It go shame, and honor
Fake, or honest
Pledge allegiance to the first who find no place, among us
Lay, or conquer
This taste, for power
Accelerated my pace through the days, and hours
My brain, like towers
Mighty was the fall from the call of the pilot of that plane, you coward
You lame, you tyrant
All flame, no fire
The stare from the giant ain't the one you should desire
It goes pain, and life
With pain, comes life
I gain ? sight, then I gained, my stripes
Win the war ? story, damn right
Took the village overnight
Killed the kids, but kept the wife
And he said it'd be aight
If she rolled the dice
Then she got snake-eyes, so he slid into her twice
There's a ransom on a life, if you don't pay by the night
He gon' play matchmaker, introduce her to his knife
It goes fame, or some
Fortune, or none
On top, you loved
The bottom? you shunned
Cops kill a man he ain't even try to run
Skinhead sheriff, and the judge is his son
I just take a look around and wonder what we done become
I never look for trouble, always seem to find you some
So I
Spread my wings, and I flew towards the sun
I'm on the search for love, as of yet ain't found me none
It go shame, and honor
Fake, or honest
Pledge allegiance to the first who find no place, among us
Lay, or conquer
This taste, for power
Done bled into my soul, can't go a day — without it
Bible on my dash, so I keep my head grounded
Bricks in his bag, so he keep his legs grounded
Said nothing ever happened, then a skinhead found him
Tag on his toe, how his mama had to find him
It go shame, and honor
Fake, or honest
Pledge allegiance to the first who find no place, among us
Lay, or conquer
This taste, for power
At first was sweet, but soon, went sour
Had a talk with 'Nique, ironic cuz she just like me
First time meeting, but it didn't feel like it
Then we stood on that porch, and we blew some loud lightly
Had a talk with 'Nique, now I read proverbs nightly
And I used to go to school with them white kids daily
I never got mad, that was how their parents raised them
Just a misunderstanding from two opposite perspectives
So when they said "nigga", I ain't felt no disrespect
Remember back in seventh grade, me and Brooke start dating
Tried to make it work, even though half the school hated
She gave into the pressure, poor girl couldn't fight it
Broke up. Said her best friend momma didn't like it
It go shame, and honor
Fake, or honest
Pledge allegiance to the first who find no place, among us
Lay, or conquer
This taste, of power
Ain't nothing what you want, wish I ain't know, about it
Sat 'Dro down, asked him "Why you acting foolish mane"
'Dro told me that he do what he chooses
So I had to let go of Pedro because he became a nuisance
Told the boy to kill himself, so he hung out like a Judas
It go shame, and honor
Fake, or honest
And if you choose the latter, then forever will you matter
And life too short for you to ever live in madness
Hope to toss the hate aside and you choose to live in laughter (2x)
It go...
