Forgive But Don't Forget

Used to struggle on a daily If only that shit paid me I been going thru it lately But I can't let hunger phase me WIC and Welfare baby Momma tried her best to raise me Couldn't seem to get right Grandma's hoping prayers will save me Dad ain't care if I existed Grew disgusted with my image Living with no limits Hoping all the drugs will fix it If God really judge I don't plan to be forgiven Growing up in the shadows With the devil in my visage Ain't so metaphoric All the pain I'm better for it Where I'm from there's always hope Told it's free still can't afford it Older homies called for action Ese Droopy at your service Wasn't scared to die But cute women made me nervous If I could rewind or return for a moment I'd tell my younger version That it's ok if you feeling broken No need to fear your demons Cuz I promise you been chosen For what not a clue, but don't ever lose your focus ugh We may forgive But won't forget Cant let this world destroy us The circumstances of my advances Came from creating continuous chances Even though none of them ever lasted I'm always asking for answers Too large a task for a bastard World only views us as cancer They attempt to pull strings Yelling death to the Masters And those who fearing the challenges Upsetting the balances As they sip from the chalices And as the poison is taking affect We slowly lay them to rest I won't claim I'm the best Just got a lot on my chest And with every deep breath I'm exhaling the stress Hoping the reason I'm choking and joking Is the weed that I've been smoking These ideas it's provoking Is just a hint of the notion A mind as deep as the ocean Not a very good swimmer As the shore's getting thinner All I see's my surroundings So many watch as I'm drowning While all the waves crash around The current pulls me away As the tide pushes down I'm now embracing my grave We may forgive But won't forget Can't let this world destroy us Since the very beginning I knew the life I was living Would be a tale to the children Of so much pain and the sinning So much remaining unwritten No way I'm waiting just sitting So many with so much to say But how many listen I've caught a wind of the whispers To my brothers and sisters I came to give you a message The wound will heal if you let it All the times that we hurt And all the shit we've regretted Will disappear with the dust We attempt to adjust Got to focus the efforts And be better than the oppressors By us getting together We all deny them the pleasure I won't allow you to fail Take it from someone who's made it a habit On coldest nights, I'll gladly hand you my jacket We may forgive But won't forget Can't let this world destroy us Some, some will rise Some will fall But we'll keep pushing forward Some, some will rise Some will fall But we'll keep pushing forward