MASK

Hard times, turn them into hard lines
It's hard when the pains all rhymes
It's hard when the pains all mind
Had to put it over matter
Releasing doubt because of chatter
Who call the shots besides the ones you had me force up it's dark we lift the torch up
I know darker minds trying to scorch stuff
Cousin pump the shotty then he blow guts
She peek and try to sneak a touch
Sorry Gabrielle, lied and said we'd keep in touch
Mall movies catch a touch quick
Pulled it out she nervous never touched dick
Never touched the box I explode quick
Everything I did before I spoke it, uh
And this life shit ain't always wack
But I wouldn't want it if I wasn't black
Kobe, and Chadwick, weep don't sweep this under our rug
Coping with the mask on, my nigga we can't hug
Tug on my sleeve and you'll see my heart
Tug of war with an uneven start
You hate us nigga but consume our art
You losing races with a head start
You a proven racist fighting losing battles
Should've used your head you should've been smart, should've been smart
Black babies missing, I'm tired of crying
Is you trying hard or is you hardly trying
Know my momma sick I know my father lying
Know my father sick I know my momma lying
Need to start building militias
I see the triple twos, the universe is with us
My soul a shin guard wish you'd try and trip us
My spirit fit for the coldest winters
My skin equipped the sun is burning with us
Burning with us, it's like we brought a furnace with us