[Chorus]
My eyes woven, glitters golden
You gon' catch me when I fall
Pictures broken, bitter potion
You don't answer when I call
It's been a while
Seems it took me way too long
To figure out
That all my heroes lost their capes
[Verse 1]
Hey Ben
I know you barely know me
But I often sit and wonder what it takes to be your homie
Yeah I know I'm in first grade, and you probably in 20
But I'll stick right by your hip, like your grip if you let me
See my mama be trippin' trippin' like "Boy stay away from 'em"
Make me sound like DMX when she tried paint you as Damien
But superheroes aren't evil nah, that's not likely
Plus evil people aren't the people that would buy me ice cream
See I peeped you from my window, and I studied all your moves
Biggest thing that I conclude I want respect just like you
I want to flex just like you, I want the best just like you
I think it's icky but I even want the cooties just like you
I picture us, on rides to school inside your truck
'Cause them kids so annoying, I swear I hate that yellow bus
Then we could go to Toys 'R' Us and probably buy like, everything
We'll be together soon Ben, I'm putting that on everything
[Chorus]
My eyes woven, glitters golden
You gon' catch me when I fall
Pictures broken, bitter potion
You don't answer when I call
It's been a while
Seems it took me way too long
To figure out
That all my heroes lost their capes
[Verse 2]
Yo Ben, it's me again
A little older now, you give me dap but still too young to be your friend
But I ain't trippin' off it 'cause I got couple bitches off it
They ask me "you know Benji", what you think, bitch you seen us talking
And all my homies pay attention now they see me different
You giving me dap so that clearly means I got the vision
They fall in line and I treat mine just how you treat yours
As if we got gem mines, passing time planting C4s
Look, I got the new white Js, I brush my hair for the waves
And now we looking the same, my mama mad at the change
She'll never get it, spend her time tryna sweat us
She ignoring all the growth from all the ways you made me better
'Cause I don't take no disrespect now, huh, I learned from you
Don't ask a question it's just man down right, ain't that the rules
And it's fear over love, 'cause that love shit don't last
We don't fear shit but love, that's the downfall of man
See I learned from you Ben, now I could earn for you Ben
I do whatever no homo, just want my turn with you Ben
I be concerned for you Ben, 'cause you my hero
I can help you kill these villains bro, you know this world is evil man
One more thing
Tell me how you always getting shorties with the yams
I get bitches but they shit on every bitch up in my class
I think it's something in the mac, yo bro you gotta teach me that
You'll give me everything I lack, yo bro you gotta hit me back, please
[Chorus]
My eyes woven, glitters golden
You gon' catch me when I fall
Pictures broken, bitter potion
You don't answer when I call
It's been a while
Seems it took me way too long
To figure out
That all my heroes lost their capes
[Verse 3]
Ay yo Ben, what's going on?
I been on you since I was a child but nowadays I'm quite grown
You would recite psalms, at least to me
Because your word was like the bible and that's what I lived my life on
It's kinda crazy I'm at your age when I first looked up to you
With information I stopped chasing now I'm looking through you
At 6 years old my biggest dream was riding in your Ford
At 20 something I feel schemed 'cause it was never yours
You told me "Take the power, fuck the love and they'll respect you"
And now you lost your power, got no love and they neglect you
But nah, I can't regret you, to me you're way too special
I send you angels on a daily, I pray they protect you
And since I'm older, figure we both could be the man now
I guess I'm solo, you approach me with your hand out
Can't help but think "Did you move like this all along?"
Was I blinded by the ice ignoring writings on the wall?
All that fighting shit's a force, all the stripes you get is false
I know it's in you, find your growth, can't see you like this anymore
Oh by the way
The girls with yams finally want me
But let's be honest, passed the body, them girls ugly
Bro it's funny younger me always considered you lucky
I look back on most of my actions, I consider me dummy
Not pointing fingers, I'm just honest man, you were the cause
But fuck the past, the biggest horror is you still ain't evolve
And we don't show love right, yeah you taught me that too
The older I got I just realized you was missing that too
Coping with your black and blues, brokeness shipped to the youth
I beat the odds but I was almost as fucked up as you
I write this teary, Ben
I just hope you hear me, Ben
Love you like no other but I can not have you near me, Ben
I'm learning that you didn't make me better, yo
I gave you what I lacked
Ay just get your shit together, dog
Don't even hit me back
