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Paper Cuts Lyrics by Andre Lawrence

Dustrial Denim

2024

[Intro]
You say, I'm gonna go to college, I wanna be an electrical engineer
You go into college, you go through four years, six years
You get your receipt, I mean your degree
And then you come out, and you say
Well now I'm an electrical engineer and I'm going to...
And it's like, no!

[Refrain]
Skipping states, won the fan, hurry, drop again
Y'all New Yorkers fade along with your uptowns
You went for a ride in the metro
And eating apple daggers
To dine at Hopeful with no flavor, taking a bus round
Yeah, you used to say you was in the cut
And now you're still in it, it's just a paper one
And yеah, we spent a hundred dimеs just to go to college
Right along the way I realize I'd rather save the funds

[Verse]
Playing in the field, see the data's fun
Into webs of lies that y'all dead inside
And since I picked up my bags and I left them on
I remember that there's other ways to fly than getting high
Yeah, currents moving but I tread the tide
I was only a scholar when I lacked common sense
I'm trying to focus on my competence instead of pride
Maybe then I'll hit the canvas like Jack Plywood did
Maybe Steve Jobs had the right idea
Even Ye knew the diploma wasn't fly either
I know you're betting it'll guarantee a job
But I see the infaside like a motherfucking mind reader
Yeah, that building and we just children
While you was at it bumblefuck, I was just chilling
Trying to finesse millions, ain't seen a dollar yet
But when I do, don't try and act a fool when you call upset like Dre
Remember when you say that I get a couple K
If you blew one day, we was in 10th grade
It was Saturday night
And you had me write a paper that was due Sunday
Now you on stage with a pocket full of paper and a new feng shui
So your energy is changing with the sway of the seasons
The bass only seen it 'cause I blew one wave and it blew y'all away
'Cause I knew y'all was hating 'til night
Said I maybe could grind and I make it
It's a sign that my pace is
Unproved to belonging on the A-list
I'm trying to follow up on what the other two Dre's did
And I ain't never been one to take risks
But then again I've always done it with a J-lit
They ask why you go north if you ain't care 'bout your grades
Kids said I need my feet on the pavement
Skipping states when the Fahrenheit drop again

[Refrain]
Y'all New Yorkers fade along with your uptowns
We went for a ride in the metro and eating apple daggers
To dine at Hopeful with no flavor taking the bus round
Yeah, you used to say it was in the cut
And now you still in it, it's just a paper one
And yeah, we spent a hundred dimes just to go to college
But along the way, I realize I'd rather save the fund
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Andre Lawrence

Andre Lawrence

About “Paper Cuts” by Andre Lawrence

Read the complete lyrics to "Paper Cuts" by Andre Lawrence from the album "Dustrial Denim" in 2024. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under New York Rap, Boom Bap, Conscious Hip-Hop.

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"Paper Cuts" appears on "Dustrial Denim" in 2024.

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