Nature Vs. Nurture - Intellectual

[Verse 1: Abstract]

I came in this world on my own

Before I saw the light, I was gone

Guess my parents didn't have the means

To provide the life they thought that I would need, yeah

Is that cowardly? (Cowardly) Is that selfless? (Selfless)

Is it my call? (My call) Am I selfish? (Selfish)

Are you out there? (Out there) Do you hear me? (Hear me)

Thought I'd let you know, I ain't angry

Has anybody ever felt disconnected?

The more you learn, the more you question

I don't know whose blood runs in mine

Fine by me, guess I'll decide

I know you made sacrifice

Got that life you hoped I'd find

Nature versus nurture, around we go

Far as I'm concerned, family ain't always blood

'Cause the ones who raised me, did it out of love

Perfectly imperfect, just like everybody else

Through the ups and downs, taught me how to be myself

Anyone can sow you, takes care to grow you

Hard for me to tell you, so I'm gonna show you

Gonna be the man, gonna make you proud

Just like you did for me, gonna hold you down

Has anybody ever felt disconnected?

The more you learn, the more you question

I don't know whose blood runs in mine

Fine by me, guess I'll decide

I know you made sacrifice

Got that life you hoped I'd find

Nature versus nurture, around we go

[Dialogue: Abstract & Ms. Rachael Watson]

We're more alike than I think you know

I, too, am not sure how I came to be

The true nature of my existence

You choose to create beauty and art to navigate your self-understanding

I wonder though, do you still feel the sense of abandonment that I do?

Admittedly, yes

But not for the reasons you'd think