I've Tried Ways - Hermitude, Sola Rosa

You say what’s up?

And I say up what?

When most a these cats blow they life like snot

I got most of what I got from not having a lot

And gave most of what I got for a solitary shot

So I look to the sky and I beg God forgive me

Then I release these demons within me

So let me begin we, lived life with roaches and rats in a one bed council flat

As a matter of fact, whenever I grab the mic and rap

I be speaking for my people on the corners and dat,

So I speak with linguistic speeches,

With a hope that it reaches

Those that vote and can quote from my thesis,

I — I know the powers within me,

Why you wanna take it and bin me,

Cos you see that I’ve bin me from the first day that you seen me,

Why you wanna fuck wid my dream B

Tell me what’s up

I’ve been trying

I’ve been trying so hard

But they can’t stop me

You can’t stop me reaching for the top, thought you want me to flop

And when they see me they be scheming for the day that I rot

They probably hope I get popped, or do a crime and get knocked but

It ain’t gonna happen kid believe it or not

So I am not gonna stop till I reach where I’m reaching

Cos even if I’m wheezing I’m breathing

Mamma never raised no fool, so I’m keeping my cool

Use my brain as my weapon and the mic as my tool

The — words that I speak are razor sharp

Just to penetrate your brain skin flesh and your heart

I try to reach parts none others can reach;

I’m like that beer

I quench your thirst for knowledge thirst when I speak

It ain’t about being the best

It ‘s about having to stamina to go when all the others take a rest

This music is a mission it ain’t no contest

So as long as blood pump in my chest you dun know I’m gonna…

How can I phrase this?

Most of these rappers would sell they whole soul just to make it on a play list

Then get played if they fit the bill of chatting murda murda murda,

kill kill kill

But time don’t stand still and the world keeps turning

Even as we get older we keep on learning

We keep the fire burning,

Even when we feel like we fighting for nothing we just keep on surging

Keep moving forward, don’t look back

Keep our mind on the future with an eye on the past

Nothing lasts forever that saying is true

Like Karma everything comes back so watch what you do

And I been doing this for years

I had promises to make it, but alas I wasn’t prepared

So now I sit teary eyed, all alone in my room hoping nobody can hear me cry

Until the day that I die I never want to wonder what if — and that s why I’ve

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