[Verse 1: Ransom]

The vivid tales of a visionary headed for a cemetery

With grand delusional visions of being legendary

34 years, all I did was pour beers

Scream about warfare and now I'm in the crosshairs

I'm kinda lost here

The more fame the more bitches the more fear

I'm talking like you all care

Let's make this all clear, it ain't all musical

I'm talking bout my future, you telling me what I used to do

There's no gimmicks to him, shine or glisten to him

You gotta be in some sort of pain just to listen to him

They say the game done chewed him and spit him out

But here's a couple things that you niggas ain't figured out

You know a nigga better than Ran, then you pick him out

Cause it had taken a couple of niggas to get him out

And yeah I know there's some people that's still in doubt

They want to hear his songs and listen then feel'em out

But how many niggas is better, what's the amount

Cause you know I got that work when these nigga is in the drought

I keep getting this feeling that I'll be in power soon

A rose in the concrete is just how this flower blooms

Visions of a black ghost playing the loudest tune

But instead I stand alone in the midst of a crowded room

They say you're blessed to be living that so to speak

I don't agree I think that that's just a give in that's only me

I'm so discreet when it comes to my movements I know the streets

Now, if you wake up with no money then why would you go to sleep?

I keep doing the same old shit with the same results

Too used to conversations with niggas who ain't adults

I cut off all them niggas who front like they came to help

They ain't themselves so I stay on point like I'm Raymond Felton

Go ahead and ask me, how does it feel to see all my peers surpass me

But can never outclass me

Don't get it misconstrued, there is no hate involved

Everybody's balling out but who's the one to take the charge

Before Nicki was wearing those crazy wigs

I was doing verses for her just hoping she'd made it big

Told the nigga French that I got'em whenever needed

Sent a couple freestyles to Clue when he got deleted

I guess he looks at me as the reason he got mistreated

But I am not a DJ my nigga best to believe it

Got a verse from Wayne before he was sounding off

Did a song with Ross before he was crowned the boss

They say I'm not New York I just live in the town across

I make'em all convert like a Muslim who found a cross

That's my story and yeah I'm sticking to it

I never thought that I'd end up being the victim to it

I just wanted people to listen to it

I just wanted people to listen to it