The Basement Lyrics

It's a simple task

I need respect- I hoped we'd never clash

Reflecting back to when I sat in class

My teacher African

He telling me I'll never make as an actor

Just be a doctor or something

Well sheesh dog- maybe my life is different, uh

Never thought this decision would turn out hella difficult

That's when I made the choice that turned out hella pivotal

Decide to snatch the mic in front of lights that blind the simple folk

A beast that's really mythical

You corny niggas don't get the point

I'm at the griffins door

You running on elliptical

I've been writing raps since we were chilling in the living room

Praying that we get enough paper to make the ceilings move

Now I'm a different dude

A different breed- I feed on life exp- my inner ki

Ignites

When I write to you

Think every night of you

Cause in my darkest days you might have held a light or two

Wait. On. Me

I've. Found. Peace

Don't know how they'll take it

Know that I'm gonna make it

Coming live

From the basement

Ain't no replacing me

Imma live forever

I was the one that found you, covered, and gave you shelter

Gave you the best of me

Raised you since you were three

I've watched your every move- I know where all your secrets be

I'm telling everything

From every single rest in peace

To every infidelity

The shadows are in debt to me

These walls talk and- I've heard often- you don't believe in your ability to purge coffins

My voice softens- to hear you speak

Let these people know your life through your admissions of guilt

Give them a peek into the aftermath

And after math- we may be catching back to back

Roast sessions- cuz you know children don't know how to act

You stick to poetry and hide inside your perfect shell tho

Been underground so long you might as well be Donatello

When you gon show these folks the star you've become

Your supernova could explode and be as bright as the sun

You're the one

Wait. On. Me

I've. Found. Peace

Don't know how they'll take it

Know that I'm gonna make it

Coming live

From the basement

Thank you Raquioa for being the other black sheep

Thank you Kevina for showing me I can change things

And thank you Tasha for seeing through the imposters

When it led to rock em sock em- you twist em and then you bop it

JaVaughn told me that I could switch my whole life in an instant

And Kevin taught me at times- you gotta keep your distance

I wonder if my other brother thought the same as well

Stuck in a cell

Do you believe in heaven or hell

With no one to bail

Just wanna excel

In the morning inhale and in the evening exhale

Get through another day

Gotta learn from sinning- how else you become the sensei

When mom and pops would speak- I had to heed the wisdom they'd say

Been seeing life through these bronze lenses

My palms itching

I feel like I'm so close- the clocks ticking

I dodge vixens- they sirens when they wail

They be flexing with projections- but they're destined to fail

Now they're detecting my rejection- and they say it ain't fair

All this stuff weigh over ton- it's like I'm drilling Sinclair

When I was single- used to mingle, sneaking women through the window

Only time I would get caught was when they stopped biting the pillow

I'm grounded for a while and now I'm stuck inside my mental

Reliving past pains and heartbreaks that I've been through

But this is just an intro to The Last Few Days

These are the stories from the basement off of Topawa Place