I wasn't super human. I was just super at bein' human and winnin' instead of me glorifyin' losin' cause I don't need any pity. Time to turn the page, I'm in the inner-city. The listener find, me the protagonist tryin' not to lose my mind. Mad at this, whole pseudo-pro-black system of rappers jumpin' on tracks to just, disrespect sistas, braggin' if they up on the last designer fashion to flash in a time when Mumia Abu-Jamal been locked behind bars for over 17 years. Framed and chained to remind the blind that slept, that we still bein' kept behind. Usin ya brain is a crime. I'm either feignin' ignorance or payin' a fine, for what my wisdom is portrayin'. Tax dollars funded alot of these cops across the city slayin' my people and gettin' away yo. What's worse is the mental gamin' got us betrayin' our own people. Evil's contagious 'n brothas like me walkin' a fine line. Of course, I'm goin' to college and takin' courses, not gainin' knowledge, but it's the obvious path to get a job with. No time to write or even freestyle off the top of the mind rhymes! I think I lost my mind. We think about dyin' alot without tears, cryin' silently. Who wouldn't mind findin' someone to brainwash their mind? No pain, no stressful thoughts, no decisions to make, no way to get lost, they put you on course, no hate for those infatuated with floss, no payin' dues, they covered the cost, makin' you dependent on one person, you love 'em, your employer, you pray to your boss. Traditional truths, hidden and given through religions for millenniums, tossed in the trash. If I knew what I was causin' to happen, I'd take it back before I put it in the rappin', but I can't sun! The apparition appeared to me wearin' a mask, covered in an outfit of mystical symbolism, with a proposition. Before I could gasp, and relax the shock to my nervous system, he said, "Stop and listen! I have a question to ask. In that verse you was just spittin' up, you said if someone offered to brainwash your mind, you'd probably give it up, consider what I'm sayin'. Not playin' with you! I could give you physical riches, now do you wanna live it up?" Yeah, it's easy discussin' situations like these, but tough to be in a position where you actually have to make a decision. The sorcerer claimed to be some sort of a brain magician. Through a combination of technology, and meditation, he was able to make aneurisms disappear, and perform lobotomies on patients, still livin’ while they awake and the method is painless. No affiliations with the government, he was claimin’. I didn’t care. I said, “If you could relieve the stress in my head, take it away then” My better judgement caved in, due to the frustration of not knowin’ my way in this life, it’s like a maze. The price I paid was mental enslavement. credits

What's this, who's that? Too easy to lose track of what to do, could use some help where you at? I'm just confused cause too much to do, plus Too easy to lose track of what to do, could use some help where you at? What's this, who's that? Too easy to lose track of what to do, could use some help where you at? What's this, who's that? Too easy to lose track of what to do, could use some help where you at? Just adjust yourself, cause it's all in the mind? I don't have a dad that you call up when you're cryin' Got ten fingers to point the blame for the crimes, but just like these fingers, all of 'em mine, so I find quotes in books and blogs online. Remind me everything shines in it's own time, but I'm in the East with a West Coast state of mind, meanin' late to the right place at the wrong time. Make the right thing seem wrong all of the time, like a conscious MC spittin' a bling rhyme. In the meantime, needin' my goals to align. Eyesight fine, but you could've swore I was blind. Tryin' to figure out a path to where I'm trying to be on the map, even though I don't see where I'm at. Tryin' to figure out the road to where I'm trying to go on the map, even though I don't know where I'm at. I'm just confused too much to do. Too easy to lose track of what to do, could use some help where you at? What's this, who's that? Too easy to lose track of what to do, could use some help where you at? What's this, who's that? Too easy to lose track of what to do, could use some help where you at? I'm just confused cause too much to do, plus Too easy to lose track of what to do!

Where I'm at a lot of things ain't right/ Why they keep promotin' idiotic rapper on the mic/ And they give so much attention to the things they don't like/ like I'm doin' right now, That ain't hypicritical, right?/ Look, I don't even smoke, why would I give you the Light?/ Hard to fall asleep, stayin' up, way into the night/ I could try takin' a stand/ OR makin' a demand/ Y'all people let me be, but/ let me be what?/ Hard ta see what I am/ in the midst of these/ incompetent creeps underestimatin' my abilities/ I mean seriously!?/ They far from the best and they dissin' me?/ Some of y'all be in the wrong professions/ You put a dolphin in a tree, angry it can't climb/ or put a hawk in the sea, notice it's not flyin/ Really wantin' my light to shine, got it within me see/ If I could be focused on my own responsibilities, but when they give a request/ I've got to give them a yes/ It's difficult sayin' no, that's how I get in this mess! Not knowin'/ if I'm in a job or in my zone, or is it just a hobby that won't last too far/ Keep on playin' yourself, the way you act, betrayin' yourself, but do You even know that You are? Not knowin'/ if we in a job or in our zone, or is it just a hobby that won't last too far/ Keep on playin ourselves the way we act, betrayin' ourselves, but do We even know that We are? When Your boys do the thing, people don't even care/ but whenever I DO IT, they always seem to stare/ When Your boys drop the ball, people think it's funny/ but if I drop the ball they all lose money/ I betrayed them see/ can't blame it on the MAN, cause the MAN's who I AM/ or I claim to be. I betrayed them see/ can't blame it on the MAN, cause the MAN's who I AM/ or I claim to be... traying WHAT you are, not knowin' that you are/ over the edge and not sayin' that's too far/ from WHAT you are, not knowin' that you are/ over the edge and not knowin' the difference between jus' goin'/ to another job or in my zone, or is it just a hobby that won't last too far/ Keep on playin' yourself, the way you act, betrayin' yourself, but do You even know that You are? Not knowin'/ if we in a job or in our zone, or is it just a hobby that won't last too far/ Keep on playin ourselves the way we act, betrayin' ourselves, but do We even know that We are?

Feelin sorry for anybody who ain't in love wit my age, sex, color, race/ bout to start, seein a lot more a this bruvas face/ if I see you where I'm at, or even any otha place/ got my appetite fa destruction wantin anotha taste/ You my enemy, I know it/ you aint a friend of me, so you could try da end this beef, I want mo' of it/ whateva you controllin now? I'll be overthrowin it/ so when you see me, just remember dat I told you this! Who am I really tho? I'm startin' ta question me/ Do so many things I wouldn't do, but for my enemies/ Blamin' it on 'em, cause they provokin' me 'n gettin me/ mad... On second thought, they ain't makin' me, dey just lettin' me What I do da them, if they do da same, I would/ claim they doin' wrong, but if I do it back, I'm good/ man who am I really? Say I'm against my enemy, but play da same, now I'm seein' why yall ain't feelin' me Share da same field 'n court/ da same, gear for sport/ we just on a different team, which mean/ dat we follow da same rules, to get da cream/ so if it wasn't you, somebody in the same outfit would have to get between me 'n my goal, unless I go for a different dream, til I switch da game/ can't really diss da team/ now I get what dey really mean/ when 'ey say don't hate da playa when/ you ain't like da game, why you came/ to the stadium? to play against/ the most worthy opponents/ at every moment/ knowin' they would play da win/ cuz if dey don't, you overthrowin' it, whateva they controllin' now, that is, don't you remember when you tol' 'em this? Who am I really tho? I'm startin' ta question me/ Do so many things I wouldn't do, but for my enemies/ Blamin' it on them, cause they provokin' me 'n gettin me/ mad... On second thought, they ain't makin' me, dey just lettin' me Hind sight 20/20, dictators is evil/ but they was considered heroes/ come to liberate da people/ at the time/ No one could see da way we let da mind/ deceive you/ to think only certain kinda people/ do the crime But you blind/ to behind/ what da human eye could find/ the con/ tent of ya character, dat was in a line/ by a wise man gone before his time/ help me da see it's two ladders. How I know which ladder is mine... is that I notice what direction they lean to/ between the two/ what's best fa you, ain't always betta for me too/ it seem/ paradoxical, but we could be on opposite teams/ for me to/ play da game better I need you So who am I really tho? I'm startin' ta question me/ Would I still do it? If it wasn't for my enemies/ then who would - I blame it on? provokin' 'n givin' me/ a couple more excuses for not bein' a better me! Who am I really though? x3 Who am I really, think I could be a better me!

Who I am really prolly shouldn't be left out/ ya top 10 list, bein' one a da best out/ come wit a lot a pressure, I don't wanna be stressed out/ dey gimme more light/I just doubt everything'll be all right/ but this analysis paralysis, I'm gon' fight/ neither side perfect but one gotta be more right/ 'n both of em betta then/ settlin/ for whateva's decided by somebody else/ outside of yaself I ain't got da answer/ but yeah I got da chance ta/ shed more light/ on the runway 'n take off flight/ (take off flight sounds redundant) da right way on a one way/ based on 'ey numbres/ what dey gon' say is predictable/ not wit' prejudice, but wit statistics, you could see the trend of it wit intelligence/ then you pick/ whether you should be neglectin' it/ suppressin' it/ or helpin it/ then I get introspective 'n/ analyze myself a bit When ya ‘fraid to make mistakes all the time/ Stuck unable ta make up ya mind/ Stuck unable ta make up ya mind Stuck Make up ya mind x2 As I examine what I'm really about/ I'm clarifyin' my intentions 'n figurin' out/ I'm off to a good start, but I'm really in doubt/ if other people can expect for me to lead 'em in the right direction How many times have I left a good impression/ on everyone who been checkin/ fa me on the internet man/ it's about time I network 'n connect, let da best in the profession know I'm here ta represent fa dem and as fa dos' who oppose my success, in steada doin more fa othas, wanna bruva doin' less, when 'ey see anotha shinin', why dey take it as a threat? anyway I wont be waitin' til ya frame a mind correct you could give me ya opinion, but I'm takin my respect community dependin on me, I ain't waitin' I'm in debt to those who paved a way 'n lef a sign behind dat I could get I ain't waistin' time, money, make da MOST of what I get When ya ‘fraid to make mistakes all the time/ Stuck unable ta make up ya mind/ Stuck unable ta make up ya mind Stuck Make up ya mind x2

They consider me / onna team, but ain' convinced I should really be it's a difference between / an asset or liability It's a difference between what you talk, 'n what you really be awkward speakin’ when caught in a lie, it get difficult ta breathe Unexpectedly gettin results, was really neat, but now dat dey depend on me, it's my responsibility, that's why dey give me dese privileges, bein’ wit da team / made my dream a possibility look at my insecurities... It's kinda easy / findin' reasons / why you couldn't reach ya full potential, all em people who didn't believe but this is complicated / cause alotta people gave us da chance, keep it a hundred, I'm the one dat kinda hated To be honest, in my mind it's a conflict got it in my head that I cannot keep promises nah dat wasn't my intent, I ain' meana lie ta you, I shine every now and then, I'm just unreliable I’m deniable, unreliable. you wanna trus' it, but don't wanna be liable you wanna trus' it, but don't wanna be liable You wanna trus’ it, But you don’t…] x2 Maybe it ain' even hard as I pretend, Had tried da please everybody, now I decide who I befriend, 'preciate da ones remainin’ dependable to da end, bringin' out da best in me… MY destiny is wit’ them so whoever ain't relatin’ to my friends, don't relate to me tryna stunt, aggravatin 'em, you look strange to me pull me ta da side, now you where it ain't safe to be you ain't changin us, baby be careful what you say to me even if it's dangerous, now I gotta take a stand, makin' sure my people know, I'm nuttin' like them fakers and besides lettin our haters know dat fa sure they can't test this, doin my best to / make sure yall neva regret this, decision yall makin to consider me on ya side, swallow my pride / if I'm denied / continue ta ride, til you convinced, I'm a shine 'n / I'm tired a hidin' a soldier fa da cause, someone you can confide in want y'all know I messed up, but wasn't tryin to, I wanted us to win, I ain't mean'a lie ta you, and I appreciate you lettin' me confide in you, believe it not, I continue ya ride fa you! it's undeniable, that I could rely on you Imma do what you need to see that I wouldn’’t lie to you Imma do what you need to see that I wouldn’t lie to you Cuz I can see you different from the rest, It ain’t a lot o’ you.} x3

I been here for a while / y’all don't see me? Not an elder or a child / somewhere in between be thinkin' any day now / the crowd'll believe me, when I say I'm comin' out / wit da product you need Leave you a number you could dial / if you tryin’ to reach me you could facebook message me, text, or tweet. Three of the ways you could holla on my bizness card, sendin’ a message through my website, isn't hard I got the logo, the website, the contact info, did so many free shows, 'n neighborhood benefits tho’ I use to be self centered - that's the worse, now I care 'bout ya needs so I'm askin FIRST (12) was sorta too eager to lead those who ain't know da flow led a horse to water BEFORE ih HAD da THIRST If you had LEAD all in ya water, on a regular basis, *before I offer my water, my first order ought to be to change ya... (16) expectations* , cause if you don't know my slang den what I'm sayin you ain't get, 'n if you ain't hol' my resume yet, then dependin' on me, you ain't wit (18) *I get it, how could you want me givin gift? when you didn't know that I was gifted*(20) The details of what people need, they hesitant wit until we set a precedent provin we could present it, Witout dat past evidence they look past my presents Mistakin' my gift wrappin fa my actual essence *** dey hear me makin' noise how dey not listenin? I'm inna buildin' how dey treat' me like I'm distant }x2 'm bot'a give 'em what dey want 'ntil 'ey all listen! dey hear me makin' noise why dey not listenin? I'm inna buildin' how dey treat me like I'm distant until I give em what dey want, 's like I'm not existin' 'm bot'a give 'em what dey want 'ntil 'ey all listen! about to clear my inbox, dat's wassup wit me, if you need me, it should be Easy to get in touch wit me don't mean I'm gunna be loggin on every website, but it's easy to see me, like, deer inna headlight jus leave a message, I'll hit u back as you expect, get at me thru text might hit u back in a few secs already know me, probly get back to ya quicker, if not, my email or voicemail you could hit up, it's better sendin' text if I'm busy, don't be bitter, when I'm not expectin ya message, consider, if you don' know me - it’s quicker ta senda little mention ova twitter gotta website fyou ta getta picture a who I am, what I do, what I could deliver to you, plus couple a interviews 'n a bio review, I print cards wit my contacts, give em na'you so now you know ALL ABOUT me right? let me ask you dey hear me makin' noise how dey not listenin? I'm inna buildin' how dey treat' me like I'm distant }x2 'm bot'a give 'em what dey want 'n, 'ntil 'ey all listen! (repeat) what you need, what you want, what I ask you, if it was obvious to me, I wouldn't have to if it was obvious to you, it would be dat smoove, but sometime inna mirror, ya own face could mask you, hidin 'at truf behind low expectations, if not fa ourselves den fa everyone else leads to no delegation, n low celebration no man's elevatin without some congregation so I don ask how ta help, jus ta find out, but also so u know dat somebody tryin now not withstandin, you might just have to cry it out, use context clues, in case you ain't tryina pout we got deadlines, n time runs out so I'm goin outta my way to fin' out what I could provide, fa ma peeps to be shinin' now, da see how I get DOWN, n LOVE when I'm in town, when I'm in town... dey hear me makin' noise how dey not listenin? I'm inna buildin' how dey treat' me like I'm distant }x2 I got what you want ACKNOWLEDGE MY EXISTENCE!!!

Thinkin’ it's outta my hands how I'm always late but wait, maybe dis ain't / an unavoidable fate / cause a hour before I left from that previous spot / noticed dat time on my clock, but ain't leave it n stop / nah a fortune teller I'm not, But obviously got a clue son / was only late, cause I ain't stop what I was doin' / back inna day. I was losin' doubtin 'n confusin’ / myself / witout a clue on how to get ta da wealth / but now I do ummm maddafact more then 1 or 2 / a few hundred clues all come back down to a review / of da routine that you normally use / dat seem to always leave you witout’ any time for wha’s important to you awkward dat you / cannot afford, things you wantin'a do are you fool? / look how ya resources get used unhuh I'm talkin to / myself - nobody else could get it in, ya head. Switchin' routine calls for self-discipline da friends givin' mo money time 'n permission, can't give you back minutes spent on wrong decisions, wishin that more was given more gifts delivered buh' when, we get em, why we don' account fa what we did wit 'em? well (20) since no accountant could make ma brain different, I'm accountin' fa' mistakes I make 'n 'en fixin' em (22) gettin it in - witnessin' da stakes raise 'n askin' how I'm back in 'is dangerous situation amazin' why dis keep happenin men? but change da habit'n, you change what you have in the end trapped in 'a pattern a trapped in 'a pattern again }2 this is amazin' why dis keep happenin men? but change da habit'n, you change what you have in the end feelin' sad fa some a my friends what happen a dem 'n I could see I got da SAME thought patterns as 'em if I don't change my actions, my bad habits' ll end-up killin' my dreams - aaagh! - I wanna actually win! every champion had a path where dey actually went, paid attention na how dey energy was actually spent dey sayin' ignorance is bliss - well if you knew betta, but you didn't do betta, is it happiness then? (8) I'm sayin "no" to a lot a things, that could offend, but I ain' ready fa dem anyway, dat was pretend, it's hard fa me to celebrate when, in truf I was wastin' da gifts I was givin', jus didn' appreciate 'em from now on I'm takin alot offa my plate when, I get it in I need a time, date, 'n duration, I need a know da payment, da cost, 'n location arrangin' my calendars, goals, 'n bank statements (16) until I'm paid like a doctor, I stay patient, re-organize the way my day spent... to keep from lapsin' again cause what we stand for, when we ON da path, lead to what we have in'na END gettin it in - witnessin' da stakes raise 'n askin' how I'm back in 'is dangerous situation amazin' why dis keep happenin men? but change da habit'n, you change what you have in the end trapped in 'a pattern a trapped in 'a pattern again }2 this is amazin' why dis keep happenin men? but change da habit'n, you change what you have in the end

All ya activities either expand or contract might as well be proactive, instead of surprised after the fact when you wait for a problem 'n then react, you move 1 step forward, 1 and a half back Use to wait for dem to find me, could you believe that? Now I'm promotin’ when I grind, e'ybody see dat, the more I feed yall, the more yall gimme dat feedBACK. the old me took a back seat… USE to lean BACK... Now I'm da leader of da pack. Use to ASK where my team at, now I TELL'em exactly where da be at… So save the drama / for yo mama / while I'mma keep brushin' my own teeth, not Donald, 'n not Obama A lotta people, watch reality tv, if you wanna, I'm on ya TV show, in reality tho, so me, I gotta, keep creatin, conversation, not tryna, escape the fate dat (16) I was placed in, Our father, who art in heaven, You come first... lead me away from temptation, No time fa distraction da way I'm operatin', see I'm tryina... overdeliver on My promise, I made when, I say, I'ma, do it, ain't NO celebration, for me, til I'm through wit da job, no excuses, beyond gettin paid fa day, make a way for da youth to do it tomorra (24) Go 'head get fed up about me, maddafact go on ahead without me, doubt I'll be a OVERNIGHT success, everyDAY I commit to a LIFE of progress HOOK: e'ryday I'm dedicatin' my life to progress x4 to my life!

Keep goin’ for the goal where I aim to go ‘n x3 get it? I ain't tryna fix what ain't broken Makin the most of my money, energy, time... Alotta people say spend it all and I'm not one of them, don't take for granted any one of em opportunities to expand on how da fun's come in pay for what I receive, invest the rest, in my 'bility to achieve 'n ova-deliver believe when I perceive a blessin' I apreciate it indeed easy come easy go, but You know da way to succeed, take it slow... get it? I ain't tryna fix what ain't broken keep goin for the goal where I aim to goin x3 get it? I ain't tryna fix what ain't broken x2 stay away from those, motivated wit greed, make the dough same way as the day befo'... no need for fixin' if it ain' broke when you confident in ya inna den haters cain't provoke knowin dat it's okay to fail when you on the way, as long as I make sure to learn from my mistake 'n grow grateful for what I got... but when I see new opportunities I take 'em so on top of what I make 'n hold... best BELIEVE I know dat I could always make some mo' keep goin fa da goal, where I aim to go. I ain't tryna fix what ain't broken x3 I carved out a niche no reason to break the mould but if it fit, I grip a new opportunity take control, it ain't about who you know, it's how you relate to those, it ain't what you know, or if you educated where they ain't go, cause that came wit a overdose of information overload until my attitude, became gratitude *now everything I have (is) appreciatin' mo'* * * * keep goin for the goal where I aim to goin x3 get it? I ain't tryna fix what ain't broken } (both)x2 when it come to what I know}on 2nd I don't need consultin!

Abundance - in so many places I ain't notice before cause I mainly wasted My energy - money 'n time so when I got more, I would just pay more fines Feedin' addiction - where da washington go fa da broke man, go down even more fa richmond start keepin - ya joneses in check, ain't tryina keep up wit da jones, da jones' in debt Now I'm in a different position but I won't forget givin' up my old attitude I 'on't regret was self righteous, talkin bout what I deserve, before I earned it, a arrogant brova wit nerve it be a front, to say this is not enough got so much, I already got enough, it be a front to say I on't want some more adored what have, so much I got some more -- back when I thought I never had enough, I never had da stuff, cuz even when I had stuff, that was never enough meanin' even when my numbers went up, I had it rough no matter how I added it up, wasn't addin' up listen, it's not what you givin, its' what you give, instead of fly whips sittin in garages, my cars driven instead a talkin bout what I got, I'm livin, When I'm involved you get win hunid % commitment. so many men n women physically disabled mentally unstable, in a miserable state, when they try to come to da table... in their honor, I'm a do what dey can't do, show I'm grateful to be ready, willin, AND able energy go, where attention flow so when you lack it, it goes when you have it, it grows amidst da cracks in da concrete what I plan' it a rose --- it be a front, to say this is not enough got so much, I already got enough, it be a front to say I on't want some more adore what I have, so much I got some more x2 --- meanwhile now I see how, da jones misstep from flashin what they could get, 'fore they earned it yet I rather make sure I earn what I yearn to get cause what's a king size bed, on the curb in debt so now I pay every bill, on time if not earlier, to lay very still, on what's mine, preferin' to own my own home, 'stead a gettin' evicted livin' out in the cold wit some high priced furniture miserable company 'n things, fade to da back when you focus on kings n queens it's easier than I thought, tho I use to think different flossin... when I could a bought some equipment steada spendin' all at energy on convincin', reach hights, be da light dey see inna distance > abundance - actually come from within not tryina PROVE it to dem, YOU jus' ACTUALLY win! * * * it be a front to say this is not enough got so much, I already got enough, it be a front to say I on't want some more adore what have, so much I got some more x2 all that approval before I was tryin to get through material things, just left me dyin in debt you see abundance - is everywhere on this earth, lettin go what I think i know, growin aware what works eat less than I burn, spend less than I earn, spread knowledge, but only teach less than I learn x2

Chorus: I be where, we aware, of where you be, so beware, where you be, when you see, where I be Spent time, paid dues, been burnt, til I earnt what cant be given, CAN be learnt da deep truth, you need ta learn most I could teach you, but only YOU could teach self let dese jewels REACH you hold what CAN be sold, can’t be told, I 'ont control YA show, show you crowd CONTROL. If I tol' em I luh you, would it MAKE you lovable. I TOL' you bout da struggle, now you been thru da struggle too? more den wuds, EMBODY the secrets and the formulas, shed light on the earth that matter, before morning does. could tell you whats gon happen before the warnin does, When I'm gone I STILL be as present , if not even more than anybody that’s more than us. unfortunut-ely, cant force you to RECEIVE what you sayin' dat you want from us but I can give you what you seem to need, pay attention n leave you what leadin a horse to the water does I be where, we aware, of where you be, so beware, where you be, when you see, where I be x2 We got here wit’ alotta people supportin us > brought out the core of us, remindin' us, it was all in us, I'll always love, the way, when others wasn't wantin us? you saw what's up, whenever you need me you could call me up realer than Santa on Christmas makin lists of, e'eryone widout who, I doubt I would exist, who ever come after, before takin' on da throne, remember you never heard me say I made it on my own heavy the head holdin' da mic, rockin' a crown, but I was led on shoulders of giants, 'ats why no one could knock it down Whoever show, you ready to take my place, 'fore I go, leave you my connections, and know each other's face Coach you da be da best physically, also mentally til my mentees, achieve what I achieve, DAT'S success for me - we were led to believe dat we enemies, but together we achieve what many people never see CHORUS x2 knowin you showin you OWN what you goin through eventually will connect you and me x3 left dis fa, when yih ready to, get dis, from me left dis fa, when yih ready to, get dis, from me I remember not knowin what my teachers was tellin me, but it wasn't what dey said, it was what i was ready to see see - all a dat struggle was to be prepared, for da treasure in front of me I ain't see was there