Cold World

Boy, finish your spinach to gain you some muscle Because your greatest flex should come from your toughest hustle But I’m screaming at the world and every word is muffled I’m in the wrestling ring tussling with my struggle Anything I do, I don’t do it to impress But I’d be lying if I said I never dealt with stress Why do I get depressed when I’m still alive? I should feel blessed, but I’m more dead inside I put a fake smile on when I wake up like I am the press But literally, I worked with two newspapers Journalist, got my name written on the list To get in events for free, but internally All the perks, glitz, and glamour do not mean shit to me In the scene, but never feeling like I’m being seen It seems that the seams in my big boy jeans ain’t stitched properly It’s hurting me that I am thinking about all eternity But to grow thick skin, I have to learn that the globe is (Cold) Yeah, it’s so, so cold Gotta know that it’s so, so cold Dangerous world, yeah, it’s so, so cold People stab you in the back and betray all your trust Use you for their lust, but it’s a must that you survive and strive In this cold, cold world Yeah, it’s a cold, cold world Never would I be cold hearted, but I’m frozen Conquering tribulations because I’m chosen Treated like dirt, but that is what I grow in Minding my own personal business where your nose in This world is so cruel Drooling babies witness shit that isn’t innocent Losing innocence In a sense, this should be expected Black people are selected to be neglected Stuck in low-income communities Lack of opportunities causing lack of unity Inner city men with detached outer appearances All about the racks, but shopping in clearance Saying that we matter, but we needing coherence Use protection And I ain’t talking about erection But you don’t gotta be so hard, you can show affection Let’s save lives instead of ending them The rules, I’m bending them Any fences, yeah, I’m mending them Black women and men, let’s say amen to them Cause it’s a cold, cold world for us Yeah, it’s so, so cold Gotta know that it’s so, so cold Dangerous world, yeah, it’s so, so cold Police brutality, inequality Fighting sexuality Families with broken mentalities Lack of therapy In this cold, cold world Yeah, it’s a cold, cold world And we still have a long way to go If the cons outweigh the pros, then you let it go Even in the summertime, we still shovel snow Cause we know that this world is so (Cold)