Kembe X Carpenter
[Verse 1]
I idolize no man who's confined to time
I only idolize the sun cause he's always lit
And it's a f..ck load of stars in the sky
But it take one of a kind to really even bring the squad with it
Nod with it
Another one of God's sons like Nas
And y'all didn't even see it comin', still profited
And give it to you for the fre.99
Feelin' like MJ pre '99
Woke up, dick on carpenter
That's a hard, harbinger, takin' no bargains
Niggas hate you one day, then next day they love you
I take it with a grain of salt, it make 'em so salty
In my nigga Chad Jeep, wit the doors off it
40 hours, no doze off, no coffee
I feel like I neglect my natural needs so often
Every other mornin' wakin' up caughin', it's so costly, but...
[Sample speech]
Let me call your attention to our greatest power
Which is under your control
A power which is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education
Greater than all of your fears and superstitions combined
It is the power to take the station of your own mind and direct to whatever ends you may desire
[Verse 2]
I'm learnin' patience and embracin' every moment
For the view and the vibe
f..ck pressure, feel the texture of the room
Livin' life underscored, put it all on the line
I'm a mic connoisseur with the extras
They play for them cameras
Lower their standards to raise their chances to ball
And it's fear cause it's the system that raised 'em that did 'em wrong
In the hood prayin' bullets just graze 'em, but never take 'em
Like a dead beat daddy who lied about all vacations
I skate on these high vibrations and ride 'em out
I idolize no nothing, it's bone dry, this shit give me cotton mouth
Niggas so 'bout a dollar, they forget what their problems 'bout
Dropped out of college and conning' and beef with his mama now
He mixed the goop with of the soda, so qualms gets drowned out
Be mashing the muscle and movin' counter counts
So who do we look up to when the image on the canvas is
Pigs reciting niggas they mirandas
[Outro sample]
O Divine Providence, I ask not for more riches but
More wisdom with which to make wiser use of the
Riches you gave me at birth, consisting in the power to
Control and direct my own mind to whatever ends I
Might desire
Now you see why it is important that you recognize that all success begins with definiteness of purpose, with a clear picture in your mind of precisely what you want from life
