Verse 1 Step one, growin tired Feelin my skills have gone expired Dealin the city side I was departed Doesnt make since, iv just gotten started Its Been about expressing, then comes money No way to sell it when living in the country Felt so hopeless and just wanted to quit Seemed like my friends even didnt give a shit Weather I would make it or lose this rap race Climb to the top or fall flat on my face Said its pointless why waste your time Writing down all those symbolic rhymes Got Pushed to the edge, knocked off the curve Hangin on a ledge, strengthen my nerves Pull my self up and gain the courage thatll Give me the strength to fight my own battles Verse 2 Step two, growin weak Bet that I regret the words that I speak Take it all back, an throw it away Bury it today, an hope it decays Block out the words already said Theyll come back to haunt you like the living dead Scratchin out rhymes till paper rips Liquid inspiration got them acid trips Trippin on words already rehearsed Pumpin in thoughts my brain will burst Fell to the ground, arms feel broken Cant make a sound, words cant be spoken Stand back up the pain you cant ignore Time to fight this battle an win this war Break off the chains forget about the pain Graphiti the treaty so theyll remember the name Verse 3 Step three, growin doubtful Lossen my lingo, use to have a mouthful The Love I use to have has been scraped and raped Trapped like a rat cant escape Where are the beats I was suppose to be killin Nerves I use to have, palms where spillin Before I found out all my heros were fables Before I got in fights on lunch room tables Kids would say shit tryin to offend me Thought by talkin they could break and bend me The visions I would waste, the time I would devote The thoughts I would think, the verses I wrote The people I would change, the love I would create Stories id exchange, to help fight the hate Just cause my heart didnt go the extreme Or maybe ill wake up and this will all be a dream Chorus Wake up now Hear me out Not what it seems Not what it seems Fame and game Love and shame Its all a dream All a dream
growin, fight, graphiti, lossen, word