Dear Diary (Part 1)

By Jet 2

On Tha Propellar 3 Mixtape

Released on October 24, 2009

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[Intro: Sample]

It's 5 o' clock, I'm just getting home

Roamin' on my own

What can I tell her

That she might understand

(Jet 2 whussap!)


[Verse: Jet 2]

Scribblin' notes in my diary in dire need

Of tryna be me

Instead of what they make me try to be

Hip-hop's prodigy, product of my environment

And it seems that the less knowledge

That you give off, the higher you get

In this industry, which abandons divinity

I've been infinitely searching to find it since infancy

Pretending to be everything I hear in the music

As if it was me

Rappin' 'bout bitches like they come instantly

All that еver managed to do was turn me against mе

Them other rappers spreadin' sick lies

And we breathin' disease

They jottin' down they victory, but we readin' defeat

So don't believe the lies unless you like to believe in deceit

Dear diary, or who I write this letter to

You're the only one I can tell this to

Niggas sell they soul just to get into the game

So I stay above ground, 'cause I ain't tryna do the same

I can change that

And shit is far deeper than what meets the eye

It's either I visualized it, or I'm blind

And I hope I don't mislead

I try to be positive just to change it

But the game is negative

So I bend the rules when I play it

Not enough to get disqualified

Which isn't fair to every single one that follows mines

And they say it's only entertainment

To the people they entertainin'

But really, it's just a way to manipulate them

And I ain't sayin' too much

'Cause the script says, "nigga, don't say too much!"

Or find yourself missin' from all the truth you spittin'

So I sprinkle the truth in bits, hope they get it if they listen


[Refrain: Jet 2]

Damn, it seems the closer I get to

What everybody'll view as success

And gettin' into the game

I kinda realize that I don't do it to get into the game


[Verse 2: Jet 2]

I love hip-hop, baby you are my counselor

I love makin' music for the people I'm accountin' for

Love bringin' smiles from the faces that'll frown

And from the hardships

I found a happiness I never found before

Shout-out to those around me

Y'all inspire me profoundly

And even those who doubt me

Y'all inspiration's astounding

And even those who hate me

Y'all inspiration's amazing

'Cause only God can judge me

So I am whatever you make me

God, thank you for blessing me

With these sentences

'Cause if it wasn't for you

I'd probably end this sh-

But a quitter, I have never been

Even when negative says you better quit

Can't let 'em win

Dear diary, I feel speechless

Steady tryna cover up emotions I can't keep in

Searchin' for the pursuit of happiness

It seems that whether or not we all will truly find it

Only depends

It ain't about money if that's what you think it is

Money can't buy the happiness found from deep within

And if you think it can, think again

'Cause that just means you ain't thinkin' then

Damn, I got a book full of hope

But my thoughts are full of greed

So I figured to find myself before I start to proceed

Can't change for the better if my thoughts are negative

Give my heart a lyrical cleanse and get better quick

Dear diary, before I lose everything

May the truth in every story I tell set me free

May I find the courage to tell them all the truth about it

If this is all about money, I can do without it

In reality, I'm afraid of being forgotten

Intransigence when summarizing me in synopsis

The audacity to exhibit tenacity

Is nothing but a vital sign of faith

I know it has to be

And God, may you strengthen my wisdom

So I could shed light

From the knowledge that I give them

I could inspire from the pain that exists

And my lyrics will address it

So I live where you listen

And dear diary, had I known this is how it feels

When you're afraid to admit that you miss shit

Pour every weakness out on the page

And press print, then

Hope my thesis is good enough

To get me to Princeton

I'm tryna clear my artist image like Prince did

Just by being me when I spit this instead

Of living it in lyrical fiction

Trying on shoes that don't fit him, risky

When you got the wrong size

And you're walkin' wit' it

Ever tried to run with shoes too big?

It's a trip, tie your shoelaces brother

It'll prevent you from slippin'

Here to change lives for the better

The miracle mission