Piece of Mind - Purple Heart

Hello? Yeah, I hear you bro, I hear you You got a minute bro? Yeah, I got a little minute, little quick sec Alright I want you to hear somethin' I'ma play somethin' for you alright? Alright, alright Yo, yo, you hear it bro? Yeah Yeah, yeah Alright listen, listen Let me tell you what shit is like right now, yo, yo What's life like now, tryna figure out They put this mic on trial 'cause he be killin' now Forever bitin' my forbidden style Been laying low for a minute in the game Since I came all these niggas lookin' timid My light could never dimith, the Lord is my shepherd Jesus woke a devil in him since sinnin' with least effort Thinking back to those lefferts days And I ain't been the same since I left 6th grade My mind strayed, used to have the biggest heart Taking walks with abuela in the park, I used to tell her I'ma grow propellers one day and be a good fella Play the hero or whoever, the hood gon' tell us Let's just pray it ain't the villain Tell 'em I be feeling some way Thinkin' I can get the Maybach off gun play Instead I let the words play with 90 beats a minute Bet the streets lose a heart beat before the verse finish But life goes on, basic rules still apply Bet you can feel that line in any hood you live by From Flatbush to Figg side, I was a schoolboy too Hoppin' trains, I just missed my Q And what's life like for me, it's but a dream Everything ain't what it seems, up underneath The surface is but a screen, we only see What we know What's life like for me, it's but a dream Everything ain't what it seems, up underneath The surface is but a screen, we only see What we know And what's life like now, I can't figure out They put my mans on trial, say he a killer now Conspiracies, we gon' get you out Just keep ya head up G, shit is wild It's bugged out 'cause I know you tryna see your child But I'ma hold you down still 'cause you my brother I just gave Will a lil' somethin' for your baby mother But don't stress, know you caught up in some b.s Bet next time you see us, we gonna be our best Love you my nigga, word is bond, you'll stay strong Out in New York the same shit is goin' on Peace to all my brothers who keep still holdin' on Been away so long, feel like a tickin' time bomb The misjudgment of my kind, whom the odds is against Put our backs on the fence, so we self defence Followed by a series of unfortunate events Looking like white America got a brother again And what's life like for me, it's but a dream Everything ain't what it seems, up underneath The surface is but a screen, we only see What we know What's life like for me, it's but a dream Everything ain't what it seems, up underneath The surface is but a screen, we only see What we know Take shots to the face with no peace of mind Give me my piece of mind Take shots to the face with no peace of mind Give me my piece of mind This life is all we know, this life is all we know Man that's crazy yo, that's amazing B Thank you bro Word bro That one is for, that one is for you my nigga Good lookin' bro, good lookin' man That just boosted my adrenaline It's been ages, I gotta get out this joint b I love y'all man, real bro, for real man I think by every day that go by I just be thinkin' 'bout y'all for real You, Kirk, everybody bro I heard the new one on Rosenberg That shit is a bomber b Oh, you heard that shit?

Bury me Give me peace Beyond this suffering I try my hardest not to run away From all the pain Come tomorrow i'll repeat What i did yesterday Reminisce with contemplation Overcoming my aggression All these anger issues In my mind They got me stressin I can't catch a break But really i just need a second Let me take a breath So i can get myself together A piece of mind is all i need A piece of mind is all i need A piece of mind is all i need A piece of mind There are things Lost inside my head it seems I cant get a grip I stay angry without remedies But i cant give a fuck No one cares to do the same for me Maybe this is sabotage Maybe its anxiety Dismantlin it all Just to check in to reality Cause ive been off the walls Ive been fighting for my sanity And i could end it all When its done aint no apologies Im sorry life is hard A piece of mind is all i need A piece of mind is all i need A piece of mind is all i need A piece of mind Give me A piece of mind Another way to survive Give me a piece of mind I need a way a way to survive Give me peace Take me away from everything I see Give me peace Give me a piece of mind Shame; The introduction Of a reality I'm weary Running out of my patience Seeking validity No one could ever fathom Not even the slightest I've been sinking There's no reason To proceed So i just end up overthinking People They come and go That cycle is all that i know; Woe Over the contemplation Applying the pressure Refusing to cave in Lowkey calling for help Been dropping these hints But nobody's taking it I'm sick of the world Mad at myself So fuck it I won't say shit

Yeah I hate it when you're here but you're not here Hate it when your friends turn to old peers Hate it when you talk but you don't hear Hate it when your energy feels weird Last time I think I laughed, it was last year Made more money last month than the past year When everything feels fake, only facts here I remember working back as a cashier, simpler times Now it's been three weeks, still the page is empty They hang on every word I fuckin' say While I appreciate you, wait for my perspective Gotta keep it real, there's somethin' else in play Somethin' I can't explain, yeah Like the lyrics I find in my mind were put in my brain, damn Is it really that deep? Maybe it's me Then one day, I came across what the Romans believed And even the Greek You see, they believe we create from our Genii It's not in our genes, that got me to think 'Bout rappers who claim that they're more than just human Promote what they pour in their drink Was makin' me think, I needed a substance to create With somethin' that wasn't in me But pardon me, please Fuck all that nonsense I believe that my music is bigger than me If I'm bein' honest And I think that it's lame for an artist To claim they're a god or a goddess Because that type of thinkin' is silently killing off all of our artists While the industry profit, fillin' their wallets, damn Feel like I'm on a hamster wheel While I focus on makin' the music You don't need your hands to feel Is it fair when we follow our passion We barely can land a meal? In an industry where they can take They don't need hands to steal! They told me, "Go get a degree!" Was stupid for followin' dreams Your job was to push me to think Instead you're just hurdling sheep I spill out my soul into ink I told 'em I need to pursue what I love If not, then I'm makin' this money for what? Buy shit from a brand led by someone that does I needed to find out who I really was, now... They would never get it Said I couldn't do it, so they were shook when I did it They never could see the vision, they never wanted me winnin' I never need an opinion, I never was one to fit it Too fast to follow along, then I'll bring it back in a minute I take the beat for a trip and I'll bring it back when I'm finished I see my room as a womb, and I build and grow while I'm in it I'm livin', but am I livin'? I can't even tell the difference Since the last four lines, it's been about one week Anxiety hit me real hard, and I think I've been sacrificin' my own mental to prove The potential in me with the music they seek 'Cause the more that I'm makin', the more that they need The more that I'm open, the more that I bleed The more that they're lyin', the less I believe The more that I please 'em, the less that I'm me I been back and forth, daily Am I even making art, or did the art make me? No wonder why I'm feelin' lost lately Do they hate the art, or do they really hate me? They're so negative on the daily But I don't need your help, to me I'm twice as mean Yeah, I'm twice as mean, it's seemin' like your dream Is really only takin' shots at my self-esteem, mo'fucker! You question why you should care Like, "This don't affect what I do" But maybe, just maybe, if you change your thinkin' Then you would find you'd start believin' in you You see, as a human, you're made to create Not just sit at a desk with some paper and glue And maybe, just maybe, we do have a genius So all of the blame and the praise is for two, damn So, who am I when the world tells me who I should be? Look around, you'll see ideas are essential as air and sleep Everything you see, it came from the mind of a human being That's mind-blowin', you're not your mistakes or the fears you think And I think, I need to pray and take care of myself more Deep hidden in my mind's where you'll find "Piece of Mind 4"

Money Makes people look at you at different ways We're all the same We're neither winning, nor loosing a game Are you gonna spend your time Working so hard, just to make a dime? You don't know You don't know-no-no-no-know! Trying(?) so hard every single day Breaking your back, trying to get pay Life is slow Life is slow-yo-yo-y-yow! Money Makes people look at you at different ways We're all the same We're neither winning, nor loosing a game Some would say, if you're not made Not living life the cooking(?) kinda way You can't grow But you know-no-no-no-know! That ain't right, that's a wicked lie 'Cause you give back and you get by You stay strong And you're keeping my, keeping my Money Makes people look at you at different ways We're all the same We're neither winning, nor loosing a game Money Makes people look at you at different ways We're all the same We're neither winning, nor loosing a game We're all the same Some winning the game Some loosing the game Some winning the game Some loosing the game

So long ago, i don't remember when That's when they say i lost my only friend Well they said she died easy of a broken heart disease As i listened through the cemetery trees I seen the sun comin' up at the funeral at dawn The long broken arm of human law Now it always seemed such a waste She always had a pretty face So i wondered how she hung around this place Hey, come on try a little Nothing is forever There's got to be something better than In the middle But me & cinderella We put it all together we can drive it home With one headlight She said it's cold It feels like independence day And i can't break away from this parade But there's got to be an opening Somewhere here in front of me Through this maze of ugliness and greed And i seen the sign up ahead At the county line bridge Sayin' all there's good and nothingness is dead We'll run until she's out of breath She ran until there's nothin' left She hit the end it's just her window ledge Hey, come on try a little Nothing is forever There's got to be something better than In the middle But me & cinderella We put it all together we can drive it home With one headlight Well this place is old It feels just like a beat up truck I turn the engine, but the engine doesn't turn Well it smells of cheap wine and cigarettes This place is always such a mess Sometimes i think i'd like to watch it burn I'm so alone, and i feel just like somebody else Man, i ain't changed, but i know i ain't the same But somewhere here in between the city walls of dyin' dreams I think of death it must be killin' me Hey, come on try a little Nothing is forever There's got to be something better than In the middle But me & cinderella We put it all together we can drive it home With one headlight

I sit in the middle front seat Of your big old truck 'Cause you let me drive it last week But I won't let you drive me too, too soon Mister, you can hold (long as I?) Haven't been leading you on I just need time and you say you don't mind But you're grabbing at my thighs, Like them, like them other guys and No one wants to hear those dirty words Coming out of that pretty mouth Coming out of that pretty mouth Come a- come a- come a- come on, I don't think What I said was so wrong If you don't like it, then (so long sucker?) I don't need your money 'Cause I'm a hard worker, mister We're lucky to even get to know each other Man, we shouldn't try to Go faster than the other No one wants to hear those dirty words Coming out of that pretty mouth Coming out of that pretty mouth No one wants to hear those dirty words Coming out of that pretty mouth Coming out of that pretty mouth Say what you want, and let it out Say what you feel, and let it out Say what you need, and let it out Say it loud You don't see women like me as a contribution to society And I don't see men like you as society's glue Mister law-maker, mister law-breaker I'm fired and my friends commit suicide And it's so cause you (?) No one wants to hear those dirty words Coming out of that pretty mouth Coming out of that pretty mouth No one wants to hear those dirty words Coming out of that pretty mouth Coming out of that pretty mouth