That Cold and Lonely

[Sample] Not infrequently a marching soldier might be seen to halt, take his writing utensils from his belt, and compose an ode [Intro] This what it look like This what it look like [Verse 1] Fact you hear me, I’m clearly a modern marvel Graciously platin’ offerings, they try and starve you I bathe replenish from my days of menace Was true by my influence, the rage is in us I dealt vicious for well-wishers and naysayers It’s love, they got me from scrub to great player Guess I was destined, my progression is evident Want the best, so it test ‘til I rest in the sediment Was steady pride, try to show you every side I give it life, but write like I already died No petty fray, every day I hail the truth Let it spray, never say Ka failed the youth I rep with the gods, got the weap's and the scars Where it ain’t workin’ out 'til you flexin’ in cars When putting on a mask wasn’t protection from SARS Drama pacin’ for denomination, 'pressive and large Crooked in the town with a crew of raw people That’ll put you in the ground for the root of all evil Kill in the building, the proof is in the bricks We revel in the present like the future don’t exist [Hook] That's what mold me, that cold and lonely Where they call you out if they know you phony I’m live, it’s what it look like It’s what it look like It’s what it look like [Verse 2] A phonetical verse praise good But my genetic code vs. neighborhood With no clear winner, I still appear thinner Don’t howl like I’m holier than thou, a mere sinner Wasn’t blessed to be restin’ in the burbs I was stressin’, wrestling with the scourge Stay low in beef, never live high on the hog If not for Fresh Air Fund, I’da died in the smog When huntin’ is nothin’ we ain’t tryna rob Put pressure on the jester, applying it hard When you step protect your mind and chestplate Tried years for these ideas to gestate Progress movin’ to the next, the rest wait But in this realm am I at the helm or it’s just fate If you inclined to drop the needle, you’ll find Ka cerebral They paged - get you caged, I’m trying to free you [Hook] This what mold me, that cold and lonely Where they ring your bell if they know you phony I’m live, it’s what it look like It’s what it look like It’s what it look lik[Outro] I ain’t scared to die, that’s what it look like This what it look like It’s what it look like Yea, this what it look like I’m live, this what it look likee