i'm not mad i'm just passionate
i'm not a rapper i rap a lil bit
at the crib like a bassinet
i make tracks like a train or a rabbit
change what i'm after
i make 'em clap like a castanet
i put in work like a master chef
actually, self-made, out of date, discredited.
confederate, devil's advocate bit veteran
bad as a television
newscast relevance
and i'm hell-bent for the hell of it
i coulda had money, coulda had power, or fame if i wanted it
they worth nothing to me, i'm not gonna struggle for status,
what i wanna get is not for sale
it can't be won it gotta be earned
i'm doubly sure that it's gonna be coming
cause i trust the earth
i don’t stop working
root of the fruit, seed in the spring i be coming up
i set out to make progress
a taoist so i'm all about the process,
an optimist obviously
confidently i could climb from the bottom to the top of the tree
but i'm not gonna. watch me, i'm coming clean
yeah i preach and i'm proud of it
cause this is where i wanna be
talking to the people in the audience about the big picture and how to fix it
so if you're doubting me quit it
i don't need to hear it
i done been fed up with negativity
you could be a part of the solution or a part of the problem
pick how you gonna be living
said are you gon on walk the path of the popular
chase the dollar and ignore the indigence
would it break your heart take your soul
tear you apart when you think of it
life’s difficult
but when we work hard for a goal we appreciate the benefit
tonight's pivotal
live it up
we gon raise hell for the hell of it

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if they say we gotta leave then
i dont wanna go
what they wanna teach
i dont wanna know
if they tryna make peace
then im tryna start a war
a rebel with a cause but i think that i forgot what it was
but i dont wanna know

you could put me at a party
talk kamikaze
naw you can't stop me
i be making points over joints they retort i rebut
it's an orchestra the ole opry
or when i'm out a bar i can
bend an ear for an hour or more - it's not boring
i don't give a damn if they heard it before
i drone on like obama i got 'em all snoring
yeah i poke fun at myself
cause i think i got lost
i been calling for help
i figured out how to be honest and, well,
i'm embarrassed how often i yell
(i’m sorry that i yelled.)
i sorta felt bad
but im much happier now, and i’m glad that i held back
still a rebel if you gotta ask
if you feel what i rap sing with me
all caps

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