It go shame, and honor

Fake, or honest

Pledge allegiance to the first who find no place, among us

Lay, or conquer

This taste, for power

Accelerated my pace through the days, and hours

My brain, like towers

Mighty was the fall from the call of the pilot of that plane, you coward

You lame, you tyrant

All flame, no fire

The stare from the giant ain't the one you should desire

It goes pain, and life

With pain, comes life

I gain ? sight, then I gained, my stripes

Win the war ? story, damn right

Took the village overnight

Killed the kids, but kept the wife

And he said it'd be aight

If she rolled the dice

Then she got snake-eyes, so he slid into her twice

There's a ransom on a life, if you don't pay by the night

He gon' play matchmaker, introduce her to his knife

It goes fame, or some

Fortune, or none

On top, you loved

The bottom? you shunned

Cops kill a man he ain't even try to run

Skinhead sheriff, and the judge is his son

I just take a look around and wonder what we done become

I never look for trouble, always seem to find you some

So I

Spread my wings, and I flew towards the sun

I'm on the search for love, as of yet ain't found me none

It go shame, and honor

Fake, or honest

Pledge allegiance to the first who find no place, among us

Lay, or conquer

This taste, for power

Done bled into my soul, can't go a day — without it

Bible on my dash, so I keep my head grounded

Bricks in his bag, so he keep his legs grounded

Said nothing ever happened, then a skinhead found him

Tag on his toe, how his mama had to find him

It go shame, and honor

Fake, or honest

Pledge allegiance to the first who find no place, among us

Lay, or conquer

This taste, for power

At first was sweet, but soon, went sour

Had a talk with 'Nique, ironic cuz she just like me

First time meeting, but it didn't feel like it

Then we stood on that porch, and we blew some loud lightly

Had a talk with 'Nique, now I read proverbs nightly

And I used to go to school with them white kids daily

I never got mad, that was how their parents raised them

Just a misunderstanding from two opposite perspectives

So when they said "nigga", I ain't felt no disrespect

Remember back in seventh grade, me and Brooke start dating

Tried to make it work, even though half the school hated

She gave into the pressure, poor girl couldn't fight it

Broke up. Said her best friend momma didn't like it

It go shame, and honor

Fake, or honest

Pledge allegiance to the first who find no place, among us

Lay, or conquer

This taste, of power

Ain't nothing what you want, wish I ain't know, about it

Sat 'Dro down, asked him "Why you acting foolish mane"

'Dro told me that he do what he chooses

So I had to let go of Pedro because he became a nuisance

Told the boy to kill himself, so he hung out like a Judas

It go shame, and honor

Fake, or honest

And if you choose the latter, then forever will you matter

And life too short for you to ever live in madness

Hope to toss the hate aside and you choose to live in laughter (2x)

It go...