Someone Told Me

I'm telling you, they're all animals, all of them
The way they look at you, the way they talk to you
The way they think
It's just not normal, it's not right
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

Yeah, someone told me
It is you against the world, homie
To control things, don't let things control me
And that heaven's not above and hell is not below me
It's all here, homie, yeah, in front of your eyes
How you live and how you moving, these the things that decide

If there's demons in your crew as you be walking on clouds
Or if there's angels in your circles as you walk through the fires
And so we walk through the flames, and through the clouds we gon' dance
See the flaws in my ways, hey, maybe I got a chance
See, every darkest day is a day and every cat has a plan
And we surrounded by snakes who all hiding they fangs

A bunch of animals here, I cannot hide what I am
Let the truth set you free, let lions out of the den
Keep your enemies near, and keep your eyes on your friends
'Cause in the wild, there ain't no mercy for the ones who pretend

I know me, know them, we human, understand, uh
Where I'm from, there is no solid ground to stand
Try to break me down, but diamonds do not bend, uh
Lived many lives, and I'll do it again, yuh

It's a build up of what I've learned, seen, heard, and now I feel much
Yeah, I get standoffish, give my all to the people, and I'm still up
Yeah, I'm still up wide awake world's dark, ain't trying to dose off
Yeah, ain't no walk in the park, got me looking around
Don't get lost in the sauce, don't let 'em rain on ya spark

Yeah, someone told me
"Know the difference being alone and being lonely"
That being happy on your own is the greatest skill to hone
But solitude and isolation kill a man slowly
But lately, I can't tell the difference
It's hard to really tell when you keeping them at a distance
Ain't no one getting close 'cause I can't tell what they intentions
In a jungle full of danger from the animals who in it

It's survival of the fittest, so we push it to the limit, baby
Get it how you live it, and we living on the edge
Tell me, who the hero? Can you tell me who the villain?
Can you tell if they authentic in everything that they say?
Show me who the phony, baby, show me who the realest
Can you show me what's the difference after either one is dead?
It's all the same in the end
It's kill or be killed here, my friend

I know me, know them, we human, understand, uh
Where I'm from, there is no solid ground to stand
Try to break me down, but diamonds do not bend, uh
Lived many lives, and I'll do it again, yuh

Thoughtless, brainless, all I'm saying
Guard your heart, they're bound to break it
Love is painless, I've been patient
Feels like I'm drowning, arms are waving
Wishing someone would come and save me
Come and save me
Unclear like stainless
Some bound to, bound to-

Thoughtless, brainless, all I'm saying
Guard your heart, they're bound to break it
Love is painless, I've been patient
Feels like I'm drowning, arms are waving
Wishing someone would come and save me
Come and save me
Unclear like stainless
Some bound to, bound to

It's a jungle here, all the eyes are cold
All that shines ain't real, fill my bags with gold
Fill their hearts with fear, sing a song so bold
That the birds sing back, and you not alone
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, I am
Falling, falling, falling so low
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, I have
Fallen, fallen, fallen so low