Play My Position

I see greatness in reflections Found a way outta sections Shackled in corrections Never lack at intersections Cold winters tucking heaters Stomach shot leaking liters Getting left from millimeters Caught f's and misdemeanors Flip switches auto repeaters Light to dark meeting reapers Death's cousin is a sleeper My bed feels six feet deeper Paralyzed by a haunting The inner city is daunting Nigga stripped down for flaunting Why are these streets so taunting Make it out is a promise Get to a mil like I'm Adonis White sand in Saint Thomas Native goddess like Pocahontas Shoot for stars like comets Apostle like Nas street prophet Feel the gospel from my novel I moved weight through parcel Or in vehicles full throttle Popped corks on Spade bottles Risk yielding the reward So enter the booth and record My tongue's a liquid sword Dreaming reality I walk toward Some can't see the vision And can't understand the decision I get selfish with my timing Pyramids of Giza I'm climbing Cause I remember sleepless nights Cases I had to fight Pray darkness becomes light Consumed by terrors and frights I've come for my placement Built foundation like a basement Niggas writing statements A few shots sent as payments I've lived life with sacrifice I rise like Christ in afterlife Ascending to the heavens I'm a God in human presence You can't stop destiny written Born different miracle stricken Never count me out You know I'm gonna go get it Through the wire and sacrifice Niggas will never be me They'll never be half as nice Took chances rolled that dice The right timing is a moment And I ain't gonna waste it I've been to the darkest places Empty shell cases And these pine box spaces But I gotta live for the better Out the eye of stormy weather Focused on being clever Diamonds require pressure So the pressure's applied I've seen my closest die But a nigga still gotta rise Stacking that paper high Build up from the bottom I'm from the Apple that's rotten But my hustle is never stopping It hurts when niggas switching I continue to play my position I'm back better than ever Go for more and never lesser Hiding bank rolls in my dresser I had no choice to move clever My blood brother's a fiend Bit hands that helped him eat My Pops tried to intervene But that damage was complete Get the f*ck outta my face Can't sit with me and say grace I'm starting not to show love Failing is what I'm scared of Tying to keep my head above Murkiest of treacherous waters I want flowers before the doves Flying over my casket at alters Praise me while I'm alive Not only when I'm resting high I want everyone to thrive But I see demons in people's eyes I feel loved only for benefits Pocket watching for dead presidents Wanting a life of decadence Talent gotta match excellence Never count me out You know I'm gonna go get it Through the wire and sacrifice Niggas will never be me They'll never be half as nice Took chances rolled that dice The right timing is a moment And I ain't gonna waste it I've been to the darkest places Empty shell cases And these pine box spaces But I gotta live for the better Out the eye of stormy weather Focused on being clever Diamonds require pressure So the pressure's applied I've seen my closest die But a nigga still gotta rise Stacking that paper high Build up from the bottom I'm from the Apple that's rotten But my hustle is never stopping It hurts when niggas switching I continue to play my position I'm trying to create wealth All for my son's inheritance But I gotta move with stealth And keep a heater for malevolence Who's out here playing fair Lay in bed and say my prayer Weapons formed doesn't prosper Niggas better step proper Or hollows adjust your posture Battling anger I still foster My old ways keep calling I feel like I'm free falling Back deep in the abyss Reminisce cases dismissed Is it worth what I'll miss Got my mind in a twist Dirt under my cuticles Why can't life be beautiful I get too real with these songs Do right to justify wrongs It's never that simple Seen niggas popped like a pimple Every action is a ripple And I got caught in the middle Yo are you ready to ride Are you prepared to die This ain't the time to hide Motto's an eye for eye Whether it's you or I I'm gonna up the spark Lift your spirit to the sky Flashes light up the dark F*ck what niggas talking We in the renties stalking I wake up in cold sweats Nightmares filled with regrets Memory pendant baguettes Loved ones are silhouettes Of a past I wish to remember My heart's colder than December