[00:00.700]Eh, yeah yeah[00:01.710]Lawd[00:02.458]Aha[00:02.947]Eh[00:04.198]Knowledge, n****[00:04.956]Eh[00:05.701]Lawd[00:06.448]Ah, ah[00:07.197]K-Def good look on the beat I appreciate it[00:09.196]I'm feeling great about myself[00:12.203]And don't the sky look blue?[00:14.707]And don't the grass seem greener than it normally do?[00:17.452]I got nothing but love for you baby[00:19.949]I got nothing but love for you honey[00:20.698]Lawd![00:20.946][00:19.890][00:20.881]Pick up my difficult flow[00:21.391]The pick and the roll[00:22.139]The way that I give and I go[00:23.137]A literal Tyrant[00:23.635]That’s taking the time to explain[00:24.645]The way that I studied the game[00:25.638]Perfecting the craft[00:26.646]Presented you more[00:27.143]I make it a point to define that I'm finding[00:28.383]That people in love with the fake[00:29.133]I said that I move at a sickening pace[00:30.382]The picture I paint[00:31.381]Is filled with the feeling and sentiment[00:32.631]Sending you positive affirmations[00:33.631]Giving you lyrical affidavits[00:35.143]Niggas are making exaggerations[00:36.638]Never created facade[00:37.632]I pray to the gods[00:38.385]Thank you for giving me life[00:39.136]A talented flow I’m invested[00:40.132]And I understand I have to stay focused[00:41.881]I know what I know it's the[00:42.882]The notion I'm making you sick and[00:44.389]I’m quicker to get with a flick of a wrist[00:45.381]When I pick up a pen[00:46.138]The prophecies spilling[00:46.885]I gotta get better[00:47.882]To sharpen my skills[00:48.639]It is a hunger that's fit for the harder[00:49.632]I’m peeling, not peeling the cap[00:50.393]I’m taking it back[00:51.381]And I'm feeling very apart[00:52.644]The people not really accepting these thoughts[00:54.888]They lie on the records, I'm giving the truth[00:55.632]The fact of the matter is I am aloof[00:56.632]But what can I do?[00:57.393]Continue to work at a rate[00:58.136]That nobody has actually seen[00:59.131]So I’m never leaving the house[00:59.883]Except when I gotta record[01:00.633]The minimal force[01:01.394]That most of these niggas have shown[01:02.632]They plagiarizing like attack of the clones[01:03.632]The reason I’m going as hard as I do[01:04.638]I’m fluent in different ethics[01:06.382]But work is the one that is truly effective[01:07.638]Investing my time, investing my mind[01:08.382]I feel like it’s worth it[01:09.391]I favor my isolation[01:10.646]Saving a place with nobody's opinion[01:11.639]I pray and I hope that it works[01:12.387]My spirit it hurts[01:13.381]My soul has been going berserk[01:14.647]I cannot take all the ignorance[01:15.882]Stripping the youth of their innocence[01:17.133]Witnessing children we see as the future[01:18.392]They throwing their lives away[01:19.386]The party and bullshit[01:20.147]Bipartisan pulpit[01:21.145]You’re one of the cool kids[01:22.145]But acting a fool yeah? Ha[01:23.387]Look inside yourself[01:24.385]Or search your soul[01:25.133]To find a purpose[01:25.641][01:26.381]I'm feeling great about myself[01:27.386]And don't the sky look blue?[01:29.382]And don't the grass seem greener than it normally do?[01:31.882]I got nothing but love for you baby[01:34.646]I got nothing but love for you honey[01:36.386]I'm feeling great about myself[01:37.393]And don't the sky look blue?[01:40.139]And don't the grass seem greener than it normally do?[01:42.886]I got nothing but love for you baby[01:45.132]I got nothing but love for you honey[01:45.631][01:46.893]Now can I can kick it?[01:48.391]N**** yes you can![01:49.639]But can I kick it?[01:50.890]N**** yes you can![01:52.381]I float away inside my mind[01:53.632]I’m feeling high[01:55.387]I float away inside my mind[01:56.382]I’m feeling fine[01:57.632]Now can I can kick it?[01:58.887]N**** yes you can![02:00.385]But can I kick it?[02:01.637]N**** yes you can![02:03.382]I float away inside my mind[02:04.382]I’m feeling high[02:05.382]I float away, I float away[02:06.132]I float away, I float away[02:07.133]Lawwwwwd![02:07.632][02:08.382]Taking it back to a time[02:09.133]Oh when integrity was a priority[02:09.883]Purposely putting your life on the line of the page[02:11.144]And the lyrics you wrote with a pen and that[02:13.384]Everything you would say on a record[02:14.133]Was actual fact[02:15.136]You made a relatable track[02:16.383]But that will not get you paid[02:17.391]They don’t want your pain[02:18.132]They want you to be like the rest of these lames[02:19.137]That love to conform by sickening form[02:20.132]They praising people adorn[02:20.645]And I’m feeling torn[02:21.643]I know I can switch it[02:22.633]And give you the negative[02:23.882]Dumbing it down and[02:24.632]Remake it repetitive[02:25.384]The lesson I learned[02:26.146]Is stay to yourself[02:26.890]Believing in rhetoric[02:27.387]That never helps[02:28.132]Just do what you love[02:28.893]And try to focus on your passion[02:29.388]Thinking of your life and[02:30.645]The things that you want to accomplish[02:31.390]Sacrificing is a steady and constant[02:32.136]I know it’s hard when[02:33.142]You’re lacking your confidence[02:35.088]Constantly haunted by all the[02:35.838]Mistakes that you made in the past[02:36.588]You gotta progress and let go of stress[02:37.852]Finding the beauty in difficult times[02:39.094]Relieving the pressure you work on your mind[02:39.839]Reliving the moments that[02:40.352]Made you the person you are[02:41.843]I swear that it will get you far[02:42.590]But never depend on the[02:43.597]People you feel like you need[02:44.341]Don’t ever think you need a friend[02:45.588]I used to think I was strange[02:46.338]Or maybe insane[02:47.338]But I wouldn’t have it any other way[02:48.348]Keep it a 100[02:48.845]I give you the gospel[02:49.341]And you coulda seen that[02:50.088]My shit was the truth[02:50.597]Lawwwwwd![02:51.340][02:52.101]Knowledge![02:55.343]K-Def I appreciate the beat[02:58.841]God bless![03:03.338]Faiz is on the boards too[03:30.093][03:31.088][*whistle blows*][03:32.599]"I like your style![03:33.599]Come on, Let's how good you really are!‘’