[Verse 1]
It'll be a cold day in hell when I keep my mouth shut
And walk away from what I know and turn my back on what I love
It's only music he tells me as he peered into my eyes
I said, "You can take my body but you can't have my mind"
He replied with a cold shoulder, no emotions attached
He said, "You can't have both, I take souls and give them back"
I was like "Bet, but only on one condition
If I give you my soul, you can't let me forget, shit"
I wanna remember everything in the past
I want a venture beyond every dopе rhyme that I've spat
I want wings with machine guns and a halo with spikеs on it
Dreams to be a chief's son, cable with Spice on it
Big chain with ice on it, nickname with Lil in it
Big screen with fights on it, big cave to chill in
I'm talking millions, owning many buildings
Exec' not civilian how about a world without killing
[Hook]
Be careful what you ask for
The present affects your future as much as your past flaws
That's raw, that's life, that's God, that's everything we know we are everything we ask for
Be careful what you ask for
The present affects your future as much as your past flaws
That's laws, that's life, that's God, that's everything you know you are everything you ask for
[Verse 2]
I asked him if I could have the power to reach many
He said that he could do more than that if I allowed him to befriend me
I brushed it off gently, stole a glance at the yellow sun
Sick of counting pennies in a trance with a swelling tongue
A bruised ego, master of the pelicans
He said, you can be an ego, master of intelligence
Just lead the people into my trap of selfishness
And I'll take away the evil from this world of helplessness
It sounded good for a minute, but I wasn't being negligent
This guy could be pretending, only time is evident
Better stick to my guns and run with benevolence
If I want to keep the things I love away from what I never get
It's the only thing I know, the only path I had
He looked at me and laughed with a crooked smile and stabbed
The ground with a staff and took me back to the past
I can alter all of that in exchange for your past
[Hook]
So be careful what you ask for
The present affects your future as much as your past flaws
That's raw, that's life, that's God, that's everything we know we are everything we ask for
Be careful what you ask for
The present affects your future as much as your past flaws
That's laws, that's life, that's God, that's everything you know you are everything you ask for
[Verse 3]
I thought about everything that pertains to my life
From the weight of my wedding ring
To the chains from my wife
To the subtle sounds of nature in the blades of a knife
Or a pen scratching paper, even the way that I write
The birds make a sound that makes me think of the right
Freedom is a decision, and there shouldn't be a fight
Life is reality, better watch what you bite
Off more than you can chew on any God given night
I smiled and said, "You're right, life's a bitch, but I love her"
He smiled and said, "Yeah, right, nice pitch but no suckers
Over this way, motherfucker
I've been known to snag a soul or two
Few have been your brothers
But there's others I'm controlling, too
Controlling who? Not you, I'm talking 'bout them
They weren't strong like you, not enough brain to comprehend
What I offered you, I offered them"
I said "The difference is the instance is, I no longer talk to friends"
[Hook]
So be careful what you ask for
The present affects your future as much as your past flaws
That's raw, that's life, that's God, that's everything we know we are everything we ask for
