They say the game a catwalk like Balenci’ I say the game Renaissance like Da Vinci Share the cheat codes, address the whole committee And we see the past clearly, we got it on viddy Yeah I knew a guy protesting in Chicago They cuffed him for his skin, you know how the law goes Gave him two years at home, harassed every day DA never prosecuted, but they still made him pay (They still make you pay) Yo, I got my senator on the phone He’s got the calls, got the futures, knows where the money goes And all along the coast, bodies drag and fall Shadow cities grip the wall Credit slips, inflation crawls Poison drips and spirits cry (They called in from the other line) The ego dies, the id commence Behold the death of common sense You ever climbed a chain link fence to flee a fight? You ever cut through barbed wire to find new life? Nah Focus, focus All this bullshit Don’t you know it? Bought and sold it I painted a picture of Heath Ledger in a mask Always hanging crooked, I can’t account for that Canted angle, that’s the crack that broke your mama’s back The capital that robbed your mind like a bad check You don’t get back what you deposit, ain’t no IRS Ain’t no fraud department, no citizen’s arrest Check the stars, check the charts, but where we’re going next Your fantasies aren’t worth a fart, bitch, this is life and death Self-love, inner peace But only if it’s only me Yeah, self-love, inner peace Only if it’s only me Catch the signals, scribe the runes CAD the beat, exploded view Tep