The American Dream

[Intro: Blu & The Last Artful, Dodgr] Yeah Know you know Uh-huh, uh, check it [Verse 1: Blu] This the whole world, they say it's my world I want the American Dream, I want a blonde girl I just want a mansion and a yacht I wanna make it to the top of the hill and I wanna stay real All I want is like 88 mill' That I could flip into at least eight bills, straight skills Pay bills and taxes, I wanna have mad kids And I want all my kids to have mad kids I want the masses to say my album is a classic And I want all my albums to go Platinum I wanna stop rapping and start acting, put out movies, uh And let my kids get into fashion All I want is the American pie You know, a big fat slice of that American lie Same dream they sold that made America fly Into the sky, to the moon, back to Houston, bullshit [Chorus: Miguel & The Last Artful, Dodgr] I can't sleep, my mind's catching up to me Dreams keeping me awake (You'll see everything's in order, know you know) I can't sleep, my dream's catching up to me Lose sleep, leave me awake (You'll see everything's in order you know) I can't sleep, my mind's catching up to me (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) Dreams keeping me awake (Ooh-ooh, you'll see everything, I know what you want) [Verse 2: Blu] Is everything that you've got 'Cause by now, everyone knows I ain't had a lot Coming up, it was rough, rusty pans and pots So as a young man, I demanded it all It's a house in a car Plus another house just so I can house this broad Plus another car that can go really, really far And a ticket outer space after they land on Mars Is the Slauson Mall You know, a place where all my grandsons can shop and ball I need a brand new shirt, new watch and shoes For all my brothers and cousins, uncles and nephews Is a private island for refuge And a studio space with like 16 rooms For all kind of our artists that be recording and rehearsing And my own record company to put out the recordings Uh, is a gang of more money I wanna house the homeless, I wanna feed the hungry I wanna cure diseases, I wanna stop brutality I wanna pay for the best education for my family [Chorus: Miguel & The Last Artful, Dodgr] I can't sleep, my mind's catching up to me Dreams keeping me awake (You'll see everything's in order, know you know) I can't sleep, my dream's catching up to me Lose sleep, leave me awake (You'll see everything's in order you know) I can't sleep, my mind's catching up to me (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) Dreams keeping me awake (Ooh-ooh, you'll see everything's in order, know you know) I can't sleep, my dream's catching up to me Lose sleep, leave me awake (You'll see everything, I know what you want) [Verse 3: Blu] Is to live forever And not just me, but me and my family altogether Go to church more, pick up the Bible, read a verse more Live up to my idols, show em I'm worth more for sure Is more money than Trump Plus a private jet so I can fly wherever I want Plus enough money to put all my family members in school And pay they rent and stay legit 'cause I'm cool All I want is to make my own rules That way all the other states can get high too And tell the immigrants ride through whenever they want Global citizenship, bitch, fuck Trump All I want is us to stop eating meat Vegetation makes you stronger and the cipher complete All I want is all the best things for all human beings I just wanna be G-O-D [Bridge: Miguel] I see it clearly when I close my eyes [Chorus: Miguel & The Last Artful, Dodgr] I can't sleep, my mind's catching up to me Dreams keeping me awake (You'll see everything's in order, know you know) I can't sleep, my dream's catching up to me Lose sleep, leave me awake (You'll see everything's in order you know) I can't sleep, my mind's catching up to me (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) Dreams keeping me awake (Ooh-ooh, you'll see everything's in order, know you know) [Outro: Sample] And now, why talk about this? Is it interesting, is it important? For the human being to realize that in some sense of the word, whatever it means He is God or one with God