[Verse 1]
Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can, wisdom to know the difference
And help me to stay consistent
Give motivation to infants
So when they grow up they can make a difference
Time over distance or it's distance over time
Each rhyme I spit come straight from the soul, ignore the mind
But in due time, you'll find my lines
Gon' make me blow like landmines
And if you try to stop my grind, or shine
In present time, you in for a surprise (Surprise!)
You are in my presence you peasants
Y'all know my name ain't no Dennis
But ya boy raise hell like a menace (like a menace, menace)
To society, ok not entirely
Although my entity is inspiring
You can't fire me if I don't care that y'all hirin'
Now that's work, wastin' every second but you can't comprehend Why a nigga tryna get in first
Cuz I'm tryna be the 1 on my Street (First)
Pray on my downfall you fuck in reverse, I'm the best of both worlds A blessed curse, where's the hurst?, not allowed in church
Cuz everything I see that I know I'm a touch into flames it burst
And that's why this passion burn in me
I ain't chose this shit man it's chosen me/
This pen right here be controllin' me
It forces me, to not write forgery
Course it's he, still unsure it's me?
I'll carve a Z in ya head now, I'm Zorro B
Now it's permanent, that I'm permanently
A force, if you dare to reckon wit' Z (Yurrr!)
[Chorus]
But I just wanna make my city proud
And become somethin' they can brag about
Nah I ain't tryna claim King
I'm just tryna show you never give up on yo dreams (You know, you know)
I just wanna make my city proud
And become somethin' they can brag about
Nah I ain't wit' the drama
Cuz in my eyes that ain't nothin' you should honor oh no...(Oh no, Oh no, Oh no)
[Refrain: Tierra Baker]
But I just wanna make my city proud
And become somethin' they can brag about
Nah I ain't wit' the drama
Cuz in my eyes that ain't nothin' you should honor oh no...(Oh no, Oh no, Oh no)
[Interlude: Dialogue]
So, coming from school [???] with my big sista, and I'm like yo this is not the lifestyle I chose this bullshit, whateva my nigga this shit is corny
Like the way I be lookin' at it son niggas ain't got no choice, but to make it out, they ain't got no choice, but to make it...
[Verse 2]
You hear that piano?, What does it mean to you?
I guarantee it don't mean what it's supposed to
I can make a bet that it don't feel the way it's supposed to
Because my definition, goin' deeper than cultural
The way I see it without music I'm dysfunctional
Honestly, I don't see how you all can be comfortable
Wit' the industry and the way it is now
So like a Uno reverse card, (wooo hooo) you can say I'm "The One" to turn the game around
Every night I put my pen to this pad
And every time I do it seems like all I can is get mad
Because these niggas is trash, even they dress code is bad
And I don't mean that in a good way do I fuckin sound glad?
Nah...it's sad, cuz I'm really aggravated
Prayin' for the day that I can finally say I made it!
[Chopped & Screwed Voice]
So watch me turn this frustration, into concentration
And begin this creation, of my imagination
A lil' bit of hard work, ain't no complication
If you're filled wit' motivation, that's your only occupation
{Chopped & Screwed Voice Voice]
Just leave it up to me to be the proper demonstration
Cuz my testimony is filled wit' a bunch of complications
But your conscious, is what I'm really tryna reach
Wit' a regular rise and fall in the flow of sound in speech, nigga let me preach
We were on a narrow path and it only got steep
The game full of shit and it's lookin' Waist Deep
Never dumb it down I'm a force you to think, and the bars hard cuz his heart concrete
No change keep your receipt
Y'all already know I'm from the 4-1-3
And who I be no need to repeat
Can't back down I'll never retreat
Look in my mind you tryna get deep
Stay on the grind no time to be sleep
Cause Havoc when I'm wit' my team and we a Prodigy, so we Mobb Deep!
But the more that I live my life
It increase my appetite, to say what's right
Ain't no shackles, on my ankles
Nigga I freedom write
And for what it's worth, I'll never pretend to be someone that I know I'm not
So when you see me on ya TV, but I'm still me
Nigga plz don't be shocked
[Outro]
Vessel, vessel, vessel, vessel, vessel...
