Dirt
I was born by the beachWater 'round my bonesFirst heartbeat became the 808 toneSpeech came later, gets greater as I growPeace to the haters and a prayer to my foesLove to my family and my family keeps grow'n'Death to the vanity cause damn it, we goldTurn into rust and then into dustCarved in ebony with an elephant tuskAll the world's a stage, see the rows of namesEveryone's a child playing out the gameI know I'm just the sameDesire is the flameHigh on fire and I'm tired of my waysOpen up the blinds, hangin' in my eyesWindows are closed, open up to lifeSee a tree grow, tree grows in sizeSee a body rot, I'm reminded of my timeStories I ain't told still hidden in my mindWatch it unfold like treasure that I findSee a tree grow, tree grows in sizeSee a body rot, I'm reminded of my time
Now I live in these beatsNo matter where I roamWander down the streets 'till I make it back homeSand from the beach still stuck between my toesMy hands and my feet buildin' buildings of stoneFace to the sky with a breeze through my hairFriends that are gone, I'll find you right hereI don’t look to dirt when I know you’re in the airI'm not another fool who thinks life should be fairGod's a referee with a whistle in his mouthHe blows every time there's a foul or time-outStuck in that trap,it’s time we climbed outBustin' off my gat toward's the diamonds in my mouthFound hip-hop in the temple of my roomEvery day I build while the symbol turn to runesStandin' on the brick that used to be your tombPourin' out a drop from the bottle of my booze
Used to be dirt, grew into a plantOnce was an animal, now I'm just a manGrip still intangible, heart up in my handsThis will be the life for the darkness in my head
Used to be dirt, grew into a plantOnce was an animal, now I'm just a manGrip still intangible, heart up in my handsThis will be the life for the darkness in my head