97Shadd - Small Gestures Lyrics

Uh, small gestures
It's the shit that you do in the beginning
The shit that you do in between
The shit that you doing along the road to chasing your dreams

And, you know, taking care of shit and feeding the fam
Small gestures
It's the steps that niggas missing In between
That's why they be lost in the end

Look
No I'm not one for the braggin' and boasting
I do it as big as I could for my side of the uh coast
A couple of legends before me, that don't mean they better
That mean I'm in line for the torch

Would say the throne, but I'm not sittin' down
I'm just takin' a knee while I line up these ducks
You know I'm knockin em' down like a technical foul
When I slide through the lane like that guy on the Bucks

Akempo or something, however you say it
Just know I been f*ckin em' up
Me, I dun picked up the pen, and start writing these raps
And exploring my luck just to see what would come

Shit, I found out that I'm gifted with writing these verses
And kicking these bars at the drop of a drum
I created a melody flow that's gon' stick to this track like an old piece of gum
Just like the city I'm from, when the choppas go pop

And tires is screeching, that mean, it's a sign you should run
You know the phrase, 'When in Rome' nigga do what the Romans is doing
Or buy you a gun
Beware of the dangers that come with the throne

Protect in yourself and the people you love
*Hm
, look, know they coming for blood
Me, I been coming for necks
Sacrificial lamb, survived the sacrifice

I guess the butcher wasn't through with me yet
Small gestures and a lot of patience
That's the only way I made it through
All of that it's a lot of shit I could've did

But how I was raised, I'm really just sticking with rap
Look, shit, my father was different
Grew up in the business of dealing
His customers usually looking for something

To numb up they feeling he got something to give him
Kinda like me with the pen and the pencil
The shit that I write, it can have you addicted
Especially the flow, it's a trip, how I switch it and

Hop back up on it, I'm keeping the vision
No I can't lose it, I'm finally near it
I practice my patience and settle my spirit to feel it
The f*ck I look like letting demons get near it

If I fall in the field, know that my brothers is Martyrs
They fetching my vengeance
You niggas won't live through the night
You niggas gon' die by the knife

You niggas
*Hm-
CUT, steak and a knife
Yeah, you niggas is cut like the end of a rope
If we keep splitting up, understand that dat bond
It been broken, we need to move on

Most of the shit you should already know
But I know how it go
Niggas get hip to the game, but they can't read the floor
Claim they ballin on niggas, but really can't get on a roll

Ex- made the beating, and I'm writing the flow
Mario bros with this shit on the way
To collecting the coins, so we destined to blow
Faith in my journey, aware of my flaws

So I'm taking it slow as I polish my glow
Know I'ma serve as a light to my niggas back home
As I get to this bag, I'ma

I ain't Even gotta say shit, you know I'ma bring them along

Look
No I'm not one for the braggin and the boastin
I do it as big as I could from my side of the coast
A couple of legends before me dat don't mean they better

That mean I'm in line for the torch
Would say the throne, but I'm not sitting down
I'm just takin a knee while I line up these ducks
While I line up these ducks.