L.I.F.E. Long - “Self Examination”
[Emcee(s): L.I.F.E. Long]
[Producer(s): Dysh]

[Verse 1: L.I.F.E. Long]
Graphing unordinary fashion, mic control
Verbal bashing, crashing my way through industry
Doors. I’m mashing competition into flat pieces
Innovation, creativity releases. These
Average cats be limiting themselves in
Theses about nothing that don’t make sense to me. My
Brain’s not programmed like regular [?]
Different kind of vibe, plus mindstate’s self-
-individuality. I’ll separate myself
From the norm and uninnovative. My whole cypher
Stay crafting next-level creative
Can’t deal with vibrations unbalanced and negative. My
Aura positive but still down for what-
-ever. Some go get their part like they’re clever. What
Your mind beholds is what you endeavor. What-
-ever you give, you shall definitely receive
Two gems that I practice on a daily. Living
Life how I feel it should be. Self-exam-
-ination

[Hook: L.I.F.E. Long]
This is
My life, man. This is my world. I control
My destiny, I choose my moves. This is
My life, man. This is my world. I determine
If I’ll succeed or if I’ll lose. This is
My life, man. This is my world. I pick
Who’s enemy, I pick who’s crew. This is
My life, man. This is my world. Stand
Strong, succeed is all I’m supposed to do
[Verse 2: L.I.F.E. Long]
(You gotta)
Think for self first, then think for others
Treat every woman and man as sister and brother, but
Still leery of what might be uncovered ‘cause
Some like to hide behind true self, act
One way, then find they’re someone else. No
One ever thinks like how you think. I’ll analyze
People’s brains like I’m a shrink, seeing people
For what they stand behind. That’s why I’ll only deal
With females with strong minds, intelligent
Not caught up in things not relevant to what they’re living in
Strong sisters independent—that’s the type of ladies
I give complements. Much props to my sisters
Doing their thing, looking like royalty when I see ‘em
Walking (Cats be walking when [?])

[Hook: L.I.F.E. Long]
This is
My life, man. This is my world. I control
My destiny, I choose my moves. This is
My life, man. This is my world. I determine
If I’ll succeed or if I’ll lose. This is
My life, man. This is my world. I pick
Who’s enemy, I pick who’s crew. This is
My life, man. This is my world. Stand
Strong, succeed is all I’m supposed to do
[Verse 3: L.I.F.E. Long]
You gotta
Love yourself, do for self
Practice makes perfect [?] watch your health, re-
-member the body’s a vessel transporting your soul
Life’s not a movie—no street’s paved gold
Sometimes, you’ll make mistakes and it’s too late to
Set back the clock and recreate. No
Starting over in life—there’s one shot. Make
[?] what you got, but, more
Importantly, [?] what you know. Reap
What’s sowed, feed off knowledge to grow. I
Stay meditating deeply on theories of life
How I could change those dealing trife, but
I can only set examples to follow. Living
One day at a time, building for tomorrow
I stay formulating. No time for procrasti-
-nation, only elevation, self-determi-
-nation to overstand and evaluate situ-
-ations. Self-examination

[Hook: L.I.F.E. Long]
This is
My life, man. This is my world. I control
My destiny, I choose my moves. This is
My life, man. This is my world. I determine
If I’ll succeed or if I’ll lose. This is
My life, man. This is my world. I pick
Who’s enemy, I pick who’s crew. This is
My life, man. This is my world. Stand
Strong, succeed is all I’m supposed to do. This is
My life, man. This is my world. I pick
Who’s enemy, I pick who’s crew. This is
My life, man. This is my world. Stand
Strong, succeed is all I’m supposed to do