Can’t Understand

Cas Metah:
Verse 1:
Ayo my homie called the other day
He said "what up bruh, we gotta find another way
Folks dyin out here from all da drug decay"
Fam I feel what you sayin'
We done dug enough graves
"This gutters a maze
Where good people plummet in faith
'Cause no matter where they run
They never escape"
I'm wonderin if it's because they never equate
The weight of their own worth with the worth of the weight
"I think boredoms the gate toward explorin' foreign-
Exchanges with dangerous portions of pain
I wish that it was all so simple but it ain't"
I wish that I could understand man but I can't
Nobody even sleeps, the whole worlds awake
Some are up on speed, some are up to pray
"So are some gonna heal? Are some gonna tame?"
As soon as summers here I can say
It's a cold climate we reside in
Why ya think the needle users pullin sleeves over they veins?
Is it shame that they hidin'?
Or just too broke for a coat
They rather shiver than change

Ruffian:
Hook:
Yo why my man struggling for free, instead of trying a little harder? Sold his life for cheap, you understand
Why his daughter choked and couldn’t breathe? She inhaled the scent of hell and she couldn’t sleep, you understand
Why the pastor forgot how to preach? And his wife toss and turn awake in the sheets? Can’t duck his hands
So she bruised from her heart and cheek
Can’t understand, won’t you stand in this place for me and understand

Cas Metah:
Verse 2:
I met this lady from around the way
I run into her everytime I'm running to the bank
She always sitting on the same cracked sidewalk, beggin' for change
I told her change ain't gon' come 'til she settles her pain
She said "you don't know me and you don't owe me a thang
What makes you my judge, you ain't been in my place"
I said I've seen enough ghosts to recognize the face
Of those being chased by the killah that awaits
By the gates of your soul
Ready to take control of your physical and make it cold seis below
I can tell you make no goals
Haven't slept one wink for one week, or even ate for a day or so
She felt the truth as I spoke, but didn't hate it though
Unphased one gaze made it plain
She's in a haze, content with her shade
She don't see the son, so she don't feel the rays
Addicted to the high life of fixin' the crave
Livin' a slave without the whips and the chains
So it took me by surprise when she looked me in my eyes
And said "honey, you're right but can you please give me some change"

Ruffian:
Hook:
Yo why my man struggling for free, instead of trying a little harder? Sold his life for cheap, you understand
Why his daughter choked and couldn’t breathe? She inhaled the scent of hell and she couldn’t sleep, you understand
Why the pastor forgot how to preach? And his wife toss and turn awake in the sheets? Can’t duck his hands
So she bruised from her heart and cheek
Can’t understand, won’t you stand in this place for me and understand

Blueprint:
Verse 3:
Uh huh, Too many questions and not enough answers
Make a brother want to throw his hands up
And maybe throw in a towel, I’m dawning a scowl
Thinking it’s wild how diseases like cancer still killing
If everybody and they mama rocking pink ribbons
And the company that makes them receives millions
Why we never see results on anything we’ve given?
I bet their exec’s are somewhere on a beach chilling
We all notice it but nobody speaks about it
‘Cause we think showing solidarity means being silent
Instead we’re mislead
Obedient sheep that never keep the hair on they heads
Being force fed opinions and views from television
Maybe that’s why they call it the tube
Few choices in what we consume
But just because we eat it up, doesn’t mean that it’s food
You want change? Then start thinking long range
Tomorrows happiness is built on what you do today
Get committed to improving your days
And be prepared for them to look at you strange when you change

Ruffian:
Hook:
Yo why my man struggling for free, instead of trying a little harder? Sold his life for cheap, you understand
Why his daughter choked and couldn’t breathe? She inhaled the scent of hell and she couldn’t sleep, you understand
Why the pastor forgot how to preach? And his wife toss and turn awake in the sheets? Can’t duck his hands
So she bruised from her heart and cheek
Can’t understand, won’t you stand in this place for me and understand