Lights

[Verse 1] I used to want to take the Earth over And became universe over a verse My vision grew and my growth spurt Now I’m sixteen and just hit six feet Big things, dream larger, for that you got to sleep more Desire to run rap off principles See more blinded eyelids, open up See more coming up, got Rikishi on my seesaw We are destined for greatness Heard hard work and dedication gets places I’ve been nothing but dedicated Facing 'em, finna rise up like facelifts Fourth grader, scared in his own basement I’m making beats, the class talking bout spaceships Paper airplanes, beebee guns and guess These are my days of recording on cassette But now fubu’s gone, and I got buku pumps All my jerseys worn, in Jersey I performed Not bad for a little nigga like myself though I’m like a stalker, I just follow where success go Set goals, make it happen Best goal, make it rappin' Nothing in my pockets but lint, I guess I’m fastin' But they don’t chant my name and they don’t call me Hov Like what good is being the best if people don’t hardly notice More than a song, I’m surrounded by wrong, right And sometimes I feel like they don’t feel what I write Maybe the will they next day like a long night Call it a hangover, 'bout to take the game over Lights [Outro] It seems to me you’re kind of an icon For someone who I don’t really give a fuck, when you get right down to it But the prosperity led to greed and possessiveness For someone who can see the um bad things going on but not let it sort of harden your heart I don’t care what happens to my um my species because I think this species has squandered great gifts Namely, and especially, the gift of this mind So I pulled away emotionally and I said you know what fuck 'em Let 'em do what they want to do, I’m gonna enjoy this shit as a spectator The rise The decline Do you have any advice for people on how you can still stay engaged in the world and not just go insane with anger and resentment