Tired.

Uh, real shit, yo, I'm tired of cryin'
I'm tired of lyin' to people when I tell 'em I'm fine, shit
Gettin' real sick and tired of tryin'
Think I'm advancin' just to drop to the back of the line, shit
Had tears fall down my eyes
And I ain't JAY-Z, but listen, I know how to make a song cry
Had tears that I held inside for too long
Should I speak my mind? Now's the time, look

Anybody ever died in your arms?
Know somebody who ever committed self-crime? (Do you?)
Back in middle school, we pulled the alarms (Word)
But I never snitched, durin' basketball, I dropped dimes (Word)
Yeah, I know the bar a little off-topic (Uh)
Couldn't help it, I had to make the bars rhyme (Uh)
At times, feelin' like a false phophet (Uh)
That's the reason a youngin really offline
Second guessin' is why I'm always stressin' (Word)
Givin' out lessons, hopin' they bless 'em (Word)
Bring me a imam, bring me a reverend
Feelin' like I'm lost and I need some direction (Need it)
Hypertension in my brain
And it's comin' from the pain that I like to throw away, mm, yeah
Got a hole in my heart, but I'm one with my art
So I charge it to the game, feel me?
Sorry, it's an ice box where my heart used to be
It's new to me if a nigga think he foolin' me
I wish for unity, and that's usually
Look in your eyes to see if you tried usin' me, uh
Took a while 'fore I learned to put my foot down
Never backed down, never shook to a crook, clown
Book-smart, street-smart, I ain't gettin' booked, clown
Big stepper, but I stress daily, so I look down, while I step
If you come to me, come direct, come correct
Never fiend for respect, I could earn that on the way
With the words that I say, I ain't come in here to play, mm

Uh, real shit, yo, I'm tired of cryin'
I'm tired of lyin' to people when I tell 'em I'm fine, shit
Gettin' real sick and tired of tryin'
Think I'm advancin' just to drop to the back of the line, shit
Had tears fall down my eyes
And I ain't JAY-Z, but listen, I know how to make a song cry
Had tears that I held inside for too long
Should I speak my mind? Now's the time, look (Look, uh)

Said I'm waitin' on the day (Clock still tickin')
To release these chains (Don't know how I'm livin')
Get 'em off my brain (No more pain, it's gone)
These four walls (Can I live?), feel so closed off (Can I breathe?)
I know I ain't alone (Oh-Oh), so which way do I go? (Go-Oh)

Left hand on Quran, right hand on the Bible
Just another day in the cycle

Got me feelin' like Michael, whether that's Jordan or Jackson
You wanna be a star? Gotta change what's inside you

Tryna live like your idol, instant gratification, you your own rival
Wrong actions, worried 'bout the backend

But you ain't get the front, and if I'm my own rival, I cannot front
I'm stayin' blunt, that's every fuckin' day of the month

Day of the year, I'm dazed and clear
Confused, they ain't playin' it fair
In the field, it gets real when a maze got strays and flares

Better learn we ain't playin' fair
Remember days strugglin' just to pay for fares
And people starin' like I'm 'bout to ask for change for spare
We keep it plain, you don't have to care
You want pain? We can take you there, word