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lyrics
I am him
I am that
Whatever title that you give me wont trap
Me
Or box me in
The creator of my own fate lets begin
I am son
I am brother
I am student, teacher fighter and lover
I’m an American
An innercity veteran
Believer in equality but way above comparison.
Plot out everything
Nothing is done on a whim
Cuz it’s hard to feel blessed
When you were raised in the Sin
Been at parties with hotties
Bullets grazing them
Whats crazy to me now was amazing then
Shit, some aint make it on that thanksgiving eve
So eeverynight I give thanks for everyday that I see
Feel me
Wandered for years
Where I was destined to be
Realizing im just happy to be
You see
At 28
My perspective has changed
More reflective
More selective of pain
Less vain
Yet more confident
Conscious of the consequence
Careful with my consonants
And verb tense
Common sense
Aint so common to the common man
And I’m him freshened up
Like arm and ham-er
Never been to the slammer but I always felt trapped
So I only spit aluminum foil
Real rap
I am him
I am that
Whatever title that you give me wont trap
Me
Or box me in
The creator of my own fate lets begin
I am son
I am brother
I am student, teacher fighter and lover
I’m an American
An innercity veteran
Believer in equality but way above comparison.
Verse2
Im realizing that the futures uncertain
loved a ball and chain
Now im feeling unburdened
Been flirting a little
Since being abandoned
And it appears a couple women are in need of Brandon
Claiming they understand him
And love that he’s handsome
Plus he has charms like… follow the rainbow is his anthem (lucky charms cereal)
But…
Im not looking for retail for females
Plus im not buying the sweet tales that she sells
Not convinced no matter how intense that she smells
She’ll prmise the ocean when it’s really a sea shell
Light on the details
Thinks she’s right until she bails
And old habits emerge like biting of the nails
Or drinking alone
Start thinking of home
When its other shit to do
Can’t let it creep in in your dome
Life is multiple tests
Supposed bundles of stress
But im not phased cuz im never ever humbled by threats
I am him
I am that
Whatever title that you give me wont trap
Me
Or box me in
The creator of my own fate lets begin
I am son
I am brother
I am student, teacher fighter and lover
I’m an American
An innercity veteran
Believer in equality but way above comparison.
Verse3
I laugh at the rookies not accustomed to less
Cuz i don’t crumble like cookies
I stay strong like baguettes
On this… quest for bread many dead or deceased
One’s mental the other is the spirits release
There’s no time for grief
Cuz being reminded won’t rewind it
I’m selfish now
Life’s a bitch
So I am single minded
For all my jacks in the proverbial box
With their jills out there smoking a rock
Or get cock from a dude out there with a better plan
I was only 19 and a veteran
Its sort of funny how the tables flip
The girl who cheated on me aint a fan of dick
Abandon ship
Went to prison and found a chick
Now im in law school trying to study crime and shit
Where you have a presumption that your innocent
But if youre a menace
Then Your actions will diminish it
I am him
I am that
Whatever title that you give me wont trap
Me
Or box me in
The creator of my own fate lets begin
I am son
I am brother
I am student, teacher fighter and lover
I’m an American
An innercity veteran
Believer in equality but way above comparison.
credits
from Got Lyrics?,
released April 10, 2011
Produced by Pro-Dash
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