The night fell upon us Like it had something to tell us informative Some advice that we'd be fortunate to get Like how to torch your weaknesses and forge them into strengths Find a way like it's my forte Steering my thoughts straight continuing on as long as the Lord say Saw the light like a gorgeous face Found more faith and swore I only felt mortal in the day But I didn't dread the morning like a court date Soaked the sun rays like I'll take every element I can incorporate Soak up enough love that I can afford the hate Write it off like tax breaks on a sprawling estate Shoes had to be laced for the type of ball I'ma play This is town shit But I ain't out the way I'm on the way Say my name like you talkin' weight And only the ones that dealt directly with the plug is gon relate Who took the nervous rides Who name was in the books and certified Who took the risk for that vertical rise Who swerved candy for your third eye curbside Who set the lofty goals and manifest what they verbalize Soil was fertilized this was certainly a vibe This was the juice they was immersing me inside We quenched the thirst and we imbibed Fluid like we knew that you gotta do it or slide to the side How many times did you wake up To the day you thought you'd never see Never see Ayo How many times did you wake up To the day you thought you'd never see Never see Chase your dream

[Verse 1: 1st Verse] I hold the scroll like it's my rite of passage Write a passage calm in the eye in spite of the madness Vices enticing but frightening how they slice gashes If you lose sight of what matters or might happen afterwards Before the debt incurred I like to ask myself what that shit worth And will it last longer than taxes for the purchase Throwin solid investments at your service Dig in I don't scratch the surface I'm at the cervix No bad connection I need every word heard crisp Palette prepared picture perfectly plated when I serve the dish Dessert fix Munchies for your love with the herb twist Nourishment Curing that inertia or I'm curving it For certain surfing on the rising tide we couldn't turn against Where stories told a stirring account of current events My vision wasn't blurred when encouragement turned to contempt I'm tryna see it all and stand tall on something sturdy as shit [Verse 2: Beety] Thou preparest a table for me in the presence of my enemies Went out my mind tryna find my inner peace You don't know what I seen or what it did to me The difference is I turned a negative into a posistve The problem kid investing every dollar spent Beware of dog I heard this beat my collar ripped Break it down like bought a stick Break it down like bought a brick Cold world roads is slick but the salt always seem to stick From a city where niggas leave you stiff, shit the crackas too The type of spot you gotta back into Just in case you gotta flee the scene when niggas drop the roof and pop the deuce My nigga died in front of 30 people they ain't got no proof? Why the fuck would I talk to you When you wouldn't get out the car in most the places I'm walking through Eye contact but they won't talk to you It's hot the devil stalking you My nigga if you after cream I got the scoop No squares in my circle never out the loop

[Verse 1: 1st Verse] I been a hypocrite enough to know one If it's inconsistencies time gon expose em They showed us better than they ever would've told us So all that we believed is when they said trust no one Seen the value inherent in holding your tounge Where your mouth can open wounds it ain't no closure from If something was in the air then we inhaled it with our own lungs In the throes young in a landscape that loathed us Out of it we grown up Reminisce on those times like hindsights beauty in the mind of the beholder Like the memories mechanisms for closure Was it the good old days or the days we didn't know so much Or comprehend the weight of the load that we shouldered Tryna go up and over like a floater Since they hatched me in that cool California October it's been growth spurts And may they continue 'til I'm lowered in the dirt [Hook: Lo Heem] I've done things that I can't take away and things that you can't take away from me Pray before the pixels fade away I can create the world I wanted to see I laid all my fears to rest and may they rest in peace I prayed all my years connect the person that I've become with who I wanted to be [Verse 2: St. Domonick] The most inconsistent but still dependable Tendencies reprimandable and commendable Many emotions to manage no one to listen to Truthfully sometimes talking to family is like an interview Optimistic and cynical vanity mixed with insecurity leaving me just confused But don't get it misconstrued I'm still the big homie even when paying dues Vuelo gang got your city liver than breaking news Breakin' old habits like maggots breaking out of cocoons My self esteem is my wings I'll be flying soon Bape on my wrist and it's telling me the time soon Reminiscing stealing cds out my mom's room Tryna find that real now my jobs to inspire And revitalize that energy that I used to feel Trying not slip over the passion I spill Steady moving we ain't got no time to chill All or nothing because [Hook: Lo Heem] I've done things that I can't take away and things that you can't take away from me Pray before the pixels fade away I can create the world I wanted to see I laid all my fears to rest and may they rest in peace I prayed all my years connect the person that I've become with who I wanted to be

How many times you wake up to the day you thought you'd never see Thought we had seen it all but all of it wasn't everything Are we ready for the flooding breakage of the levee brings Sign off if that don't take your mind off petty things Had to be a better me Felt that shot of medicine sting like alcohol in a wound that never been cleaned I'm thinking help for Dawari and Erefaa a wedding ring Giving Erin a world they say black girls never see Legacy like historical registry Humble I remain while I wrote my name legibly If ever we need the water I will find whatever stream Can't control what I don't but a boat with a head of steam I centered fo I entered to defend her From the shoulders like suspenders since we was rolling them pinners Had to drill deep inward to the oil for the embers Budget change once you reevaluate what your sins worth This is soul cleansing These was throwed lenses Composed clarity of vision on the road bending For all the times I had a smoking engine And if you stayed down with me I'm riding with you like my co-defendant Even if they tried to pull us over and end it The episodes continuous let's roll a show of strength again For everything stolen and the fact we still holding Like stashes they could never confiscate full of gold and riches

[Verse 1: 1st Verse] I can't depend on one basket of eggs Can't tell you sit at the table if I ain't gon pass the bread Call ourselves paper chasing since we was after shreds Plotting how we could run the town like the last leg Hillside dipping with the swisher in my ash tray Quiet spot on the other side that couldn't catch a break Setbacks to acclimate Where they ain't tell you that you could make it Or that survivor's guilt come with the accolades But if I could encapsulate the feeling that this gave me I'd put it in a bottle and give it back to my babies So they could save somebody else, I know somebody saved me Never take this shit for granted, thats the takeaway for me Done things I can't take away and things you can't take away from me Embraced it, found myself to fill the vacancies Faith for what I ain't percieve Thankful for that daily bread and daily breathing Spreading love like it's everything we needed [Verse 2: Jabee] They like 'Jabee, when you running for office?'  I  dont know All I know is I’m tired of running from officers Not that I do it often I’m often offered no options I ain’t read the book I authored it Tryna see the prophet and the prophetess The prophecy is profit hypothesis Tryna fill my pockets got me acting out of pocket Got the sermon you can cop it  Don’t like it, don’t knock it If it’s popping you can knock it in your ride That’s the gospel I provide, provisions I decide That's Colossians verse 5 Peace be unto you and the courage be under fire Devil be undermined God sent me a sign he turned my water into wine And anytime I rhyme I cast my pearls before swine I stay aligned but got these hoes on my line Got mind on my money and my money on my mind