Nah-nah-nah-nah, get up, get up Yeah, nah-nah-nah-nah, get up Alright Potential perspectives shiftin', half of it predetermined The rest of it left to pigment Heavin' these hooks in the ocean, hope the intent of fishin' Reelin' in realism, cut the lights where potential missin' Sneakin' to see the homies, let evil agenda slip in They wanna go catch 'em slippin', before they get shipped to prison I try to be level headed, cool when the drama set in The search for belongin' could be my endin' if I'ma let it Stuck in the middle seat, big homies belittled me Know they need me for purpose and so they play me like middle C Provoke 'em on purpose, push every visible button until he pressurized We prone to pettiness, it ain't no differences to set aside A brief exchange of fated collisions before they let it fly When you escape from death too many times, you think you'll never die If God was really watchin' all his work and sees impurities through better eyes He's wrong for leavin' black boys weaponized Vision activated when the sun down Dancin' with the demons to the night glow Beatin' on the window like a drum line Faces congregatin' when my eyes close And I been out here waitin' for the right time It ain't no GPSing where we might go King of diamonds waitin' for the light shine And I been gettin' ready for the light show And I been gettin' ready for the light show And I been gettin' ready for the light show And I been out here waitin' for the right time It ain't no GPSing where we might go King of diamonds waitin' for the light shine And I been gettin' ready for the light show Potential perspectives shiftin', half of it predetermined The rest of it left to pigment Chokin' the truer me, suit and tie never suited me Did my schoolin' in private, and publicly they abusin' me We wear uniformity to display opportunity But the truth is we foolishly idolize who we foolin', see I sit and reminisce on all the places I used to be Tryna see if my youth could be enough for a eulogy I search for analogies to convey commonalities Put the pain into metaphors with the hope they gon' get me more Search for understandin', open handed, my shoulders sore Tryna play the game be hard as fuck when you know the score Accordin' to normal, I'm down and out, and the clock is ending They struggle with comprehending, the premise of not pretending Perpetuate propaganda Presumptions of people who fallin' victim to systems that take away And they never can see the difference They incentivize, stir the hate to energize Praise for those who memorize and squeeze enough to televise Feed your fear of fallin', so you never rise Degrees of separation, can't maintain in education, then you ill-advised Fuck a politician, bitch, they only serve to minimize Feed the people silly lies to keep the peace in city lines, I see inside If God was really watchin' all his work and sees impurities through better eyes He's wrong for leavin' black boys weaponized Vision activated when the sun down Dancin' with the demons to the night glow Beatin' on the window like a drum line Faces congregatin' when my eyes close And I been out here waitin' for the right time It ain't no GPSing where we might go King of diamonds waitin' for the light shine And I been gettin' ready for the light show