NH2 (Grins and Lies)

[Verse 1: Open Mike Eagle]

Can you feel my pain

I had a bad life

Got so much pain, I gotta ask twice

The road's scary like there's black ice

My uncle got married to a crack pipe

Is you aunt white?

I said no mane

He just feels the ash pipe from the cocaine

This ain't the fast life, it's the slow lane

My cousin got caught bootlegging Soul Plane

I got in trouble for bumping Cold Vein

Only hood shit, what a cold game

But that's old pain, I got new troubles

I've been punching the wall, look at my bruised knuckles

Saw a fine girl, we'd make a cute couple

I tried talking to her, but I was too subtle

Then the bouncer showed me out the club

But I need somebody to show me how to love

[Hook]

I know we seem invincible

And super cool and all unaffected but--

(Niggas hurt too)

I know we're on TV

We're all smiley and shit, but you gotta know--

(Niggas hurt too)

[Bridge]

Maybe you ain't never been hurt like this

But if you've ever been hurt and shit

Let me hear you say Owwwww (Owwwww)

Say Ow Ow (Ow Ow)

[Verse 2: Alpha MC]

When I kick it with the white homies

They drop N-bombs when we high on weed

It hurts but I'm shinin' on

Don't want that negative nigga stereotype on me

Cause people say stupid things

Trying to act like black ain't human being

Not unless he rapping and shooting sprees

But that's cool with me

More showbiz loot for me

(Owwww)

But I ain't angry, I'm passionate

Cause ya'll so entertained by my bastardness

I can claim I'm an African

But my last name is the same as a white slave master's is

(Johnson)

You might feel like you don't belong

Cause you like blunts not smoking bongs

When a nigga pass you a J, you look at him strange

Still woulda hit the shit anyway

[Hook]

I know we seem invincible

And super cool and all unaffected but--

(Niggas hurt too)

I know we're on TV

We're all smiley and shit, but you gotta know--

(Niggas hurt too)