Appraisal

Speak with the motions of water over a seed Watch me ascend while they throw shade over me and then leave Erkyah Badu plays in the background of my afterthoughts The other side of the game is the devilish shit we wasn't taught Finding photos of myself as a youth Seeing that type of innocence is my favorite truth Before the bills and developing social skills And sacrificing integrity for the internet thrills We was full of laughter Nowadays we look up and speed through the chapters Loss touch with loved ones lost in the data Lost in validation Lost because you don't know how to comprehend a statement Lost because you can't have a simple conversation Without being offended and having your ego dented Living on the edge of your gimmick isn't redemption It's just a pathway of destruction you haven't fixed it Two parent household I never had that A few old friends wish I could have back But time never waited on another specimen So every day you wake up try to make it elegant Home is where the heart is searching for an appraisal We had antennas on TVs before cable Black Box before Xfinity we was thuggin' it Now the flow hot enough for the oven mitt how'd it come to this? My nigga how'd it come to this?