Reflections in Time - Intellectual

[Verse 1: Eli A.]

Trying to be one of the best men was stressing me out

No more quest for perfection, I took another route

Some would say south, or East of Eden

And the God that I believed in

Forsaking all his teaching

Reaching for the regular

Sold on the secular

The world was my peddler so

I was cashed out, taking the fast route

To fulfill my passion

And yo

The lens of the lust enraptured us , We the passengers, short ride

Came to build & chill then it time to say goodbye

Went from being a shy guy to thinking I was fly

Boy how time flies when we a living a lie

I think back to the days of shrink wrap

I think I miss the bliss of when everything was new

When my body I viewed as sacred

And women's hearts, as not to be played with

I think it time, To back to the basics

Cuz every since the age of 26

I laid down my good two shoes

And I laced up my Asics

Running away the path I came from

Became a lame one, chasing these dames-dumb

I was cuz the best ones, I treated the worst

Wish could go back in time and swing that in reserved

Cuz They didn't deserve to be kicked to the curb

And my Words, became sweet nothings

Full deck of cards but I was bluffing

And I can't blame the fiery flames and darts of Cupid

When the truth is I acted dumb and foolish

[Hook: K-Nes]

Young Men, life's in front of you

Search and find your truth

Life is in your eyes

They'll be relationships anew

Today's love and tomorrow's blues

Mistakes and Triumphs too

Reflections in Time

[Verse 2: Odd Insyte]

I don't usually dwell on the what ifs

But what if one of them chicks I played was actually it

What I mean by it I'm meaning the one

To change the game take the last name and give me a son

See I was living dumb and outta control

Theme song big pun I ain't a playa so u know

On parole fresh out how I was fiending for tail

Took all respect out when dealin wit females

Cuz differently committing always seemed like jail

Always cell phone searching and sifting through email

Losing patience interrogation of every detail

But the basics of relationships I just couldn't learn

Can't trust me, I'm lusting every woman with curves

Deception with words never fessing up to the dirt

A lesson to learn but it never quite affected my nerves

No heart, no conscience confessions of a jerk

[Verse 3: Odd Insyte & Eli. A]

So I'm here waiting on karma to come around

Suffer from insomnia I'm longing for the sound

Of redemption the crown of honor far from my possession

Voluntary years of solitary made me pause for reflection

I was losing the battle but the lesson unraveled

Like scrabble I put the letters together, l-o-v-e

God first, others second and the last is me

But I had it ordered backwards like some blasphemy

Tragically the love of self gave birth to bastards

But its mind over matter

No longer the slave but the master

I pray the answer today it isn't too late

What route will I take?

The Crooked or straight & narrow

Eyes on backside & thighs or up on the sparrow

Bound by the soul ties, I know I

Get let go. Off purpose

Fed on good meet and now we feening off the surface

Is it worth is the question to examine

Feasting for flesh & stuck in spiritual famine

Lost my passion like Samson

When I joined the bandwagon

Formed and fashioned to a pattern

That was not me, tried to rock my old clothes

But they fit differently

Now I wait for time to change us is dangerous

Ends like a sick Trip, call it Angel Dust

Cause we high then we low

But how long can we go

Chasing tails when we fail to realize

That our lives are but a vapor