EPISODE · May 21, 2023 · 3 MIN

Reasonable Expectations

from #StoriesAboutSongs · host RedefineHipHop

So I look deeper, way beyond surface layers Circles, squares, try every angle, COMPARE Try to come pairs, with people for the moments we share I bleed care, the kind of loyalty that’s rare But I’m not perfect, I would never claim I was Blame the flood of emotions, on life in flux Sometimes it sucks us in, and drains our blood A parasitic sort action that some call love Numb from gut to heart, and the brain is buzzed You think ya different, naw, you’re the same as us There ain’t ENOUGH time explain it all I paint it all in the songs that share we y’all And some I don’t, others some may not condone But I’m alone, thinking of the ways I’ve grown The days feel long with no one to share them with I stare in space, drift into a barren rift Adjust my steering, time to make my way back in Traction picking up, and now it’s time for action I fashion, my choices on the front and the backend Since back when, the world made a deal of my black skin Or brown skin, if you want it down to the fraction Those asking, yeah, I know it’s straws I’m grasping For me, it’s 2-14-23 Can you guess who's sitting here right next to me? No one, ho hum, I guess I’m still not ripe, that’s not right, right?? Oh, I’m not this world’s type Fine, take flight, pilot right here, take a right Land down on this planet, let’s have some fun tonight It’s fun to write a fantasy to improve life I been through quite a lot of things these last few years Faced some fears, also had to taste some tears Shed some peers, that’s the pain that pierce Change our gears, watch for the smoke to clear I’ll look for you through the smoke that clears