PIECES OF WORK

[B U R D E N]

This little list don't even make a dent, I got so much just sitting unfinished.

She's in that room, on the floor, arm tied w a belt.
Tried fightin her demons but likes the highs that she felt.
Told her family she'd stop but she lied to her self,
looking at photos of memories of lies on the shelf.
Knowing she won't kick it til she decides it'll help
living in hell on the streets or she dies in a cell.


He's been locked up for years, looking old in his days.
Losing hope cause he's told he's a waste.
Writing letters to his folks, tryna cope w the hate
his brother's out in the streets as he rolls w no brakes.
His mother's scared for his life, she hopes that he's safe.
Little sister's a wife, she holds most of the weight,
thinks of him & cries but doesn't let it show on her face.


I don't won't my kids to pop pills and sip lean
that's not chill, it's sickening
I was on that path til it got real then hit me.
I want them to cop bills and live clean
grow to a teen from Hot Wheels and big dreams.
Watched my homie die while alive,
that rock killed a fixed fiend, he lost feel at 16.
Now he's locked in a box filled w sick scenes.


Nobody listened when he told them it's bad
all the stories he had,
he'd come home in tears from being bullied in class.
Just a boy w/ out a drop of life,
he'd sit in front of that screen
while his mom would cop a high.
He'd try to block the sight,
he'd look in her eyes & know she's not alive.
Went from being his rock to using,
guess they lost that vibe & replaced it w lots of lies.
He had so much love til' it was locked inside,
his whole world fell apart the day his pops had died.


Loosing my mind, searching for gains
choosing to lie over working to change.
Refusing to try so I'm hurting in pain
but I'm use to these signs w no perks in exchange.
It's got me all in ah phase, in awe n amazed
that person I once was is gone in ah blaze.
The love I felt, now feels wrong in ah way
I went from good vibes to turning bonds into hate


Had ah head full of aches w pain in her eyes
feelin dead in ah way as she's facin tha cries.
She bled from her breaks while chasin tha highs,
they lead to mistakes, now she's changin her sights.
Through each test she regains what's been taken in life,
from ah crook in the game who stayed wasting her time
lost all of what remained to find herself placed in ah fight.
Got hook through the veins tryna replace all the vibes.
To overlooked n in shame but stays embracing the grind
already beat what's been worse, it's like she's racing to die.
Takes the hate n survives.
What most don't know is she's got 3 at home
one's 8 n one's 5..
the other barely took ah breath, ah thought that replays in her mind


You poppin' pills, thinking the world be great
til there's an early wake & they send you to the pearly gates.
Now yo fam's riding w yo face on a shirt
praying to God but losing faith in his work.
How you suppose to believe when he keeps taking ya worth?
Just be happy to breathe before you find yo place in the dirt.

[B U R D E N]

This little list don't even make a dent, I got so much just sitting unfinished.

She's in that room, on the floor, arm tied w a belt.
Tried fightin her demons but likes the highs that she felt.
Told her family she'd stop but she lied to her self,
looking at photos of memories of lies on the shelf.
Knowing she won't kick it til she decides it'll help
living in hell on the streets or she dies in a cell.


He's been locked up for years, looking old in his days.
Losing hope cause he's told he's a waste.
Writing letters to his folks, tryna cope w the hate
his brother's out in the streets as he rolls w no brakes.
His mother's scared for his life, she hopes that he's safe.
Little sister's a wife, she holds most of the weight,
thinks of him & cries but doesn't let it show on her face.


I don't won't my kids to pop pills and sip lean
that's not chill, it's sickening
I was on that path til it got real then hit me.
I want them to cop bills and live clean
grow to a teen from Hot Wheels and big dreams.
Watched my homie die while alive,
that rock killed a fixed fiend, he lost feel at 16.
Now he's locked in a box filled w sick scenes.


Nobody listened when he told them it's bad
all the stories he had,
he'd come home in tears from being bullied in class.
Just a boy w/ out a drop of life,
he'd sit in front of that screen
while his mom would cop a high.
He'd try to block the sight,
he'd look in her eyes & know she's not alive.
Went from being his rock to using,
guess they lost that vibe & replaced it w lots of lies.
He had so much love til' it was locked inside,
his whole world fell apart the day his pops had died.


Loosing my mind, searching for gains
choosing to lie over working to change.
Refusing to try so I'm hurting in pain
but I'm use to these signs w no perks in exchange.
It's got me all in ah phase, in awe n amazed
that person I once was is gone in ah blaze.
The love I felt, now feels wrong in ah way
I went from good vibes to turning bonds into hate


Had ah head full of aches w pain in her eyes
feelin dead in ah way as she's facin tha cries.
She bled from her breaks while chasin tha highs,
they lead to mistakes, now she's changin her sights.
Through each test she regains what's been taken in life,
from ah crook in the game who stayed wasting her time
lost all of what remained to find herself placed in ah fight.
Got hook through the veins tryna replace all the vibes.
To overlooked n in shame but stays embracing the grind
already beat what's been worse, it's like she's racing to die.
Takes the hate n survives.
What most don't know is she's got 3 at home
one's 8 n one's 5..
the other barely took ah breath, ah thought that replays in her mind


You poppin' pills, thinking the world be great
til there's an early wake & they send you to the pearly gates.
Now yo fam's riding w yo face on a shirt
praying to God but losing faith in his work.
How you suppose to believe when he keeps taking ya worth?
Just be happy to breathe before you find yo place in the dirt.

[DiZzReSpEkT]

Damn. Little bite sized nuggets of cyphers that are deep af. Specially the second to last one, that shit hit hard cause I’ve seen people’s lives ruined by dating the wrong person when they gave up their lives for them.

“Now yo fams riding w yo face on a shirt. Praying to god, but losing faith in his work.”

^ This is the definition of one an “Oh shit, that’s real line, comparable to “ So when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never, Because the dance with the devil might last you forever” by Technique.


Keep coming w/ this shit fam. Let’s get it.

[DiZzReSpEkT]

Damn. Little bite sized nuggets of cyphers that are deep af. Specially the second to last one, that shit hit hard cause I’ve seen people’s lives ruined by dating the wrong person when they gave up their lives for them.

“Now yo fams riding w yo face on a shirt. Praying to god, but losing faith in his work.”

^ This is the definition of one an “Oh shit, that’s real line, comparable to “ So when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never, Because the dance with the devil might last you forever” by Technique.


Keep coming w/ this shit fam. Let’s get it.