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I'm here to clarify

Arab-American, pita pie

Paid the pied piper, no one like him

Watch dog, put me in a cypher

I journalize all trades, and I am just a writer

Student, concepts out of this world; George Lucas

Carpe Diem , I was never prudent

And my dreams ever elusive

Keep your two cents

I'll move along, chucking deuces

Flash back to memories, Gulf Road cruising

To the system we were abusive

A nuisance, creators of a new nuance

We broke rules, and rolled them into new songs

I'm reminded of the friends that helped put me on

I'm reminded of the reasons why most of y'all gone

From time to time I'm taken back, always ends the same

Came and gone with the seasons

So I dig deep, and I push

Buried deep in sheets of characters

I won, you came out of character

Take your own fam to court, you are a character

When your momma didn't want you, who took care of ya?

We shared a roof, that's what's scary bruh

You said he took the loot

You said that you had the proof

The story came loose

I've grown accustomed to losing luggage at customs

Used to have to get me through kicking a fussing

Now I kill them with kindness, they hate the abuse

They say, "Kindly remind us where you're headed to"

The stars, Mars

Maybe the TSA wants to put another Arab behind bars

They disregard, statements basic

Yes, I hate small spaces

Face it, I'm too high for their regards

Spark, imagination

Feet beat through these laces

Walk a mile in my shoes, must be patient

Different country, different status

Regardless of one another, never wanted to be famous

Didn't wanna be nameless

To those fair weather friends, let them know I'm bringing changes

Though I'll never buy a range

I have no limits, my art is pane-less

It isn't mine, this is ancient

I did the work I've been patient

Time to engineer my future through my words, dreams evasive

I built it all on the basics

This is my Sistine chapel, Mona Lisa, where my faith is

I see the light and I chase it

At the end of the tunnel, so bright I can't mistake it

I want this more than anything else

Plug it shameless, you think I'm full of myself

“Flash back to memories, Gulf Road cruising”
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Gulf Road: referring to the long stretch of road along the coast of Kuwait. Landmarks such as the Kuwait Towers (one of Kuwait’s most popular ones) are located alongside the road.

“To the system we were abusive”
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I was never one to follow the rules, or laws. lol.

“Arab-American, pita pie”
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Apple pie: an American cultural icon
Pita bread: an Arab cultural icon

He’s the best of both worlds.

“Take your own fam to court, you are a character When your momma didn’t want you, who took care of ya? We shared a roof, that’s what’s scary bruh”
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A cousin is suing my family in court overseas. I’d prefer not to give names, but this person stayed with us for an extended period of time when I was growing up, when his own mother had refused him.

“Carpe Diem”
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“Carpe Diem” (as defined by Merriem-Webster):

The enjoyment of the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future.

It’s an aphorism usually translated “seize the day”.
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=veYR3ZC9wMQ

“I journalize all trades, and I am just a writer”
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I’m a journalism major, and write in multiple trades.