Tweet
~Written from the perspective of a 15 year old, minority, public housing, male understanding what's going on around him, and wanting to change it.~
"THE WORLD AROUND ME" By Jordan Perry
They told me just one hit and I would see a bigger picture
I declined
They felt inclined to put a mixture of liquor in the pitcher
So I left thirsty
Do they really think it hurts me that my vision isn't blurry?
Am I wrong cause I'd rather be rapping
than holding my nose, cause I'm at a party where the neighboor hood hoes booty is clapping?
And now she's scrappin'
Wow, I wonder what happened
Not reall, we all know she can't handle being called out on her actions
Ghetto Ghetto Ghetto, all I see around me
I ain't got no J's, So they try to clown me
I was thrown into the struggle, but I won't let it drown me
Pops told me I'm a king, so I'm 'gon make them crown me
Can't complain cause I was never picked on in class
But I was voicless cause I was never picked on in class
Well, maybe I had one bully,
But I flipped the script on his-
Wait a minute,
I think I'm smelling "skunk" outside my window
I should close it before my mom thinks I did it
No Winslow
I would of said Urckle, but it wasn't his show,
and it didn't rhyme anyway, so, you know
I wasn't born to do anything but rap
I get scared when I walk by "The Trap"
on my way to the court where I don't belong
But I'm a clean shot when It comes to having people singing along
Nowadays they think I'm soft just cause I'm "Lightskin,"
but I bet if I showed the world what I'm capable of, they'd be frightened
That's not my goal
I'm just trying to enlighten
The darkness I'm trying to vicissitude is my generation
They need to see the possibilities of endless creation
But they prefer spending money they don't have
just to step out in some new shoes and see who's "hatin"
Now yall sellin' drugs,
All teachers see is felons, thugs,
and the occasioanl strippa'
what's going on with ya?
Yeah, I know I wanna be a rapper
Its sounds typical
But I was sent with a message, and although it seems biblical,
It isn't
its just traditional
its what you say before you flip the game like a reciprocal
now is it cool if I get real egotistical?
too bad, I'm tired of being invisible
They ask "how come out of nowhere you started merkin"
Well, I got a little sister, I don't want her twerkin'
plus, mom's tired, I no longer want her workin'
So I gotta put work in to make sure my wealth is certain
For some reason everybody wanna be a baller
Well, I do too, but I don't think I'm getting any taller
My grandmother be feeling lonely, I'm thinking I should call her
She asked me "how's school going?" I'm thinking I should stall her
See, I don't like school, It wasn't built for me
but when a relative asks I say "Yeah, strictly A's and B's"
when really my grades are slipping
But I ain't even tripping
I was built for mic ripping
that's why all I see (C) is D's
But I ain't dropping out
I started making music already, so I ain't stopping now
"THE WORLD AROUND ME" By Jordan Perry
They told me just one hit and I would see a bigger picture
I declined
They felt inclined to put a mixture of liquor in the pitcher
So I left thirsty
Do they really think it hurts me that my vision isn't blurry?
Am I wrong cause I'd rather be rapping
than holding my nose, cause I'm at a party where the neighboor hood hoes booty is clapping?
And now she's scrappin'
Wow, I wonder what happened
Not reall, we all know she can't handle being called out on her actions
Ghetto Ghetto Ghetto, all I see around me
I ain't got no J's, So they try to clown me
I was thrown into the struggle, but I won't let it drown me
Pops told me I'm a king, so I'm 'gon make them crown me
Can't complain cause I was never picked on in class
But I was voicless cause I was never picked on in class
Well, maybe I had one bully,
But I flipped the script on his-
Wait a minute,
I think I'm smelling "skunk" outside my window
I should close it before my mom thinks I did it
No Winslow
I would of said Urckle, but it wasn't his show,
and it didn't rhyme anyway, so, you know
I wasn't born to do anything but rap
I get scared when I walk by "The Trap"
on my way to the court where I don't belong
But I'm a clean shot when It comes to having people singing along
Nowadays they think I'm soft just cause I'm "Lightskin,"
but I bet if I showed the world what I'm capable of, they'd be frightened
That's not my goal
I'm just trying to enlighten
The darkness I'm trying to vicissitude is my generation
They need to see the possibilities of endless creation
But they prefer spending money they don't have
just to step out in some new shoes and see who's "hatin"
Now yall sellin' drugs,
All teachers see is felons, thugs,
and the occasioanl strippa'
what's going on with ya?
Yeah, I know I wanna be a rapper
Its sounds typical
But I was sent with a message, and although it seems biblical,
It isn't
its just traditional
its what you say before you flip the game like a reciprocal
now is it cool if I get real egotistical?
too bad, I'm tired of being invisible
They ask "how come out of nowhere you started merkin"
Well, I got a little sister, I don't want her twerkin'
plus, mom's tired, I no longer want her workin'
So I gotta put work in to make sure my wealth is certain
For some reason everybody wanna be a baller
Well, I do too, but I don't think I'm getting any taller
My grandmother be feeling lonely, I'm thinking I should call her
She asked me "how's school going?" I'm thinking I should stall her
See, I don't like school, It wasn't built for me
but when a relative asks I say "Yeah, strictly A's and B's"
when really my grades are slipping
But I ain't even tripping
I was built for mic ripping
that's why all I see (C) is D's
But I ain't dropping out
I started making music already, so I ain't stopping now
Comment