Bleedin even when no tears was shed and looks can be deceiving
Prayed for water just to wash the mess, this wasn't meant to be here
God granted knowledge. Not a test. and sparked our dreams here
Cordelia Park, my beating heart, our castle past the trees
On nights the city lights a beacon, walked the mint n back
The shadow of the streets cast doubt on my beliefs
But ain't no cowardice. with every step our feats was herculean
If I fall it's forward and for all we need
My 43 in Paria denim
I navigate through words I don't believe
Cause niggas pat my back like they aint 'posed to be here with us
These lil niggas wanna be us, it could be so simple
From the East to Freedom peacekeeping
I'm not the only one surveying the land
I walk the mint n back, the clip in my hand
I'm not the only one surveying the land
I'm not the only one
You ain't the only one portraying a friend
Might be the only one betraying your mans
It was nights nobody heard me had nun
I had to make up a plan
I was talking to god more than Tamela Mann
Nah fr nigga
Them short days something you wont understand
Real long nights something I had to withstand
Won't see my brother, eight summers pops told me "It's time to grow as a man."
I'm from the era he a hoe if he ran, you dig what I'm saying?
Them handcuffs left bruises, these the scars of life
He a switch on his mans if the offer right
I was born against the odds, I found fraud and started talking nice
Now I rock suits a couple thousand, like a Harlem Night
Its a story of a black boy reading Law of Power all night
He cant afford a lawyer, he tryna study the charge his momma fightin
Yeah the absence of his pops kept him grounded, the nigga law-abiding
The game I gave you niggas ain't free, I had to monetize it
Its kinda funny I'm with money for water,
We used to not ain't have no money for water
I wrote a letter and told Edith, take a breath, she been a hell of a momma
If I see death, she gon take care of my daughter
Dont break my promise momma
When given interlude I thank god
You think he had a hand in this
I'm not the only one that pray to him
I'm not the only one surveying the land
I can't move off motives they imprinted in my head
These capitalists decapitate you, claim they tryna get ahead
And then be tryna make amends
It's something I cannot forgive
When CMPD see me, I hope they know death just not the threat it should be
It used to be
It aint nothing to be bled
And that badge gets no respect
Im a protector and a weapon for every demographic they neglect
I prayed for something better, God asked "Have you tried a headshot?"
Im walkin wit a green dot knowin that don't make a man
I see the kids playing, the reason we can't live with no regrets
I can't accept it
My heart beats bout our potential
As alive as the park in summertime, it's something special
Laughter and the birds, the score
You almost forget we got a score to settle and I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one surveying the land
I walk the mint n back the clip in my hand
I'm not the only one surveying the land
I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one surveying the land
I'm not the only one, I'm not the only one, I'm not the only one