This song has two parts, the first being, “A Man’s Cry”, and the second, “P&P”. The beat has an almost atmospheric sound, and is very soul influenced, which goes along perfectly with John Givez‘ freestyle rhyming.
As soul-infused as it is it’s also very insightful, including a deep passage from...
[Part I: A Man's Cry]
[Intro]
Rollin', I'm rollin' I'm rollin'
I'm rollin', I'm rollin', I'm rollin'
I'm fed up
Somebody call gravity and tell him could he let up
[Hook]
My life ain't right and I don't like it
I try and I try, but I can't fight it
Someone tell me what is wrong with me
I'm 'sposed to be strong but I'm so, so weak
[Verse 1]
I find myself in Proverbs when my pride hurts
I'm pissed off, is that politically correct?
Will I perish if I'm parched and I purchase me a 32 high life
And take it to the neck, huh?
Tell me, is it righteous anger if I feel my life's in danger
And I call out for distress in these bars?
God please come and get me, send an angel for me quickly
Cause eventually I'mma have to go to war
Fight the battle from the core
I'm just killing time
Stab this record in the rectum 'till I rectify my feelings, right
I beat myself into the ground with the lies
I've been living low
If it's justice in confession, why I feel like such a criminal?
Tell me something that I didn't know
[Hook]
[Bridge] (x4)
I'm fed up
Somebody call gravity and tell him could he let up
[Outro]
This illusion is evolution at it's core
Parables and parachutes will explain furthermore
Everybody get your correct altitude, we're falling
We're falling, we're falling, fa-la-la-la-la-la
Falling, fall, fall
[Part II: P&P]
[Hook] (x2)
Parables, parachutes
[Verse 2]
This that Sodom and Gomorrah or get more of what I sought in
Whatever you wanna call it, get your parachutes we're falling
Prepare for landin' and beware of where you stand
Cause boy that sand is sinking quickly
I hope you're thinkin' with me
Speaking of wit
See that pit, it's bottomless
Just picture a hippopotamus fallin' from a skyscraper
It'll annihilate ya, it'll violate ya
Forbidden fruit begins to bloom
So succulate, your lust for it
Break bread and meet your doom
Don't let it consume you
Just get a Blue's Clue and cruise through
Evade the voodoo
A lie is a lie, and what is true's true
So choose now who gon' serve
You may swerve and perv
But get them claws up in the earth
And inherit it, be merited
A perish in eternal flame cause of eternal vain
I understand the world's a ghetto so this living is hard
But the devil out here pimpin', strippin' us from our God
He's just a loving God
Can you beat the odds?
[Hook]
[Outro]
Man I'm gettin' tired of all these phone calls
Ain't nothin' on TV 'cept for this Matrix
Might as well go on ahead and watch this
See what these dudes talkin' 'bout
Morpheus: Unfortunately no one can be told what the Matrix is
John Givez: Hmm, kinda relates
That's weird
Morpheus: You have to see it for yourself
John Givez: Oh, snap!
Hmm, that's deep Morpheus
Morpheus: This is your last chance
After this there is no turning back
You take the blue pill
The story ends
You wake up in your bed and believe
Whatever you want to believe
You take the red pill
John's Mom: John!
I told you John, c'mon John!
Turn that TV off!
John Givez released A Man’s Cry // P&P on Mon Dec 03 2012.