Art of Patience

[Intro]
And if a man doesn't know himself and doesn't know his enemy
He will always fail
And if a man knows himself and knows his enemy
He will be successful

[Chorus]
I gotta know, I gotta know
If the goals I set for me is possible, yeah
I gotta know, I gotta know
If I plant this seed, will a flower grow? Yeah
I gotta know, I gotta know
If the goals I set for me is possible, yeah
I gotta know, I gotta know
If I plant this seed, will a flower grow?

[Verse]
Look, quiet wars, I was training young
Could turn any beat to a canvas, nigga, I paint with blood
Play it smooth, you gotta understand it’s about the way you duck
Trained moves could make a nigga bleed out from a paper cut
Let’s tell a story 'bout weapons that they made while we slept
You can’t hear it cock, so ain’t no escaping this death
Life don’t owe you shit, but still gotta pay ya respect
The wage of sin left him in debt, so karma, it came to collect
Pain and murder, it turned me to a trained observer
The boss don’t leave with dirty hands, I watched them pay the workers
They crept and lurked, it’s over if they catch ya first
Now the only way his ass returning is through the Metaverse
Life’s like Freddie Krueger tryna lay in my sleep
Being woke ain’t help, 'cause I can’t even daydream in peace
Being woke too long only made you a slave to the sheets
Being hurt made me aware, because it stains when you bleed
I eloped in this thing called rap 'cause my skills merit
Hoping that them nights I chose work don’t kill my marriage
I don’t think y’all understand being broke and you feel embarrassed
Or what it’s like to have nothing, but still share it
It’s like when the pressure raise
That’s when I tend to meditate
Open arms to what life throws at me, tryna catch a break
They wanna see how it ends for me, I’m giving cliffhangers
I don’t give strangers what I gift neighbors, nigga

[Chorus]
Yeah
I gotta know, I gotta know
If the goals I set for me is possible, yeah
I gotta know, I gotta know
If I plant this seed, will a flower grow? Yeah
I gotta know, I gotta know
If the goals I set for me is possible, yeah
I gotta know, I gotta know
If I plant this seed, will a flower grow?