Madlib
Q&A’s x Demons In My Demeanour
[Morgan Freeman Skit]

[Intro]

It's the Young Prodigy
Aka, Young Prophet
Aka, suck my dick..

*laughs*

[Verse 1]

Rather be lonely
If it was cool to be phoney
Yet still you don't ever phone me
But fuck that shit 'cos you know me
My demons eating me wholly
And I can't deal with it solely
They told me just the smoke the pain away
I just think that they sold me
We run the jungle the Kony
My 90s babies so Sony
All my working n***as don't to speak the pepperoni
That's just some behaviour my people have always showed me
Ain't a gang banging n***a, my true colours my only
Boy I, wish for omission from these evil conditions
You pray for change and think you helped just 'cos you signed the petition
You n***as trippin'
Abiding by some shit you don't believe in
Until I get my paper up then I'll be leavin'
Staring in the face of manhood
I never planned good
And time don't stop so I handle it as a man should

Save my place while I say my grace
'Cos if I make it I know that I probably saved my face

[Break]

I probably saved my face (x2)

Gotta say my grace
'Cos if I make it I know that I probably saved my face

You're now listening to...
The motherfuckin' future

*laughs*

[Verse 2]
Lost in the matrix
Not content with the basics
But still we keep the basis
I ain't fond of new faces
All my n***as chasers
Said our dreams were audacious
But still I see a future where all of us eating gracious
Life put us through paces
A couple colleagues be some undercover racists
What if this weren't my day shift?

They'd probably be up in the jury with their face stiff
Picture that noose around my neck and watch 'em say lift

This just some issues that be picking my mind
And it's just adding to the fact I'm getting sick of this grind
Worried 'bout war when u ignore the bomb that's ticking is time
I smoke a cannon, kick a rhyme
Fuck world terror I'm fine
She hit the blunt now she divine
Body, soul and her mind
Now we can really intertwine
Girl them stars are aligned
I'm into purp not red wine
But some chocolate is fine
The boy is, one of a kind
Tell 'em get in the line
They all impressed and I'll be honest I'm tryin'
And, If I said it wasn't hard I'd be lyin'
I, lack inspiration, recent times I gone cold
So I, got on my Hip-Hop shit did I know
Put my mind into drive
Made a stop now its go
Traffic jam towards freedom
Also known as the doe
N***as don't work for the council but out here shovelling snow
Cos only few can adapt, just how they want it to flow, oh

[Outro]

And that's word, that's word (x2)
Murder
For my 90's n***asPart 2 - Demons In My Demeanour[Verse]

Feel the demons in my demeanour
Want me to follow standard procedure
Just another voice, add it to the noise
I took a trip to the other side it's no greener
I'm looking for lil' Madeline, have you seen her?
I just wanna know how to hide from the Earth too
'Cos na, this ain't living, it's an arena
Bet they wish I was terminated at birth too

'Cos we started from the top, then we fell here
Now they work their very best to instil fear
Got these kids slanging narcs, writing rap songs
Kill their own best friend because their stacks long
Then smile at his mama, wish her all the best
Smoke another sack, take it to the chest
Another n***a on the news, glad it ain't you
'Cos you ain't tryna be like Wallace when the game choose

And you ain't tryna be like Trey, when them n***as prey
On one of your brothers, who they tryna play?
Rules of a man, not a hood n***a
But is that the very problem? Yeah it would figure
Just another kid exposed to the dark side
Where you lend a hand and get a shark bite
No cure, no cause, rolling in the deep
You're favourite rapper told you "You should never sleep"

So fuck it lil' n***a, do what you been told
And don't try and pass the blame, 'cos we in the fold
There's war in the West, war in the East
Hard drugs, good oil, man this shit's a feast
Now everybody come together, let us say our grace
Until the pastor shot the scientist up in the face
Blood all on the kids, scriptures on the wall
I wonder if my people were just built to fall

That's all

[Outro]