Now I'm feelin' guilty for it Didn't wanna leave I got caught up in the forest Hangin' with the trees Realized I'm less important Than I thought I'd be I'm not tellin' you for any certain reason, but Now I'm feelin' guilty for it I didn't wanna leave (No) I got caught up in the forest Hangin' with the trees (Yeah, yeah) Realized I'm less important (Oh, yeah) Than I thought I'd be, yeah I'm not tellin' you for any certain reasons, but I just want your empathy Our lives keep on gettin' shorter Losin' opportunity There might be some other ways of lookin' at it, but That's just what I see I been gettin' over myself Thinkin' about what you need Then I realised that neither of us matter What's reality? (Yeah) You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with– You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with you (You) Couldn't be more different than me So each time we agree I feel fulfilled You always end up stickin' to me Somehow, somehow You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me, so I guess I'll be stickin' with You are stuck with me So I–

I'm not part of your elite, I'm just alright Class structures, waving colors, bleeding from my throat I'm not subservient to you, I'm just alright Down classed by the powers that be, give me loss of hope Cast out, buried in a hole Struck down, forcing me to fall Destroyed, giving up the fight Well, I know I'm not alright What's my price, and will you pay it if it's alright? Take it from my dignity and waste it 'til it's dead Throw me back into the gutter, 'cause it's alright Find another pleasure fucker, drag 'em down to Hell Cast out, buried in a hole Struck down, forcing me to fall Destroyed, giving up the fight Well, I know I'm not alright One, two, three, four! Cast out, buried in a hole Struck down, forcing me to fall Destroyed, giving up the fight Well, I know I'm not alright

Oh, let me apply the pressure, ayy Start off 'fore we end up gettin' march on On your marks, get set, ready, gunshot I put my hands in the air so you don't shoot How in the world could you dare let a boss ruin? Now do you care about all the eyes on you? Now you wanna say we're tellin' lies on you Same motherfuckers that be killin' off the planet Are the same fuckers advising you But true, this stuff is surprising to See them profit just off of depriving youth Why you wanna all dress lies as truth? Have you ever seen what silence do? I don't wanna see no violent troops Puttin' out fires that haven't even been started With a raw tip, man, I'm tired too But I don't lose, I refuse Take a walk in my shoes Or any other young black person in this age All we ever know this pain All we ever know is rage That book starts on this page Do not try to relate It's either you do or you don't, shit It's either you will or you won't Hope you still got to engage Don't take offense, it's too late I say this to those who've never been poverty stricken Always have a silver spoon to feed off It may not be your fault, heard that line before Leave that privilege shit at the door I don't care about none of that shit Say it louder, keep playin' my shit, whoa Oh, keep applying pressure, ayy Far from where I wanna be in this life It's nothin' I can't be in this life I just wanna do my ting and be free in this life Blinded at times, can't see in this life Just tryna past the test like I want Eight stars, don't give me no C in this life I'm just glad that my young born kids Won't have you as a daddy in this life Hold your L, you prick F you, nigga really thought he was a G in this life Fuck that, not stressing, get a next ting I don't wanna be angry in this life Shit really got me down but I'm still gonna succeed in life Plant the seed, bend your knees Gettin' gold, no in-between Born to fail, never was me They never believed Just had a dream and holes in my jeans Down on my last, stand on my dean Talkin' to God, he makin' me see My reason to be here Understanded that this is bigger than me Watchin' the news and feelin' so helpless, can't even help myself I'm changin' up all this shit Say it louder, keep playin' my shit Man, I'm proud of how far we come Won't stop 'til we livin' in bliss Won't stop 'til you know we meant it Play no games with these 'illionaires Play no games with these niggas, I ain't Ain't afraid of these niggas, I ain't, nah Livin' in your bed and not workin' for a check Everybody's caught in the lifestyle Michael Jordan steps, thinkin' you can jump the test Everybody's caught on the lifestyle Livin' in your bed and not workin' for a check Everybody's caught in the lifestyle Michael Jordan steps, thinkin' you can jump the test Everybody's caught on the lifestyle So you wanna be filthy rich, then? Put yes men by itself When you walk along this route Put yes-yes by, put yes men by itself So you wanna be filthy rich, then? Put yes men by itself When you walk along this route Go, go swimming 'gainst the tide Go swim, swimming East Side, East Side All around us All a', all a' East Side, East Side All around us Keep applying pressure, ayy

Cold in the night when I hold you close Searching your eyes, but you're gone like a ghost And I say "Baby, you can put it on me" 'Cause I know I don't get easy My body hurts with every heartbeat Just say I'm not the only one C'mon, tell me that you've still got the flame for me And tell me that you still wanna stay, don't leave Even though I've never given up in my heart Even though a part, a part of me don't work Baby, tell me that you've still got the flame for me And we can let it burn (burn, burn, burn, burn, burn) (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh; ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) And we can let it burn And we can let it burn I paid the price for the wrongs I've done It's all you can do when you love someone And I say "baby, you can put it on me" (on me) 'Cause I know I don't make it easy (easy) My body hurts with every heartbeat (heartbeat) Just say I'm not the only one C'mon, tell me that you've still got the flame for me And tell me that you still wanna stay, don't leave Even though I've never given up in my heart Even though a part, a part of me don't work Baby, tell me that you've still got the flame for me And we can let it burn (burn, burn, burn, burn, burn) (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh; ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh; ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh And we can let it burn And we can let it burn C'mon, tell me that you've still got the flame for me And tell me that you still want to stay, don't leave Even though I've never given up in my heart Even though a part, a part of me don't work Baby, tell me that you've still got the flame for me And we can let it burn ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh