Masquerade Lyrics

Yo
I Seen the streets
But the streets never raised me
It changed me
Became a man
Slick
Before 18
Grind off instinct
Though
Friends became distant
For Instance
Persistent
Most non existent
I drifted
Never out much
Though
Like my city cursed
All the stabbings and the beefs made it worse
Black Man stays on the right path
Eyes mean
Turning back
, but the roads light up
Why cause
Because
We paranoid
Perceive as no good
Think its all gangs and drugs
We never could
Be
Doctors or lawyers
Stay in school
Raise our daughters
No love
No conscience
Programme just to slaughter
In order
For us to decrease
Be deceased
No
Legacy achieved
But hey
Most emcees
Live the dream
To be seen
On TV
Flat screens
Nice whips
Just to Stunt on IG
Aight please
But see
A while ago
We Losing many to the beef Jealousy and envy
Energy
Affects seeds
Be honest
Though
We at fault
Leaders out
Of some sort
You dont
Really know your value
Until when the games
Taught
How to market
You talk about hardship
Tough bastards
Drillings
Kilos
Top Boys
You got charges
Mother
Screams its over
Mind is never sober
Crying at night
You just know
You can't control her
Console her
You read a couple verses
Stay up in churches
Keeps away from hearses
Wicked curses
You ain't shit
Couple racists
Erase it
Plus
Girls that fake it
To See em naked
For a payslip
Audacious
But face it
We put up masks
So stay patient
Have a couple laughs
Delays shifts
And it comes to the end of the story that I tell
If you don't masquerade
Then you might end in hell
Oh well

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