The Roots
Peace Of Mind
They hate a kid loving his life
In all possible ways i know the devil's buggin' my life
I thank the Lord when i wake and i pray in the night
People around me getting killed i'm just praying for life
Praying for health, praying for strength, i'm just praying for wealth
The flow ill, maybe even Michael Phelps need help
A word to the wise is enough
And they said i'd be dead by 21
I'm on my post demise, one hell of a run
I ain't living by the gun so i ain't dying by one
That's what the quote said
Unless one of these hater n***as load up and shoot and try and leave the kid dead
But why you hating ? You could better yourself instead
Unlike these pastors i practice what i preach
Unlike these teachers i believe in what i teach
So when you hear me speak you got no choice but to believe in me
And if you don't, i don't mind though
Real recognize real but you blind though
I kill everything my favourite movie was rambo
Still i'm anonymous KG aka 'John Doe'
People saying the music i'm making is so appealing
But i'm just happy that we both got similar feelings
You hear that ? That's hostory
I ain't original, yet they mimic me
Cause yeah i stole this off Kendrick Lamar's OD
To be exact its a roots beat
You call it biting, i call it enlightenment
But when you caught up in the hype everyone is alike
Plus when you caught up in the hype you be losing your sight
I been a victim but now i'm caught up in my own life
I'm tryna get it right that's why i'm up late nights
Writing these rhymes like nothing else matters
Beating the clock, burning the midnight oil
Giving my all till i'm submerged 6ft in the soil
Raising the bar for these new rappers
That's stuck on the same page well here's a new chapter
The kid from nothing made it to something so why you frontin
Self-motivated, got a lot of drive with no chauffeur needed
School is needed but i learnt more off of trial and error
Cause i'm just tryna build something that'll last forever
I'm not immortal but i hope these records last forever