Grassroots
Chi TheRealist
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Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah I tried to build my self-esteem but I guess it never works Used to think the grass was green till I found out it was turf Never treated women mean till I found out that it works Guess everybody got a thing for being treated like they dirt Everybody got a Dream but everyone don't know they worth If I said I wanna leave would you know I meant the earth Ain't realize I loved my teen till I put him on a shirt Only rode in limousines when they following a hearse What you know about it My city's a horror scene There ain't no show about it They killed them boys on Genesee and made a song about it My livers full of Hennessy my friends don't know about it We all have vices just depends on how you go about it Lost in my thoughts I'm struggling And ashamed of it They told me stay off Facebook Don't make my pain public If I take pride in my lowness What can they gain from it Makes me think about my success And will I Change from it? When the money comes in and I start living their fantasy I wonder if I'll have moments I wouldn't want a fan to see Maybe they see weakness Transparency Cuz Sad youth are grassroots Mass shootings mean tattoos There's Gunpowder in the atmosphere Not waking up tomorrow is an average fear I tried to find some inner peace meditation never works Why we saying "We Can't Breathe" and turning trauma into Merch Can't even release a CD now I'm feeling like I'm cursed Used to think the grass was green till I found out it was turf The same hand that tried to feed hid intentions behind a Smirk Why can't I escape the demons not even in the Church If I said I wanna leave Would you know I meant the earth If I said I wanna leave Would you know I meant the___ Street shit is hella flagrant There's murder in the air you can smell the fragrance Imagine hearing gunshots and that shit does phase you Just annoyed that someone's death ruined ya conversation Exposed to trauma daily And on top of fighting thoughts in my conscious Saying I lost it, and my music's monotonous. I been eludin the gossip No confidence makes me wanna prove I'm accomplished Teaching youth in the roc for no profit The way to escape from the plotting Cuz they left homie bleeding at corner store They wonder why I don't wanna go no more They all tryna get even no one knows the score You'll never know who beefing with a carnivore Cuz sad youth are grassroots Mass shootings mean tattoos There's gunpowder in the atmosphere Not waking up tomorrow is an average fear How do I satisfy my greed when we dyin of thirst My smile is never what it seems when hiding my hurt Rather be buried 6 feet deep before I lie in my verse If I said I wanna leave Would you know I meant the earth Ain't realize I loved my teen till I put him on a shirt My smile is never what it seems when Hiding my hurt If I said I wanna leave Would you know I meant the earth If I said I wanna leave Would you know I meant the
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