[Verse 1: sintax.the.terrific]
Looking in the mirror to measure my competition
And it's clear that I better bring my 'A' game against him
Tall, gray, and lithesome, making a king's income
Fool for himself, thinking he brings wisdom
Never been drinking, brags about his virtue
Doesn't realize that conceit's a liquor too
Have you ever seen a slicker dude, knows a trick or two
He thinks he's complicated when he says he's making simple moves
A flirt in his smile, show you what his dimples do
Knows that he can prosper putting people in a gentle mood
Windblown look, but his fade is too solid
Wears a cocktail of pomade cream and gel product
Acts like a pacifist, talks like an activist
But hasn't walked a picket line and isn't that compassionate
Preaches Christ adamant, but really loves to mock
God's children as they stumble in the TV that he watch
Reps hip hop, but speaks with forced street slang
Like maybe you took a course in how to freestyle, mang
Sometimes, I feel like I'm fighting a phantom
A bantam weight boxer with the heavyweight champion
Dancing in my corner to tackle the enemy
And just see if me is up for battling me
[Hook]
We don't know if you could ever come against
We don't know if you could ever
We don't know if you could
We don't know
[Verse 2: Listener]
Some people ? without keys
Using tongues as swords and cutting teeth on your truly
Breaking phrases into words used as bullets, not band-aids
Tech nines for tourniquets, hand grenades for handshakes
Begging for the truth, but never waiting for the answers
Too scared of radiation and too fond of growing cancers
Let's fix our bayonets and take a stab at getting better
And throw in our two cents without having to talk about the weather
We can inject passion and not poison when we're making noise
And affect the world without boredom with mourning in the morning
What a novel idea and honey I'm still writing
Stock up on forks, pull up a chair and don't stop fighting
Your train of thought is late and we're demanding a full refund
We're staying in tonight baby, cause there's nothing on but reruns