Word to the Wise - Oddisee, Mello Music Group

Running red lights cause there’s nobody around

No one to hear my speakers, do they even make a sound?

Preaching to the choir, no one is there to see it

I don’t talk about change, I just try to be it

That’s word to the wise, word to the wise

That’s word to the wise, word to the wise

That’s word to the wise, word to the wise

That’s word to the wise, word to the wise

You ever tried to bring some people with you

To a place you tryna get to

And all along the way that you cut a clearing

They sharpenin' sticks spearing to get you

And throwing at a rate that is faster than they’ll forget you

I got a couple round me surrounding this very moment

Fear not I’m in the know of exactly who holds the pistol

Well here’s a message for you if you’re listening

I am the one that gave you the gun that’s why you missing

And you can take your turn and check your engine

You, I gave you your start

A super monster only ended you, now go play your part

As I watch know-it-alls try to roll with the art

They going nowhere, no one know us we’re smart

Prolly not, cause who really learns their lessons

Not mad at our own deceptions

Just angry cause we had in possession to holding weapons

Toss that burner and no further are you from a cause that turned you to a loss

Self murder, go!

I just found a pot to piss in

A lot was missing till the options started popping

Kicked in, the door like I wasn’t ready for intruders

To a house made out of mirrors with glass ceiling illusions

Might have begin to tear up, might have begin to tear up

My nose start to flare up, I’m not afraid of improvement

I’m at the intersection where all lights are green

Yet I’m only seeing red cause my anger’s got a direction

Driving into a tree, I’m colliding right into me

And surviving to tell the tale, how this rhyming comes into be

It’s the process yeah, I do the knowledge yeah

You get to witness my exhibit for a modest fee

But your interpretation keep it to yourself though

Because how you think I’m feeling how I felt though

Try to tell me about me as if I ever doubt me

Whole time I never been without me

You see?

Go!