Exotic Prayer Rugs Songtext
Used to sell my dope by my neighbor's house
Miss Juanita, we used to stare when she wore her favorite blouse (Damn)
"Child, please," she used to laugh when we asked to take her out
But I made it count, some baked macaroni, greens, and a plate of trout (Yes)
Those were the days I couldn't stay without
My best friend's father came and I shaved an ounce
Never charged him the same amount (Ha)
All he used to say is, "Don't tell my son," too much shame and doubt (Come on, dog)
Don't tell me that you know what pain's about
My mama used to pray I'd take the safest route
Miss Juanita, we used to stare when she wore her favorite blouse (Damn)
"Child, please," she used to laugh when we asked to take her out
But I made it count, some baked macaroni, greens, and a plate of trout (Yes)
Those were the days I couldn't stay without
My best friend's father came and I shaved an ounce
Never charged him the same amount (Ha)
All he used to say is, "Don't tell my son," too much shame and doubt (Come on, dog)
Don't tell me that you know what pain's about
My mama used to pray I'd take the safest route
I finally did, then she got dementia, can't remember
She'll never mention I made it out (Goddamn)
Damn, it hurts more when the shit's true
How you've been takin' care of your mother longer than she did you?
A group home baby, a foster child with a sick view
What I lived through, don't ever misconstrue a nigga who miss screws (Don't do that)
Nah, we constantly tried to skip school, couldn't follow their strict rules
Bible scriptures, we flipped through (Ah)
A devil in disguise 'cause I spin the block with a silent fury (Yeah)
So when the beef is brewing, I'm pulling up like I'm Guy Fieri
Don't judge me 'cause I've seen that look in the eyes of juries (I seen that)
Trapped in a six by nine is like you're alive and buried (Ah)
Damn, got the nerve to ask why I'm introverted
You can hear a pin drop vividly when they said the verdict
Watchin' big bro scrub his Nikes with bleach and some dish detergent (On it)
Sayin' Ran, you can hear the kindest words from the slickest serpents (That's real talk)
Now every so-and-so got some bricks to purchase (Ah)
We all bosses, where the freakin' workers? Stick to verses
I ain't felt your presence (Nah), but you can feel mines when I enter the room
'Cause either you heaven sent or get sent to heaven
I just pray I get to see the day my beard is gray (I pray)
Giant crowds could never change the way that Michael Jordan play (Never)
Tie your lace, some niggas played the porch, I played the crate
I watched smokers touch the sky, they found God before Mase
Look, Catholicism as a child, Shahada as I got older (Inshallah)
The chip in my tooth, can't compare to the shit on my shoulder (Nah)
Pictures of Hova inspired me while sippin' the soda (Pepsi)
My family was never far, but shit, that pistol was closer (Right here)
Look, chemo' got my aunt, dialysis got my grandma (Mama)
Pops a diabetic, Barbados trip for the tan line (Yeah)
I cooked the onion before I got booked in public (Oh)
Back-to-back with Fab, now bitches in Brooklyn love it (Spit)
Look, Ruff Ryder volume one, I'm knockin' Drag puffer (Drag)
Bag toucher, it's a cash subject, we don't ask nothin', where that paper at? (Where it's at)
Make that bed up how niggas lay you flat (Boom)
Too young to shave his face, it's funny how he shavin' crack
Paper plates at the barbecue, playing your favorite tracks
She don't freestyle, so I don't know why auntie chasing smack (Splat)
Jumpstart my favorite, nigga, I'm bringing razors back
In Arkansas wit' it, Calipari with the razorbacks (Uh-huh)
Thirst to let his pistol do 'em filthy so he can't relax
Karma don't move fast enough, this life, he wasn't made for that
I'm scared to leave park when it's stormin', then hit the story (I seen it)
Stop drinking Champ', you not gon' get to talk with N.O.R.E. (Never)
Clout the new dog food, niggas out here fiendin', take a nap and feel famous
I got niggas out here dreamin', what's the reason, look?
Ransom and Pablo (Ransom), I'm like a fossil, rollin' fronto
Tough 'til he shot, screaming muhando (Muhando) dato
One
When these lyrics bleed, it's uncontrollable, my spirit leaves
I hear the trees behind me
On the margins is where you find me, overgoin' procedures
To be the people's champ' son of Deedra
But will the bloodline ever be free of
Mental bondage?
Appropriation disguised this homage, I got it
Acknowledge the optics of erotic, exotic
Generational hatred, so episodic
Not to mention the dementia that tugs at my nana's conscious
But I still follow the doctrine 'cause of these melodic ways to pray from days
I was unresponsive
She'll never mention I made it out (Goddamn)
Damn, it hurts more when the shit's true
How you've been takin' care of your mother longer than she did you?
A group home baby, a foster child with a sick view
What I lived through, don't ever misconstrue a nigga who miss screws (Don't do that)
Nah, we constantly tried to skip school, couldn't follow their strict rules
Bible scriptures, we flipped through (Ah)
A devil in disguise 'cause I spin the block with a silent fury (Yeah)
So when the beef is brewing, I'm pulling up like I'm Guy Fieri
Don't judge me 'cause I've seen that look in the eyes of juries (I seen that)
Trapped in a six by nine is like you're alive and buried (Ah)
Damn, got the nerve to ask why I'm introverted
You can hear a pin drop vividly when they said the verdict
Watchin' big bro scrub his Nikes with bleach and some dish detergent (On it)
Sayin' Ran, you can hear the kindest words from the slickest serpents (That's real talk)
Now every so-and-so got some bricks to purchase (Ah)
We all bosses, where the freakin' workers? Stick to verses
I ain't felt your presence (Nah), but you can feel mines when I enter the room
'Cause either you heaven sent or get sent to heaven
I just pray I get to see the day my beard is gray (I pray)
Giant crowds could never change the way that Michael Jordan play (Never)
Tie your lace, some niggas played the porch, I played the crate
I watched smokers touch the sky, they found God before Mase
Look, Catholicism as a child, Shahada as I got older (Inshallah)
The chip in my tooth, can't compare to the shit on my shoulder (Nah)
Pictures of Hova inspired me while sippin' the soda (Pepsi)
My family was never far, but shit, that pistol was closer (Right here)
Look, chemo' got my aunt, dialysis got my grandma (Mama)
Pops a diabetic, Barbados trip for the tan line (Yeah)
I cooked the onion before I got booked in public (Oh)
Back-to-back with Fab, now bitches in Brooklyn love it (Spit)
Look, Ruff Ryder volume one, I'm knockin' Drag puffer (Drag)
Bag toucher, it's a cash subject, we don't ask nothin', where that paper at? (Where it's at)
Make that bed up how niggas lay you flat (Boom)
Too young to shave his face, it's funny how he shavin' crack
Paper plates at the barbecue, playing your favorite tracks
She don't freestyle, so I don't know why auntie chasing smack (Splat)
Jumpstart my favorite, nigga, I'm bringing razors back
In Arkansas wit' it, Calipari with the razorbacks (Uh-huh)
Thirst to let his pistol do 'em filthy so he can't relax
Karma don't move fast enough, this life, he wasn't made for that
I'm scared to leave park when it's stormin', then hit the story (I seen it)
Stop drinking Champ', you not gon' get to talk with N.O.R.E. (Never)
Clout the new dog food, niggas out here fiendin', take a nap and feel famous
I got niggas out here dreamin', what's the reason, look?
Ransom and Pablo (Ransom), I'm like a fossil, rollin' fronto
Tough 'til he shot, screaming muhando (Muhando) dato
One
When these lyrics bleed, it's uncontrollable, my spirit leaves
I hear the trees behind me
On the margins is where you find me, overgoin' procedures
To be the people's champ' son of Deedra
But will the bloodline ever be free of
Mental bondage?
Appropriation disguised this homage, I got it
Acknowledge the optics of erotic, exotic
Generational hatred, so episodic
Not to mention the dementia that tugs at my nana's conscious
But I still follow the doctrine 'cause of these melodic ways to pray from days
I was unresponsive
