Mad Land

Good kid living in a mad land
Nice guys finish last I will never understand
I have morals I don't play the underhand
That's the only way to make it
The way of the man
Damn
The only way to make it
The way of the man

A name from one of brothers or sisters
Becomes a new hashtag like every single week
Ayo this shit got me weak
Feel like this mic is my throne, now let a king speak
Nobody really caring
Except Karen but she a bitch
Type to get my people killed
Over some dumb ass shit
How you think I feel
When I see every other post?
A man who resembles me
Gets casually smoked
By some so called hero
Who just wants to provoke
Y'all think it's rabbit season
Now I think my life's a damn joke
Picture how I feel
Step into my shoes
What about the cops!?
Nah, that's the life they choose
Don't tell me shit about somebody
Who can take off they badge
I can't leave my house
And decide when I wanna take off my black
And you know I can't
Don't make me feel like my color's a curse
Force self-hatred among my people
Now you tell me what's worse
Honestly, equality that's a facade to me
Accepting that dirt
They want me to live in poverty
Or rich in a hearse
It's a trap, it's a scheme,
Me being at the end of a beam
Eliminate black kings and queens
Seems to be the American dream
To all my boys in the hood
The government pouring poison on
The reason why they poor because of it
Government loving it
Got all my brothers stuck in it
The projects is they punishment
Try to tell them to leave but they brainwashed
They ain't budging shit!
They ain't budging shit
"We got you right where we want you"

Good kid living in a mad land
Nice guys finish last I will never understand
I have morals I don't play the underhand
That's the way to make it
That's the way of the man

They got you trapped inside the city
Cause the education shitty
System got rid of your father
Via jail or they killed him
And they don't give a fuck
If there's no guidance for the kiddies
And the cycle just continues
And these pussies feel no pity
We mad tired and angry
Living in this bullshit
We show human emotions
Cops get scared and wanna pull shit
I saw a clip of privileged man
And he threaten a cop
The pig stayed clam
And nobody heard shots
So what the fuck is the difference if he black?
Say we outta control like some apes
But we supposed to know how to act
Go too far and search my car
You was looking for facts
And they know that they dead wrong
So they put bullets in my back
You ain't no hero you a bitch
Look into my eyes before you kill me
And once you safe and sound asleep
I really want you to feel me
My spirit as it haunts you
My eyes to taunt you
You took somebody from they family
And what the fuck it cost you?
But you don't care do you?
Your soul's departed you're fucking heartless
Woke up with murder on your mind
You provoked me just to start shit
Make yourself feel great about taking lives
Cause your sanity is worth it
Make up a shitty excuse
Like "Ahhhh... his ass deserved it"
My history's pretty clean
But you'll find a way to work it
You have no idea what's like
Being me living on this earth bitch!
I feel like I'm worthless
So what you gone do,
When you see a gun?
You gon stand hands up?
Or is your ass gone run?
Sad truth is, man we can do either one
And then still get shot in front of our
Daughters and our sons
Don't bring up black on black crime
Enough of that I had it
Black on black crime was created
Due to government tactics
Had us fighting over drugs
That they all planted
Amongst our cities
But y'all never understand it
Then paint me as savage
The systems' underhanded
Nothing's really changed
They always planned it
And this shit's still going on
It's just the same fucking song

Good kid living in a mad land
Nice guys finish last I will never understand
I have morals I don't play the underhand
That's the way to make it
That's the way of the man