You Choose

Born in '85, started rappin '99
At the time was a kid, with a hobby unrefined
Didn't think, I'd ever be a leader on the rise
This is it, now I recognize the power of the rhyme
It can either help you fly or devour your mind
Some misuse their power, hide, shower with lies
Small strides, in the shadows crawling along side
False pride I seen it through their cowardly eyes
They failed the test of time now they passed their prime
Let me testify, start to laugh inside
Hard hearted, no tears drop from dry red eyes
There's two paths, ones life, one's sheer demise
Listen close past the whispering, hear the cries
Shout to heavens clouds open, clear the skies
There once was a great man now here he lies
In the dirt 6 feet deep, that's no surprise
Same story repeats, that's the call and reply
You live and you learn? More like you live and you die
You give or you take, quit or you try, you better comply
Minimize mistakes or face fate, be wise
Snakes lay in the garden waitin to eat u alive
Pardon my harsh vibe, people, I'm tryna survive

I used to laugh, run, smile, play, always had fun
Well that was then, this is now, look what I've become
Left for dead, bleeding in the sun, really feeling numb
Only time my heart pump, to the beating of a drum
Meaning I am done, I don't wanna hear from anyone
Hold your tongue, short temper and I'm really high strung
But I read what the martyrs had wrote, that's when I started to know
Power resides in the poem, I saw it inside of the smoke
I tried to give em some hope
They laughed like it was a joke
Passion turned into anguish deep within my soul
Lashed out for a second then came to my senses
I'm tired, I'm pensive, but still highly attentive
They askin me questions? I look at them senseless
I don't bother myself, I don't comply, won't reply with a sentence
A silent expression that's all that they gettin
Am I required to mention? anyone can die at any second
So let that settle, nah forget it, pretend I never said
Go about your day waste away, be great or pathetic, you choose