Portrait

[Verse 1] I’ve been better, been worse, more blessed than I’m cursed Trying to train myself to treat my body like a church Takes a certain type of nerve to make a person fight the urge And when I’m dead, I’ll still work to try to fertilize your dirt But first I acknowledge the vice-versa We could trade shoes and you’d probably play blues And while you was paying dues, they borrowed your face too Tryna get you to admit to some weight that you ain't moved I see 'em, fightin' off the feelin' Just to find a little frequency and rotate with the seasons And I don’t need to know the reasons you believe As long as you believe that there's a scenery beyond the ceilin' [Chorus] That’s just my unsolicited suggestion And don't nobody give a shit if it passes your inspection But that’s not realistic 'cause we starvin' for attention A portrait of the artist as an addendum, now that you mentioned it [Verse 2] You don’t wanna hear my voice, but you force yourself to listen Gotta check in case I'm talkin' about you And I’ve never sang a song that’s talkin' 'bout you In fact, even right now I'm not talkin' 'bout you But we solvin' the math and we walkin' our path Cautious, gotta avoid getting caught in the traps Don’t let them penetrate the skin, step around them like quicksand With multiple wristbands, the hand was Invisible Man From the ashtray, I rise like a Pontiac Watching my back with the eyes of an insomniac No rats, no pigs, no copycats Follow the money, honey, who supplied the body bags? [Chorus] That's just my unsolicited suggestion And don't nobody give a shit if it passes your inspection But that’s not realistic 'cause we starvin' for attention A portrait of the artist as a name carved in a bench, then [Verse 3] I wish that this was more than a gesture I wish that I could make your everything better Wish that I could tether it together for connection Look at your reflection if you're looking for redemption Of course the fortunate found shelter from the weather But it still feels like the storms might live forever Maybe take a little time, put some commas in the sentences Then maybe we could find a common sense of direction [Chorus] That's just my unsolicited suggestion And don't nobody give a shit if it passes your inspection But that's not realistic 'cause we starved for attention A portrait of the artist as a departure, ascension