The PlacEGO Effect (featuring DJ Pumpin Pete)

LYRICS: Back in the dasy when the phone was still rotary A few years before The Joker said, “Get a load of me” I was writing rhymes, with violent lines By design, having battles, creating exciting times And when I stepped on stage at a talent show I always said, in the intro or the outro ‘YO, It don’t matter who wins 1st prize Cause in a real battle, that'll be your demise' I gotta say I’m surprised no one ever tried I’d step off the stage, off into the night Because I had reputation for verbal annihilation And that’s just a factual statement I’m into innovating- translating what my brain is thinking It's a magical place, invigorating I’m sick of waiting for better days I feel I’ve been led astray Following the path I laid And that’s a hard pill to swallow But I don’t wallow in self-pity, or hit the bottle Terrain gets too rough, I adjust the throttle And, It’s my motto to trust the average person About a much as the cursing in this verse’n Go back count ‘em, when all accounted for I can assure you …it’s a zero score Look in the mirror more, not for vanity That was a metaphor, plea to humanity To focus self-awareness, treat others with fairness And don’t let your mouth run careless Too many people like parrots speaking without merit The opposite of Polaris, they should be embarrassed I’m not perfect, I’m far from it, and I don’t love it I’m always trying to improve, and…while on the subject As for the start of the song and all that ego tripping Well…that was just to grab your attention And give a real live of example of how I learn to handle My ego, my natural placebo, that I try to veto But, the question remains, am I the haystack or the needle? I’m black, and my people still gotta fight for the right to be treated equal ….against the forces of evil, and it’s a lotta people And, since the government’s involved, well, I it’s also legal ...So, I’m setting my sights on the eagle