
…should've kept myself distant
[Verse 1]
I should've kept myself living
But they gon say I'm too livid
These niggas acting like…
…victims
I think I'm prolly burning with them
I shouldve kept myself distant
Shoulda kept myself distant, yeah
Came…
…"nah bae I'm just out of luck" yeah
[Chorus]
These niggas hate me from a distance
They scared of turning into victims
I think I'm prolly burning with them
I should've kept myself distant…

…it through the day. I kept a secret locked up in me. I told no one what was happening to me everyday after school. I…
…from burning hell that I once called home.
At the age of eighteen I found myself in Lincoln, Nebraska. I had a full ride…
…looked into the stands and no longer saw him sitting there. I won more than just a softball game on my senior day. I won myself back…

Mamacita, catch me now as I sink
Into darkness I thought to be extinct
Chilled my eyeballs as the curtains were torn…
Flawed as ever in the drunkest tense
Kept repeating, kept repeating myself
In my native tongue the parlance of problem itself…
Oh, you've got to trust me when I say
Long for something better than this
Kept repeating, kept repeating myself
There's nothing…

…teachers. Just a mean-spirited kid. I can't remember how it started or what it was about, but one day we were in the hallway between…
…said anything back to Tyrik Gale. I was afraid if I did he'd sock me. He never put his hands on me, but the shame of not sticking up for myself…
…feel like walking anymore. We were just beyond the funeral home. My boys stepped behind me into the gallery surrounding Jimmy and I…
…elegant
Treat my shorty like she's delicate
I do it myself, I don't delegate
Blame it all on my etiquette
Blame it all on my etiquette…
…: Chvcks]
Lately I've been feeling elegant
Treat my shorty like she's delicate
I do it myself, I don't delegate
Blame…
…feeling elegant
Treat my shorty like she's delicate
I do it myself, I don't delegate
Blame it all on my etiquette (etiquette…

…to the right, limp into the lot
Slingin' dust everywhere so I'm gettin' kinda hot
Now I'm coughin' up dirt as I slam the door
I see an old man…
…with such a pretty blue sky"
I wasn't in the mood to hear his yappin'
But he kept on, and his jaws kept flappin'
He said
[Chorus]
"It's time…
…in the fast lane, back when I was young
Now I lay in the bed I made, so be a good man son"
[Verse 2]
The man kept…

…to the right, limp into the lot
Slingin' dust everywhere so I'm gettin' kinda hot
Now I'm coughin' up dirt as I slam the door
I see an old man…
…with such a pretty blue sky"
I wasn't in the mood to hear his yappin'
But he kept on, and his jaws kept flappin'
He said
[Chorus]
"It's time…
…in the fast lane, back when I was young
Now I lay in the bed I made, so be a good man son"
[Verse 2]
The man kept…

…)]
The way I hold you it feels so good
I don't ever wanna let you go
Can't see you with nobody else
I just really had to let you know
It's…
…got into a fight
With niggas tried to say I wasn't hitting it right
Yup, they kept on hating just kept on waiting
Hoping…
…that we'd break up but we kept dating
Never knew it would be so hard to be with you
I should make it easy on myself and just quit you…

…[Chorus: Lu Jerz]
How can I not give into temptation
When I'm lookin' at a young Sanaa Lathen
I know that my babe is my baby…
But the ass on this one is so crazy
I can't do it, but I think ima do it
I shouldn't do it but I think ima do it
Can't do it, I think…
…is 'Temptation'
[Chorus: Lu Jerz]
How can I not give into temptation
When I'm lookin' at a young Sanaa Lathen
I know that my babe is my baby…

…standing
I picked myself up and kept on steppin', and now y'all won't look in my direction
I'm still standing
You gonna bring…
…beat down bloodied and bruised but dag-gummit I done paid my dues
I'm still standing
I picked myself up and kept…
…standing
I picked myself up and kept on steppin', and now y'all won't look in my direction
I'm still standing
You gonna bring…
By illmaculate (2017)
On album Ethereal (2017)

Really, I just played myself
Cause I knew that you had game, knew that you had game
I don't blame you cause you played me
Really, I…
…just played myself
Cause I knew that you had game, I still chose to play
I gave you all I had, I should have kept it for myself
I…
…gave you all I had, I should have kept it for myself
Yea, I gave you all I had, I should have kept it for myself
Now I'm selfless…

…to the places I'd seen as a soldier. I wanted to show her the Vietnam that kept me awake at night—a shady trail outside…
…there, the canteens and bandoliers and mess kits. This little field, I thought, had swallowed so much. My best friend. My pride. My belief in myself…
…there. After that long night in the rain, I'd seemed to grow cold inside, all the illusions gone, all the old ambitions and hopes for myself sucked away into…

My Nigga I Been Grinding All by my Self
Waking up Teary eyed without no help
Look into my eyes, Tell me why I gotta Lie…
…a Rack in the pocket of some Levi's
Nigga i swear fo' God I been up by myself
Waking up Teary eyed without no help
Look into my eyes, Tell me why I gotta…
…in my bucks so I Put em in a trust Now
Nigga i swear fo' God I been up by myself
Waking up Teary eyed without no help
Look into…

…wasn't ever gone
Was by myself but nah was never alone
God one day is gonna show me up into my throne
Not until my current…
…% and can tap into 100% power
Self-actualization is the name of the game
Yet, I found I just kept pushing my capabilities…
…was already filled with hate by that time and too jaded to keep up
Year after year I kept losing myself more and more until I'm staring…

…[Intro: Bugzy Malone]
It comes a point in life when you gotta learn to keep it moving
And what I mean about that is, you can't…
…drop the top
Just to remind myself that I'm on top
Just to remind myself that I gotta keep it moving
(Swear down, swear down)
I kept on trying but I…
…to remind myself that I'm on top
Just to remind myself that I gotta keep it moving
(Swear down, swear down)
I kept on trying but I just kept…