Them outsider opinions I'm not concerned about
We was crying for freedom before we learned to shout
But turnabout is fair play inside this thing of ours
So was taught prepare the course but never share the sauce
They'll never share the loss but guarantee; victories gon' get treated like group projects
Then quickly lose connection, loose sockets
Keep who really family close, at my table, we all got a seat
Paid in full, my plate is full, so now we all gotta eat
I got my wages up. Was still a minor when I majored up
The paper struck but never gave a fuck
We being real, I'd trade it all in an instant for proper see ya laters
With angels, caught in the rapture, spinning Anita Baker
Too many left this plane, without seeing how far we came
Too many above don't know how much they loved
Some regrets you gotta live with. Some lessons gon' be brutal
The failures help you more than successes if being truthful
Can I live? Them backlights done got us off kilter
This real life, of course it seem better with the filter
Shattered self esteem to compare to an algorithm
When we got it out the system, what's the blues without the rhythm?
And vice versa. Light searcher, guide me out the dark abyss
Battled, wit my shadows, but the unity's what brought the shift
No longer I vs I, new realignment
The power lies in self, you just need the knowledge to find it