In the second volume of this rap book I gotta come crazy Cat gave me the keys so now I can't be the one who's lazy Surfing on these beats that are smoother than gravy If I crash right now I could never say that I was wavy Getting in my punches over break, call that some spring training Tryna outrun my issues, I got winded just from trying to keep up with how quickly those guys were running But at least keeping up with them is showing something Even though every time I get a rematch I be losing Nowadays I'm living for a long time and not a good one Of course I still got times where I be havin too much fun But it's safe to say that almost everyday I'm just done with everything, I should prolly have a talk with the sun The way I see it I'll either end in a grave or in jail Just the sort of thoughts that I be keeping tucked behind the veil Going through the motions but I'm still not getting 10 yards You would've thought they wrote butter fingers on my player cards Getting sacked at every corner but they not tossin money Devil doin dances in my endzone cuz he think he funny Always blitzing when the line is open, ooh he lucky Couldn't catch me in the field chasin goals I'm sneakin like Brady Daily drills working on my game, thats the winner in me Soon enough I'd have won myself a life trophy Keeping on that smile is a way out of this dark place It's the only hope to keep me pushing to a future date The void has never left me so I'm searching for the one to fill the space And it's gone about as good as it sounds with a snail's pace This emptiness is something I'm thinking that I can't replace Like putting flowers in a broken kitchen with a fancy vase I'm growing into shoes that I could never unlace So I need to fit the pieces quickly or the table will shake Hit the red button, got the game goin defcon Ten years ago I only worried bout Pokemon The typa thoughts I'd get at 9 PM where pretty scary Had forgotten what I ate to make room for the scenery Needed that same feeling as those seven goals from Germany Triple six started his reign of terror over me There's at least five times he changed who I'd be But I know for sure I still came out a king Cause I hit that one triple to secure the ring So to anyone who continues to doubt where I've gone I hope you keep that same energy when I'm the one

Shooting hoops with my cuz had me thinkin bout life Not on some doom and gloom, rather what I'm proud of Even if I'm not always seeing eye to eye with the man above Any time it's conversation we both comin wit the love The place I'm in at the moment is somewhat complicated Tryna talk it out with myself is getting outdated And you'll never see me talk it out with TED Cause at that point I might as well be left on read Look, scattered dots on the ceiling representing my thoughts Different sizes of red for different levels of pains Whatever's left white shows any sort of gains If you could even think of gains while cleaning up remains Ok maybe I lied about going without doom and gloom Can you really blame me for wanting to go so soon? Prolly better than being some corporation goon Getting drown out under the U.S monsoon They got us doin anything to make ends meat Overpricing everything we wanna use to retreat Not caring for us until we on the verge of defeat Cause the ones at the top got the whole world to eat Most world leaders fall under that umbrella I threw And it'd be foolish to deny what's already been proven true Unless you one of those who just lets them do what they wanna do Then I hope you'll be havin fun when your face turns blue After their done with you they'll make sure that every single one of your teeth are new I thought of all of this in the span of one shootaround Before a game where I honestly got clowned But I don't regret the peace of mind that would surround Despite the fact that I couldn't chase a rebound I thought of this moment as the anchor form the chaos A memory for when things fall apart, I can lay on A callback to the roots that I was built upon To come back to earth within a pond as a small swan I think a lot for someone who has so much time ahead of them Maybe all the animosity and doomer thoughts come from that stem It's a part of me I should probably condemn But we al know that it's pressure that creates a gem

I'm stranded dead center stuck in cast iron shackles Can't get a drink of water since I poisoned all the wells What was going through my mind pouring it out I couldn't tell you It's the craziest methods paranoia always points to Same reason why they wouldn't put a nervous man behind the gun He would leave more shade than the sky without a sun The only thing I keep killing is my character Mood switching more often than the change weather Irritating me like some girl named Heather But with every passing day, I'm slowly getting better On the self improvement wave even if I'm compensating For the fact that it's a distraction from how much I been losing You wouldn't come to that conclusion cause I smile every morning But I'm in a better life every time I'm snoring In this reality I'm a thankful nonetheless Some people don't get access to that temporary rest That I abuse to see myself in all the best scenarios And while of course I wanna be at the top and in all the stereos It all starts from becoming my city's very own The dream will always be present inside my mind

[Verse 1: MF Ghxstly] Sheath the sword Then open up the Colosseum doors Blood stained the mausoleum floors Pale porsche Paleontologist pay me for knowledge Take off on a rocket with my words your brain I shock it Your best work I can top it The shit you say be outta pocket cook you like betty crocket bitch stop it walk it off watch it Better watch your wallet fry your mind right out the socket Sayonara sucker I’m making magna cartas, casually You faker than what’s actually Why you mad at me I’m just speaking the truth you goof You gonna lose I blow the pocket rocket out the roof Need proof you just aloof to what we do nuisance I’m sippin’ brew after brew Never stoop to your level Bury your body, with a shovel I am the devil when it comes to shifting treble sound of hot tea from out the kettle pull strings like Gepetto [Verse 2: Thatguyjamari] I had a talk with Ms. Anonymous, and it humbled me Even though Flowers dropped she thought we could be Not together again, rather every now and then we'll see How after all this time we never burned the carved tree Ain't no way my liver makes it past the age of 25 Drinks became my biggest vice, thinkin how can I derive I carry all this pain on my back and it'll push me to strive I've tunnel visioned on my goals, I'm only cranked to overdrive I'll be shining brightest in the cloudiest weather When it comes to writing, I'm not seein anyone do better Wanna talk reckless? Well, I hope you booked a stretcher Think I'm crazy? Then you can call me Heath Ledger I'll be laughing at your confrontation, never fold under pressure Y'all be talkin bout the smoke, but you don't wanna meet her Only way to prove me wrong is lining up the feature Wanna be on demon time? Then you gon meet the Sneaky Preacher [Verse 3: Matt Draugos] Drinking ether with a cold demeanor sold my soul to demons now it’s open season Low key like a snub nose you can catch a slug tho or caught in a sharpshooter screaming uncle, go for broke I want dough Lurking in the fog don’t come close gurgle lightning through my tongue hole Sold the fire for the one note, saw the light and ate the sun whole Cleared the sand from the sphynx and got the keys a young thutmose All I see is double crossing cops call em jake the snake Set the table straight and sing amazing grace Distracting from my day-to-day reminisce on this rainy day Fog tryna crack apart my stable brain Succeeded in the natal phase Speak the power or succumb to shady fates Prowling through the depths but never washed that’s Shady’s fate Double barrel punch like an 808 or slap like Jada’s mate peace to Scott Hall spitting razor blades

[Verse 1: No God.] Down the line, I’m bound to shine Mentality rise n grind, enjoy my time, let the words define How I spend my life through misery, turn simplicity into imagery Whispers from my past leave impressions beyond the cemetery My outlook is opaque, my mind is blurry, can’t tell what’s real So numb I can barely move forward, so here’s the deal Bury souls in the hearts of records, this a horcrux Writtens are the tool for for the broken brain, a walking crutch been through way too much, chaos corrupts the world I’m in No God livin a life of sin, spin through visions on medicine Picturin the end of the road till I slam the breaks The destination de la soul at higher stakes, will I reach the gates? Morality’s a lie that we can’t escape, it’s in our nature Dichotomy of mankind is set in stone like nomenclature Conceal the glaciers, refuse to melt on borrowed time Will i grow wiser or be compromised? Down the line [Verse 2: Thatguyjamari] I couldn't tell you how I'd be doing down the line If I wanna be looking up I'd tell you I'll be fine Knowing that I have no idea whether my light will shine Or if I'll be drowning deep in darkness cause I'm slowly dying The only guarantees in life is your imminent death and taxes As well as getting bogged down while in ya classes Sometimes I be livin life walkin through molasses Not knowing where to go, I get isolated from the masses Every human has a fear of whatever they don't know Of course it's case by case, plus it could always grow You can never put this fear to rest until you're 6 feet below But by the time your light is out another one is set aglow While I believe in love at first sight it don't always work out I had someone with me I thought I could take to the end route But that changed when I started getting clouded with doubt Now I have half a world I gotta go live without