WHATDOYOUSAY '14

VERSE I
SO TO SPEAK, I PUT THE NEEDLE TO THE RECORD
ANY TRACK I WRECK I BET A DJ GONE RESPECT IT
THE WAY I PUT IT DOWN IS LIKE AN ARCHITECT WHEN WRITIN'
OR BETTER YET AN ELECTRICIAN, THE WAY I ENLIGHTEN
I NEVER FOLLOW FASHION SO WHY WOULD I FOLLOW FADS
STOPPED LISTENIN' TO THE RADIO, I LOST ATTENTION FAST
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I GAVE MY MIND THE TIME TO RECOUP
TALKIN' TO MYSELF, WHY DOES LIFE CONTINUE TO BEAT YOU,
INTO SUBMISSION, I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN THAT
TAKE A LOOK INTO THE MIRROR, TELL ME WHO GOT YA BACK
HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT, CUZ IT WAS NOTHING BUT FACT
I KNOW ONE THING, ONCE LIFE IS OVA, AIN'T NO TAKIN' IT BACK
SO, I STOPPED WASTIN' TIME. STARTED REPLACIN' MY TIME
WRITIN' RHYMES, WITH THIS IN MIND, GUARANTEED I'MA SHINE
PICKED UP A NINE-TO-FIVE, HAD TA MAKE ME SOME PAYPA
WAY I SEE IT, I'M TOO OLD TO BE PULLIN' SOME CAYPA'S
I'M JUST TRYNNA GET YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHERE I AM COMING FROM
CUZ MAYBE YOU ARE GOING THRU THE SAME PLACE I'M COMING FROM
MY MUSIC IS A VESSEL, THERAPEUTIC WHEN I PUSH PLAY
REALLY DON'T CARE BUT I'M CURIOUS, SO WHATDOYOUSAY?

HOOK?

VERSE II
I LOST A LOT OF FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY, WELL DID I HAVE EM
I GOT A FEW THAT'LL GO BACK-TO-BACK WIT ME IN BATTLE
THE ROAD I TRAVEL HAS A LOT OF BRIDGES I DONE BURNT
I'M AN ASSHOLE BY NATURE SO A LOT OF FEELINGS GOT HURT
I CAN NOT TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME, THE DAMAGE IS DONE
A LOT OF LESSONS IN MY PAST I STILL AM LEARNIN' FROM
SEE I BELIEVE IN KARMA BRINGING DRAMA TO YO PRESENT
I KNOW THAT BOOMERANG WILL BE FLYIN' IN MY DIRECTION
BUT THAT'S OK, CUZ GOD ONLY GIVES US WHAT WE CAN HANDLE
I'LL KEEP ON DOIN' ME UNTIL THE DAY I AM DISMANTLED
THE WORLD WILL LIGHT A CANDLE CUZ THE SHINE HAS GONE AWAY
I THINK HIGHLY OF MYSELF, MY EGO'S NEVER IN THE WAY
WELL, LET ME KEEP IT REAL, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D MOUNT TOO MUCH
BUT EVERY TIME I HIT THE STUDIO, I PICK MY SPIRITS UP
WHEN I SPIT MY LYRICS UP, IT'S MY LEGACY I'M BUILDIN'
IT WOULD BE NICE IF I COULD MAKE A LIVING OFF MY ILLIN'
I LEARNED TO NEVER PUT OF MY EGGS IN THE SAME BASKET
CUZ IF THE BASKET BROKE THEN ALL MY EGGS WOULD COME DOWN CRASHIN'
HIP-HOP IS A PASSION AND I GIVE IT AS A GIFT
THE GAME HAS TURNED INTO A FASHION SHOW, I KEEP THE RUNWAY RIPPED

HOOK?

VERSE III
SUPPORTERS TELLIN' ME, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE THE WORLD WAKES UP TO REALIZE THE NATURAL SHINE
WELL, I HOPE THEY AIN'T LYING, I FEEL I GOT WHAT FOLKS ARE NEEDIN'
THIS IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT SO IT’S YOUR MIND THAT I AM FEEDIN'
I TRY TO RAP WIT REASON BUT SOMETIMES I GOTTA VENT
I'M ONLY HUMAN SO SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE KILLIN' SHIT
LIFE'S MY INSPIRATION, I ASPIRE TO BETTER
I'M FROM THE HOOD, A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST GOT WET UP
MY PAST IS IN THE FUTURE AND MY FUTURE'S NOW THE PRESENT
JUST A LITTLE RIDDLE THAT I THOUGHT OF HOPE YOU GET IT
BASICALLY, THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS HERE AND NOW
LIVE FOR THE MOMENT, TOMORROW ISN'T PROMISED ANYHOW
I DON'T CONCERN MYSELF WIT ALL THE FOOLERY I'M SEEIN'
I'M JUST TRYIN' TO BE AN EMCEE THAT YOU CAN BELIEVE IN
WHETHER I'M TALKING SMACK, OR SIMPLY STATIN' FACTS
YOU KNOW ANYTIME I SPIT IT'S GENUINE ARTIFACTS
IF YOU THINKIN' I'M WACK, SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF
I'M DOPE, YOU CAN ROLL UP MY RAP PAGES AND SMOKE EM BY THEYSELF
THIS IS MENTAL STIMULATION, IT'LL BE HEARD ACROSS THE NATION
THE WORLD WILL BE RECREATED BEFORE FINDING MY REPLACEMENT