Pipelines
Brother Art
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Mom told me never peek Gave me ear plugs when my dad speak I can still smell the scent of the crack smoke when I sleep I still got memories from when cops shackled his feet Whenever he tried to quit, my pops battled for weeks They used to tell us he was drunk, man they tried to keep us safe Yea ignorance is bliss but knowledge put you in your place A few domestic disputes, cops threatening to shoot I used to mimic his face, kim said it wasn't cute He would come home early, start to smoke around noon I saved my mom's life once when he had choked her in her room Spent a couple summers in a shelter for battered women Fixed it with trips to grandmom's....had us swimming Now the cribs a crack house, he still call it home It's still unconditional love whenever he call my phone With barely any income, we had to stay afloat My mom had to share my dad more than a famous quote I put pain in every verse that I wrote I hit queens village I go to visit, I gotta slide him a bill I say I know what you buying, why you lie to me still Body looking fragile, his mother in a grave He still smoking all the crumbs that his older brother save Looking back at news clips of him on the cover page Used to run the block with guns cocked Now he up in Caribbean spots, beg for meals Even tho I give him bread, it's in his head to steal Only 12 steps he knows is ones his legs will feel He still call every week, say he proud Would trade an android for drugs, only flip phones allowed He walking with a cane now, going insane He still saluting his sergeant, it's all in his brain now Flashbacks, his whole life's in a backpack Pain threshold, he's 2 vicodins past that He asking where the cash at, currency on the verse Going through withdrawal emergencies On the first When his aunt get her check he there reaching for her purse She filled with disappointment Sometimes forget his mom dead, now he wondering where joyce went Promise to get help but by now pointless Every weekend, VIP, toast in the air Drink til I black out, sister getting scared Think I inherited traits I carry the weight, of a whole family in despair Bury your hate Give a f*ck what you say, got various tastes From berries and grapes...to dusse and clicquot What you spend on a case, for me nigga? That's each tho Me and dre spending guap on the black bottles Spanish bitches from up top, and black models Tell myself I got time to get it right Whole glass of straight vodka with a little Sprite Me and pops getting by in this life alone Our family treat us like children despite we grown The fact he treat me less like a son and more like a friend sucks I know he getting high But I love him so I'll still give him 10 bucks
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