The Way {I Am} (prod. snaresallday)
• Written by yangsteryao
Everything I've done in my life, I did it my way
since My mom used to dress me, I learned the hard way
Who the heck wears long socks with burgenstock slippers?
I'm like 10 years old, mom, just let me wear some t-shirts.
Never fit in the first place, I guess that's my fault
Couldn't handle the fact I was different, a pitfall
so I played defense twenty-four seven
to make up for my Asian rotund circumference
A paranoid freakazoid, second place weirdo
to a kid who actually struggled with retard labels
I don't know how many times I've cried in the shower
Pitiful, those words still haunt me when I'm in a downer
On the bright side of things, my mom believed in prayer
and God blinded me, so I could look beyond my errors
Flashes before my eyes, change flied like bullets do
Faster than D-Wade's cuts for an alley oop (so)
I hit junior and senior with my swagger high
Learned to be a nice guy, avenge all my sad nights
In the battlefield, hallways all full of teen angst
Stood tall with my skin thick from my past weight
My past pain became my pain killer
Feasting on awkward, the new word for swagger
So I don't give an F to kids who had failed life
Failed mighty to fit in with the school, the cool crowd
New rules for my people, I called it underground
Fight against the values that bury you underground
As the time past, my kingdom grew
to appreciate the weak, the meek, and the few
Who is it at the door, that keeps on knocking?
I am the danger, and my walls will soon come crumblin'
cuz People idolize human goodness
but more often than not, we're all witness
ses, to selfishness, born out of innocence
How long until we blame our fellow immigrants?
We protect those we love, die if we have to
But we live long enough to see ourselves in Phase-2
that's, I believe in me, the good that's inside
Harvey Dent did too, and we're close right behind
My life has been crushed trying to be the hero
to Zero, going the distance for me it's too narrow
Evil on all fronts, left, right, or even middle
Malcolm's passion crossing into vigilan-te
Justice? Even the Watchmen couldn't handle
Same with We the People despite the preamble
The world has a right to say don't believe in gambles
So it's hard for me, to grasp the man in sandals
Who apparently lived, died, live, to break and dismantle
Every single thing that binds us in shackles
and the chains on me, now they've won the battle
but I'll pledge my allegiance to this God in sandals
No need to argue about his facial features
Jesus Walked in his story, that's all that matters
Power to the people, people misunderstand
With power comes responsibility, said Uncle Stan
I believe in no man, call me a hater
We can't always expect ourselves to be the savior
To each his own, role players matter
Lebron won the ring, but Jesus won the banner
So let go of your pride, James, no need to stand
Alone, in this life, just know The Way I am.
The Great I am
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yangsteryao
Member since April 22 2014