Sleeping Beauty

[Verse 1] Sentiment is only gonn' get you so far Pick and choose, a co-defendant or a co-star A closing argument or the beginning of a prologue In the mirror pitching you a dream with a coke arm,  '86 winner takes all, Doc Gooden shit Skipping the parade for the sakes of whatever could've been On the other side with all the look outs, looking in And by the looks of it all looking ain't all you took from it Took us shoulder rubbing with Pushers Like Curtis Mayfield drops and good Virginia cook up And all the Malice threaded through the journey that they booked us Know when to jump ship, wade waters 'fore they crook us 'cause ain't no such thing as the half ways, the script stays backstage Mending up the wounded and wondering what your cast made Leading you from where they do the noticing at Good thing we learned how to fit a crown over the naps, now look around [Chorus] Look-a, look around 20/20 vision will get you off the ground And all the beauty found Will be with you now if you keep vision You know how he get it Na, ha, he different, look around [Verse 2] Pressure is a privilege Proof that nobody ever left you in the scrimmage Loop that, swap it out the deck with your intentions Roof back, looking like the rest of them who get it In memory of fighting the urge of a tug or war Juggling and wondering what you juggling for Until it's both hands on the theory they brung along Told them do as they please as long as they double yours Four walls boxed in, splitting up the room now Hidden guilty pleasure like you're listening to Moonchild Rally to the front door, you know how the motive go The alley is a gun store, it's best to be Calogero Splitting the room like a Molotov crime scene Each side telling each side "yo get behind me!" Its just a conversation had quietly Flowers got thorns but it's fine B I mean look around [Verse 3] The view is wild different with a frame around it Let's hope that you don't feel no sorta way about it Being guarded like you prayed about it Elbows out like it's candy paint around it See they don't tell you the parade is outlined with help Nobody built like you, you designed yourself For the pressures that you never realized you felt It's a mirror facing a mirror tryna find some help, now look around [Bridge] Your presence speaks volumes before you say a word You're everywhere, penthouse, pavement or curb