(Verse)
You’re just 1 person out of 7 billion
Trapped inside this spinning Earth divided by meridians
On 1 of 8 planets circling an oval distance
In 1 of 100 other billion solar systems
In 1 of 100 other billion galaxies
With intricate formalities of infinite mortality
So really we’re just all a microscopic increment
Which could make humans feel enormously insignificant
But we’re all connected through the feelings that we’ve felt
You are a part of the Universe experiencing itself
And Yes! You’re all blessed by the Sun that’s above you
Give love and are depended on by others that love you
But we’re all different, original, non-generic’s made of
Our own fingerprints and own unique genetic make up
So better wake up and embrace your inner superstar
Stuck between who we really are and who we think we are
With no regrets is how you should go ahead and act
If you don’t show respect, how do you expect to get it back?
You’re fortunate just incase it hasn’t occurred to you
There’s millions of others on this Earth that got it worse than you
We’re all stressed, all pressed for time
God bless our quest, heart, flesh, and mind
Conquest divine, with a pad and a pen
Chasing passion’s like tryna light up a match in the wind
I’ve been rhyming for my peers, I’ve been conquering these fears
I’ve been jotting through these tears, I’ve been plotting this for years
But I’ve lost my essence through faking friendships with false intentions
I’m caught defenseless and facing pressures in all directions
Even considered using rosary beads
The harder you work towards something, the closer it seems
Approaching my dreams, although they say that dreaming big’s too much to wish
But we don’t even know how we exist, so what’s the risk
From landscaping, to care taking, I stare gazing
My hair’s greying from making minimum bare waging
And you should never set a limit to reach to
And I know they’re gonna laugh because they did it to me too
Give it what you’ve earned and your confidence thrives
I don’t fit in with the world cause it contradicts God
Too often our days spent, lost in the Matrix
Drawn to temptations until we’ve exhausted our patience
Cause life is like an old sketchy wooden roller coaster
At any given moment a bolt could blow and you know it’s over
So live proud, take a vow, and keep your love intact
Chase your dreams down now and bow before it comes to that
We all go at our own pace when no one knows it
Whether it’s heartache, old age, or overdoses
We’re all losing family members and friends
We’re all humans, all bruising, till these memories end
But I doubt that you can just forget them by tomorrow night
Learn to love in loss cause death is a big part of life
They’re passed away but standing next to your vision
Through the application of your ancestral wisdom
To my grandfather Sam, you were known as the best
Here’s a toast of a Manhattan Special Soda Express
A ghost in the flesh, your genetics flow through my chest
I’m never hopeless and stressed cause I know that I’m blessed
I’m a carry on tradition as a long forgotten favor
For the Martin, Martyr saviors
They were onto something greater
Cause you gotta fight for what nobody offers
Truth is hidden within comedians, poets, and authors
So that’s why I spit to beats, write rhymes and grid my teeth
Pissed but I ain’t picking beef, I’m only dissing disbelief
Pursue the happiness from birth you’ve inherited
I’m just here to try and offer the alternative narrative
(Outro)
Cause, you’ve been in love? I Never Felt Your Pain
If you’ve been heavy into drugs, I Never Felt Your Pain
You lost your will? I Never Felt Your Pain
If you’ve been terminally ill, I Never Felt Your Pain
You’re in denial? I Never Felt Your Pain
You lost a parent or a child, I Never Felt Your Pain
You’re forcing smiles? I Never Felt Your Pain
Put on your shoes and walked for miles, but Never Felt Your Pain
Longtime Style P collaborator Fortes serves up instrumental versions of eight of his productions for the New York rapper. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 22, 2020
