Decline

[Skit] "Now arriving in Philadelphia, it's the last stop, thank you for riding the Swelly Express" "Damn, yo, I just woke up, son, that was the craziest dream ever, dawg, Black Thought came through and gave me some advice and got on the track, some Hollywood shit" [Verse 1] They waiting for that decline Pray that I lose my mind, they never want me to shine But I observe that, trouble, I will serve that Ear to the streets, never will I give the curve back Still moving at a velocity Still sensing the animosity Hate mail is what they send me But I separate letters like an apostrophe Colossal, he Didn't come the same, musta had two angles, he was isosceles But now I'm Socrates with philosophies I'm in my tree house, please don't bother me And now it's looking like hella smoke Underage, they letting me pass the velvet rope And this life getting reckless Feeling like a lone star, Texas [Chorus] Uh huh, I know what's on your mind You don't think that we gon' shine I face you to prove you wrong Thought I was weak, I tell you I'm getting strong and This time, it's gon' be different than the last time Swear I'm gon' turn this from a hobby and a pastime Tomorrow's gon' be better than today And this'll wash the pain away [Verse 2] Could you cheer for me when you see me? Had to follow my dreams and they could not believe me But, you see I need it for the cake, I go Like today on your TV and the radio Retro '80 flow, hood made me crazy, though Put in work with music, but the school made me lazy, though Why? That's 'cause I couldn't write enough rhymes They say that hip-hop is dead, we bring the vital signs Never tripping, I'm on a different grind Bring slaughter to your houses, a young Nickel Nine See, now tell me, would you get me wrong If I told you in the studio I met Solange? If I said I command it like it's the Pentagon Hating on, even on the roof I'm upper echelon But, still forever we shine Turn a negative to positive, I never decline [Chorus] Uh huh, I know what's on your mind You don't think that we gon' shine I face you to prove you wrong Thought I was weak, I tell you I'm getting strong and This time, it's gon' be different than the last time Swear I'm gon' turn this from a hobby and a pastime Tomorrow's gon' be better than today And this'll wash the pain away