And Yet Still

One things for certain, one things for sure/

Nothing is certain, nothing is sure/

Nobody's perfect/

No such thing as pure/

What gave you purpose/

May take back more/


Red for the natives, White for the invaders/

Blue for the ocean we crossed, when they enslaved us/

Green for the money they made and never gave us/

Purple for the way they behave as if they're saviors/

Black, Strong and healthy like America's worst dream/ 

They're trying to make fat every new rappers first name/

No shame up until the point that nurse came/

Fit check you ain't finna pass but the shirt flame/

Working less than we used to for more/

But more ain't the more that we're used to before/

Hustle for a check like running for a baton/

As soon as you collect, go one hand it off, poor/

Hurry on back to the drawing board/

But can't afford a pencil no incentive to go on forward/

I'll spend it all in one place probably in one day/

Inflation got me hating on a trip to the corner store/


One things for certain, one things for sure/

Nothing is certain nothing is sure/

Nobody's perfect/

No such thing as pure/

What gave you purpose/

May take back more/


Somewhere in between we find happiness/

But I don't wanna miss it so I never see mattresses/

Complaining to our leaders an excuse that they're glad to get/

A slogan on poster making voters combative/

Stupidity is so rampant, I can't even get mad at it/

Learning how to learn ain't what we teach in the manuscript/

Entire generations unequipped for their challenges/

No knowledge of prevention, but a scholar in bandages/

I mean, what's the advantage here, the ceilings a chandelier/

As long as it is beautiful, who cares if we're stranded here/

War ain't on the channels it's covered by scandals/

Another rap beef, blind fold made of lambswool/

When you pull trigger I don't care what your mans do/

These verses are examples of egos and shambles/

ya'll don't keep it G I alphabet you don't plan to/

I speak without fear, I could never get canceled/


I'm understood even when I'm wrong irregardless/

Hood smart cause the ghetto always near a college/

Im a gem but I'm cut though, im done/

So I do be pulling back when I bust though/

I come from heartless, Charlotte, and cutthroats who gave me something beautiful promise to run shows/

D dot C stand for dirty cut throat/

M dot D to stash the money and drugs though/


One things for certain, one things for sure/

Nothing is certain, nothing is sure/

Nobody's perfect/

No such thing as pure/

What gave you purpose/

May take back more/

And yet still/"