
Another cycle
'Cause the change we want is never easy
When I put my hope in people
There's a price for it
The ones that had my back
They slid a knife in it
Gas me up, then they siphon it
Cross my T's to the letter
Ain't no cap when I'm typing it
Living proof
I speak what I'm living through
Then I write the shit
I never thought I'd be here
But I'm living proof
Ripping through verses with a purpose
I'm a miracle
It's giving healing energy
My zen is lyrical
This music healthy for the soul
They call it chicken soup
They ask about my religion
I always say compassion
It's funny how they call us slaves
And try to take our masters
These people full of half-smiles
That's a fake reaction
I watched them giving up their style
For the sake of fashion
I told them on that Native Sons
That I stay on my deen
I'm about to curse them in my native tongue
They off the team
I represent Kings County
They embarrass Queens
Their fantasies of competing with me
Is all a dream
Niggas say my shit is butter
Word to Paula Deen
Poison animal leaders
Your rhymes are pork and beans
I move in silence
All you liars love to cause a scene
My vicious verses
The reason they call New Yorkers mean
And that's a strong sixteen
Living Proof
And it's been stated
I'm a different dude
I'm spitting jewels
And learning from the troubles
That I get into
I shift and move
And plus, I'm careful who I listen to
If niggas misinformed
Then I ain't missing truth
I lift the deuce
I'm critical
So I can't fake like the shit is cool
That's pitiful
I'm focused on my future
That is pivotal
I tend to play this game
By some different rules
It's difficult
But didn't lose
'Cause everything's reciprocal
We're living through
A government system that's miserable
I lost religion
But my faith isn't missing
I'm spiritual
It's scary how these warning signs
Are biblical
And people so divisible
By splitting what they listen to
There's a price for it
We thought they had my back
They slid a knife in it
Gas us up, then they siphon it
Cross our T's to the letter
Ain't no cap when we typing it
Living proof
I speak what I'm living through
Then I write the shit
