Living Proof

I never thought I'd be here

But I'm living proof

I've been fighting all my life

This shit is stick and move

I took a jab right to the pride

And watched that shit get bruised

I hit the booth

To show the world

The stuff I'm living through

But no, my life ain't hard

I just make bad decisions

I get tired of learning lessons

But I'm glad for wisdom

I mean, who isn't

I've been fixing

All my broken pieces

With quotes and beats and shows

While feeling so defeated

I always question

If I'm good for those

That love me deeply

I hate feeling used

But I love when they need me

That's another toxic trait

That only helps me repeat

Another cycle

'Cause the change we want is never easy

When I put my hope in people

There's a price for it

The ones that had my back

They slid a knife in it

Gas me up, then they siphon it

Cross my T's to the letter

Ain't no cap when I'm typing it

Living proof

I speak what I'm living through

Then I write the shit

I never thought I'd be here

But I'm living proof

Ripping through verses with a purpose

I'm a miracle

It's giving healing energy

My zen is lyrical

This music healthy for the soul

They call it chicken soup

They ask about my religion

I always say compassion

It's funny how they call us slaves

And try to take our masters

These people full of half-smiles

That's a fake reaction

I watched them giving up their style

For the sake of fashion

I told them on that Native Sons

That I stay on my deen

I'm about to curse them in my native tongue

They off the team

I represent Kings County

They embarrass Queens

Their fantasies of competing with me

Is all a dream

**** say my shit is butter

Word to Paula Deen

Poison animal leaders

Your rhymes are pork and beans

I move in silence

All you liars love to cause a scene

My vicious verses

The reason they call New Yorkers mean

And that's a strong sixteen

Living Proof

And it's been stated

I'm a different dude

I'm spitting jewels

And learning from the troubles

That I get into

I shift and move

And plus, I'm careful who I listen to

If **** misinformed

Then I ain't missing truth

I lift the deuce

I'm critical

So I can't fake like the shit is cool

That's pitiful

I'm focused on my future

That is pivotal

I tend to play this game

By some different rules

It's difficult

But didn't lose

'Cause everything's reciprocal

We're living through

A government system that's miserable

I lost religion

But my faith isn't missing

I'm spiritual

It's scary how these warning signs

Are biblical

And people so divisible

By splitting what they listen to

There's a price for it

We thought they had my back

They slid a knife in it

Gas us up, then they siphon it

Cross our T's to the letter

Ain't no cap when we typing it

Living proof

I speak what I'm living through

Then I write the shit