Renaissance

Black boy, black boy, heard he got a dream I done had a vision way before I had a stream I stay up at night thinkin' I gotta get this cream Y'all know what I'm sayin', but y'all don't know what I mean Black boy, black boy, how you gonna move Niggas dyin' everyday, you don't got time to lose I'll create a legend, I know what I gotta prove If it come to money or legacy You know what I'ma choose I don't think a lot, I just be movin' on instinct Put the paper on my desk, I'm tryna see what my pen think They tryna blow me off the map, but somehow I stand still Somehow I got all my future plans in my hands still How I'm supposed to smile when I keep steppin' on bloodstains? I'm sorry if that's jarring or I'm soundin' too mundane But I done seen too much, sometimes I wish that my eyes sealed My pops the only reason that I'm not out my mind still When I was just a boy, he always said, keep your eyes peeled I'll love him till I die, he been my guide through this minefield My cousin wasn't lucky and he's servin' his time still My nigga never leave unless he clutchin' his nine mil' How I'm supposed to smile when all my niggas servin' sentences Take a look around, you cannot hide from all the blemishes Don't go out at night, cause trigger fingers won't be tentative They won't hesitate to put you deep below the sediment Black boy, black boy, heard he got a dream I done had a vision way before I had a stream I stay up at night thinkin' I gotta get this cream Y'all know what I'm sayin', but y'all don't know what I mean Black boy, black boy, how you gonna move Niggas dyin' everyday, you don't got time to lose I'll create a legend, I know what I gotta prove If it come to money or legacy You know what I'ma choose (I feel) I feel like I'm trapped in my mind still (I Don't Know) I don't know (No) What kind of healing time yields Black boy, black boy, what you gon' do? You gon' sell a couple dimes, you gon' shoot it with your crew Black man, black man, no can do See I gotta switch the flow so my people make it through Black boy, black boy, what you gon' do? You gon' sell a couple dimes, you gon' push a pill or two Black man, black man, no can do See I gotta switch the flow so my people make it through