Thucydides' Third Trap

You know you might mock me But I'm like a metamorphic rock I become stronger and more Beautiful when I'm exposed to Extreme weather conditions So I dedicate this one to all Those who feel underestimated And overpowered by Pessimistic nobodies Uptight appetite for a distinguished Career jealousy pioneers they Wanna establish a barrier to confine A bonafide aspiring Canaanite inside The chamber where men with dreams Never slumber ain't no makin' it to the Promised land without fighting off a Few covetous parasites it doesn't Matter if the world brands you a reject Those who adhere to different concepts Of livin' would rather see you perfect Can't have fun without them calling Your behavior infantile can't walk half A quarter mile without meeting a cold Shoulder and a mean smile that's the Guile of these broken times to which I respond with my outspoken rhymes And a strum of my round lyre I took This passage from my cookbook Detailing the package of my struggles From when I was failing covered in Sweat blood and bandages of faith And nobody thought I could manage My troubles but life is whatever you Make it an acquired taste really and So fast it goes it's only when you Comprehend the difference between The laws of destiny and the prose Of fate that you can enjoy your current Quest like a self-aware guest food for Thought before the curtains come to A close take a pause concentrate on The information you regurgitate and Contemplate the implications of the Life you choose to lead Yeah our dreams in the dark See they're shinin' we're fightin' Our battles see we're waiting No word of envy we're keepin' Our pace carvin' our path Runnin' steady that's what I mean when sing yeah That's what I mean That's what I mean Before I embraced the therapeutic Power of the studio I was saved by The sound of an underground rapper Spitting game on the radio in the Fitting manner of Nas or Coolio I was Going through an insane amount of Pain yo I used to roam this cold world Like Cain bro a simple man feeling Cursed cornered and contained by Complicated events some things I did Not seem to understand although Everyone else came and conquered Their dreams like ancient kings Vanquished private vineyards and Foreign lands so my heart froze and My face grew pale happiness and Success were a tall tale told by lame Fools who never knew life could be like A stale bread hard enjoy but a great Tool for survival when faced with Starvation from the very time of my Arrival it was no vacation but a series Of frustrations the path to paradise Paralyzes many and a few more when They realize people rarely sympathize When I was lagging behind I kept An open mind I surmise when you Keep your faith you might be Surprised by what you tend to find Yeah our dreams in the dark See they're shinin' we're fightin' Our battles see we're waiting No word of envy we're keepin' Our pace carvin' our path Runnin' steady that's what I mean when sing yeah That's what I mean That's what I mean So I say slow deliberate steps along With strong elaborate plans eliminate Cold and belligerent threats by less Understanding enemies backstabbing Friends too will accuse you of Grandstanding when the seeds of Your labor start bearing fruits let me Take you back to my roots with my Time travelling rhyme it is the seventh Grade way before I was self-made My bitter teacher tells a Negus he Could never amount to nothing bigger But now I flow in my fourth language More fluidly than the average native Speaker they always mistook a Student's prudence for a lack of Confidence never acknowledged my Thunder even though they saw my Lightning no wonder it is beyond their Ken when it's said fortune favors the Brave for all the traps they lay my Guardian angels draw the maps And pave the way they tried to bury Me in an unmarked grave except Where they expected elimination I saw A chance for germination like it was Pollination season it's a treasonous Thought to think ravenous iRadical's Numerous reasons to survive won't Far outweigh yours for plotting his Untimely demise in that case by the Grace of God I'll recognize your face Before you can finalize your disguise Radical business yeah Yeah our dreams in the dark See they're shinin' we're fightin' Our battles see we're waiting No word of envy we're keepin' Our pace carvin' our path See we're runnin' that's what I mean when sing yeah