Cypher 3

look around see everybody visibly sighin'

don't exhale too sharp this farce they aint buyin'

but the problems you got is a lot less dire

than those whose life cost about pistol fire

this whole lost cause but you can't hear'em cryin'

cause no one cares and their too busy dyin'

there's no clear path to get outta this fire

stuck in this kitchen washin' dishes and wishin' this situ'

ation would be changin', get outta this location

makin change for wages, and no tips for waitin' tables

but rents due soon so I'm goin' back to slangin'

it's every one for themselves when you're on this pavement

you learn to live by doin' whatever's payin', you earn a living while eating nothing but ramen

for my family its the same shit, my mom she's still's just prayin'

hopin' for some fame to relieve this pain shit, shoulda focused on brains instead of havin' more babies

(refrain) one day you'll understand kid, won't always be like this x2

it's always like this, stealin' bikes from lil' tykes while dad is outta sight, can't teach wrong from right

can't see the future, it's not too bright

trying to go to school enough to start a fight

it's cool to be a fool and the kids will pull a tool to finish any duel for no reason there's no rules

this cycle's gotta change, it's not just minimum wage, it's having the will to pave the way for a new generation to escape this place

don't gotta look far to see the hate, it's in my face and my own race

killin' each other like it's goin' outta style, kids are actin' wild while dad's serving time

our only idols are rhymers who sound like whiners but are lying cause their last track had an entire choir

recorded from their dining room table right next to the stable filled with veyrons and paper

(refrain)

inspiring kids to go through with their capers, should be teaching young men the right way to date girls

maybe then I wouldn't of blasted my neighbor, found out I had a sister and then decided to rape her

this cycle's gonna end when I say so, cause I'm so sick of keeping track of all these labels

there's no offer on the table, all they said was fables, gonna keep goin till I find the way forward