The War

[Verse 1: Wale]

Look, I just want to make you better

I think I could save you

But I think I'm bipolar, I love you then I hate you

Grew with disdain though I hate whoever ain't you

Hate when I can't date you, but I also need my space too

I made room for this love, how foolish of me

And every woman looking at you knew that you was lucky

So check the verse, miss, I ain't say I'm perfect

But you was low on love, what I do; reimbursed it

And now it hurts to be around or converse with ya

And what's worse is before this, I had worshiped you

Now war missiles, hand guns, and grenades

The walls I couldn't break 'em, or take 'em apart with a tank

Now momma told me be careful who you love

G said just rap it up, these bitches actin' up

And as for us, we was different though, things have gotten difficult

Try to be Mr. Perfect intercontinental, hold up

You spend your time with your friends all the time

And all that time with your friends put my momentum on decline

My mind's gone evil, you changed with the season

You had a new clear heart, guess I was Hiroshima

So now I need some Xanies, some Remy, and some reefer

So when this war is over, I'm not PTSD'ing

And I don't wanna leave her, but you know what got me wonderin'

I'm scared to lose love, but even more scared to love again

[Chorus: Daniel Merriweather]

Why we gotta argue?

Why we gotta fight?

I just wanna love you, I wanna make it right

It's like we both forgot what we were fighting for

So tell me, why are we at war?

Why are we at war?

So baby, why are we at war?

[Seinfield Skit]

[Verse 2: Wale]

Yeah, they do (whatever they want, whenever they want)

And nobody else can stop it

I'm catching myself depositing these feelings she withdraw from

And I ain't got the gall to tell my Godzilla bye-bye

So I'm hurting, my effort is apparent, she not fertile

The anger I've adopted, the feelings been aborted

So now I press ignore if ever Cupid tried to call up

They call me better now, see when everything is stopped

And your love's in hindsight, and you see everything it's not

Notice everything it wasn't, realizing why it shouldn't ever be again

'Cause in the end it's not about what you put in

Fuck kissing and hugging, they love pushing your buttons

New love is so beautiful, time just makes it ugly

But fuck it, I accept it, no longer will neglect it

If a period is late then I will mark it with a question

That mean I never trust 'em, and if you ever love them

Know that favorite girlfriends turn into crazy baby mommas

The war

[Chorus: Daniel Merriweather]

Why we gotta argue?

Why we gotta fight?

I just wanna love you, I wanna make it right

It's like we both forgot what we were fighting for

So tell me, why are we at war?

Why are we at war?

Why we gotta argue?

Why we gotta fight?

I just wanna love you, I wanna make it right

It's like we both forgot what we were fighting for

So baby, why are we at war?

Why are we at war?

So baby, why are we at war?

[Outro: Wale]

Just another product of this matrix

This maze I'm in amazes me at times

I just wanted to be at peace with you

And if I gotta settle for a piece of you

Then I gotta say peace to you

With all due respect, I do respect you enough to expect

Effort is all I ask

If we gonna last more, I gotta ask for more

And if that means that I'm askin' for too much

I'm sure we'll end up as our last or past

We bash

We blast

We shoot

We lose

We pass

War