Gotta Understand

[Intro: Chali 2na]
Yeah
You might wanna say I'm—
Testing
Ooh
You got to understand

[Chorus: Chali 2na]
You got to
Speak the truth for real
You might wanna say I'm—
You got to understand
We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective
The J5 collective will wreck 'cause you got to
Keep it together and try
But you got to understand
We're more than meets the third eye, words fly
Rippin' from a bird's eye view

[Verse 1: Akil]
Yeah, yo, I ain't hating, I just heard better, uh
Up the ante on the game and apply the pressure
Understand I was a fan
Before I was a member of your favorite rap band
Understand that I'm still a fan

[Verse 2: Soup & Chali 2na]
And you can keep playing after the fact
Related to the game that came after crack
'Cause every nigga I know is out to get a plaque (Yeah)
So why you wanna go and do that, look, huh?

[Verse 3: Chali 2na]
I don't know, man, 'cause we seen fiends who dream cream
Rippin' the quest through special effects and green screens
And it seems you either be the one to blast that cannon
Or signing autographs 'til the last cat's standing

[Verse 4: Marc 7even]
Brother, pass that action, and your traction is real
Your only way of coming up is probably inking a deal
While you're thinking of skills, some are thinking of mills
In a never-ending quest to get the house on the hill
Now that's real

[Chorus]
You got to
Speak the truth for real
You might wanna say I'm—
You got to understand
We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective
The J5 collective will wreck 'cause you got to
Keep it together and try
But you got to understand
We're more than meets the third eye, words fly
Rippin' from a bird's eye view

[Verse 5: Akil]
I need some understanding in this world between me and my girl
She want the diamonds and the pearls, and be a part of my world
Twenty four-sev, but love don't pay the rent
So love me when I'm home and cherish the moment

[Verse 6: Chali 2na]
Uh-huh, 'cause some of you women are men's mirrors
I know some women who dodge balls like Ben Stiller
Please understand, it's not to offend or seem bitter
But every queen need a king with her

[Verse 7: Soup]
Yeah
Miss Thing, I don't know
Whenever I leave, you ready to go
My mama told me about how it flow
But I didn't wanna listen, but she told me so
Now if it ever came to the bank account
Would you pack your things and get up and bounce?
These the type of things that I be thinking about
To all my other fellas

[Chorus: Chali 2na]
You got to
Speak the truth for real
You might wanna say I'm—
You got to understand
We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective
The J5 collective will wreck 'cause you got to
Keep it together and try
But you got to understand
We're more than meets the third eye, words fly
Rippin' from a bird's eye view

[Verse 8: Chali 2na]
Yeah, at all times, I try to do what the smartest guy do
It's 'cause I see the world from my artist eye view
You live life, the next part is you die too
And there's no one on this earth it doesn't apply to

[Verse 9: Soup]
Now that's true, 'cause every single day I live
I'm obligated just to say it like it T-I is
And I ain't gon' talk about no cat, or who decision is poor
Trust me, man, my hand is just as dirty as yours

[Verse 10: Marc 7even]
Either they like you, or they hype you, it's a cycle
Choices that we make in the vital
'Cause in the blink of an eye, it can all go awry
And the next man'll quickly take your title

[Verse 11: Akil]
Yeah, between me and myself and all of these things
Understanding is a theme when we doing our thing
From the job to my queen and chasing my dream
The whole world needs a little bit of understanding

[Chorus: Chali 2na]
You got to
Speak the truth for real
You might wanna say I'm—
You got to understand
We trying to tell you the deal from our perspective
The J5 collective will wreck 'cause you got to
Keep it together and try
But you got to understand
We're more than meets the third eye, words fly
Rippin' from a bird's eye view