Dead or Alive - Intellectual

[Intro]

I think they want me dead or alive

Flow immortal though I never could die

But forever I'm fly

Quit the pills, they was gettin' me by

I know the truth, they been tellin' me lies

That's why I barely could cry

Heaven sent, you see the Hell in my eyes

Tryna balance out the demons, feelin' leveled inside

I see street dudes with bodies go and tell on the guys

Just buckle up 'cause it's a hell of a ride

[Verse 1]

Yeah, drinkin' on the stoop as a youth, was a misfit

Sped kids spazzin' in my school was a statistic

Got a second chance, said I'm a fool if I risk it

Don't wanna let my mama down but dudes be on some bitch shit

Ask about Millyz, he just said I go ballistic

All these broken dreams feelin' nobody could fix it

Faded in the park off of dark got me twisted

Depression passed down from my pops, it's a sickness

My closest homie died at sixteen, I was fifteen

I just seen him layin' in his casket with his kicks clean

Buried him in J's and when they carried him away, I couldn't even shed a tear

Sittin', starin' in his face thinkin' I know I'ma be next

School life, I reject

I was knee-deep when they ain't even get they feet wet

Months passed, I'm sellin' crack runnin' from the detecs

Drinkin' Paul Masson out the bottle 'cause I be stressed

Ascended to my higher being, tired of seein' trauma

But my people back home keep comin' 'round me with that drama

Gossipin' about shit I don't ever wanna speak about

Sometimes I feel like stayin' in the crib because the reaper's out

Mama tried to keep me in the crib but I was sneakin' out

Baggin' up a busy in my bathroom 'cause the geekers out

Servin' all my neighbors, I was tryna pull some sneakers out

They heard about me 'round my way with music, I was beastin' out

[Interlude]

Um, when I met Millyz, um, he was talkin' to me

His mother was on his back 'cause he was-he had a lot of traffic in these streets out here

You know, he was a little younger than me so I didn't exactly know what it was

But I remember when I got him a job, that's the thing he asked me for

And, like, within that first week I got him a job, they tried to run down on him and-and they were shootin' at him

And that's when I realized he was really into some different things

[Verse 2]

Yeah, back to back cases, stood trial, only mama there

No one in my corner but them Perkys and Coronas

Opened up my eyes and it turned me to a loner

Fightin' like I'm grown at seventeen but I was grown-up

Fuck the whole industry, I made up my mind

Chasin' record deals is wastin' my time, I replace it with grinds

Before it's over, do my thing for the city

They don't appreciate what I bring to the city, but it's cool though

I still sat around with that pole in my pants

And I blow like a new rapper blow his advance

Keep my goals to myself, no one know all my plans

I seen them Percs had my bro in a trance, it's time to switch up

Starin' all my demons in the face, I never bitch up

Life hit me hard, knocked me down, I'm tryna get up

The same ones that said they never change, I seen 'em switch up

Now I'm on these stages and they lit up

Blanco

[Outro]

Think they want me dead or alive

I think they want me dead or alive

Flow immortal though I never could die

But forever I'm fly

Quit the pills, they was gettin' me by

I know the truth, they been tellin' you lies

That's why I'm here for you

Blanco II