FALSE PROPHETS. Lyrics

Somebody should've told me it would be like this

Be like this, be like this

Somebody should've told me it would be like this

Be like this, be like this

I said Since a teen, my destiny, was the penitentiary

Having dreams of them cops tryin to get me

My mama screaming, my brothers yelling out my name

I believe I died at 13 because I yearned the fame

I'm not heartless

I just learned how to use my heart less

'Cause once your let your guard down, them bitches wanna start shit

It's tragic

You punks be spittin cap in your rap

Whatever you put out into the world

Will come right back

I know rappers, that like to use big words

To get their songs heard all over the world

Living in the dark, but I still maintain a smile

My poppa was a real hustler, working two jobs

To put food on the table, and to take care of his kids

He sat me down at the dinner table and told me this

He said, be yourself, give them the real you

And I just wanna say poppa I love you dude

He heard my rap, he knew I wanted to be heard

Used to come in late night, to watch me write these words

My mama was the dreamer, but he believed in reality

He told me you have to work, to get respected as a human being

My wisdom shows Niggas, they don't have to be another statistic

I got young thugs showing me mad love from Queens to Brooklyn

My poppa is the definition of a real Nigga

And I hope to be like him, when I get older

Somebody should've told me it would be like this

Be like this, be like this

Somebody should've told me it would be like this

Be like this, be like this

Young kids on the block, screaming "fuck a cop"

My niggas took it serious, but I was doing it for attention

In order to be respected, some niggas will do the unthinkable

And now I'm crying, 'cause them Niggas ain't here no more

Life is a war, some Niggas don't believe in The word anymore

Rest In Peace, to them fallen soldiers

And Rest In Peace to them lost prophets

How I got this knowledge is wild, a fatherless child

Who wasn't loud, but had dreams of rocking the crowd

But now I care nothing bout the critics, motherfuck what they gotta say

'Cause at the end of the day, I make my music for the whole human race to relate

Motherfuck the hate, if you got something to say, say it to my motherfucking face

But the people who listened and took in the knowledge I conveyed

Wanted to give you the real me, that's why I changed my name

The real God is in you, not the celebrities

Do I do it for the love, or do I want these Niggas to actually worship me?

It hurts to see, these Niggas slowly deteriorate

I used to idolize that nigga, and every word that he say

Was music to my ears, but now I see it clear

These niggas liars, please be careful what you take in

Don't ever sleep on your dreams

The sky's the limit

Always put your heart in it

And just continue to pray for these false prophets

Somebody should've told me it would be like this

Be like this, be like this

Somebody should've told me it would be like this

Be like this, be like this