A Loop, A Year

By reily ilo

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[Part I: GOOD SHOOK THE ETCH A SKETCH]


[Verse One]

God shook the etch a sketch and left folks depressed

Oh, what a mess scrollin' yeah, through the Rolodex

Holdin' out for a lifeline, hope sent through the pipeline

Prayin' that the lights lime, the fishbowl effect

There's tragedy on the danger field I gets no respect

I'm top whatever list and I ain't get noticed yet?

Shifted the mindset, know my moment ain't forsaken

Clayman conquеred the four devils with thе patience

How could there be a God? We live with so much hurt

Bish, you know how much dirt we done did on Mother Earth?

Bitch, you know how much work that the kids gon' need to serve?

And we all point at each other, guess we get what we deserve

CMC raised me, CMC hugged me

The girlies out in Carrollwood and TC wanna love me

My credit score is very good, I'm fuckin' lawyers now

My mind reside somewhere peaceful with the Sequoias

Auntie told me early on the streets got nothin' for ya

Fake love they build you up just to destroy ya

Know cats that dress funny but punch like De La Hoya

Homies pinched for the beans cus they was outsellin' Goya


[Part II: BYE WEEK]


[Chorus]

I've been runnin' forever

We had good times, bad times

Been runnin' forever

This ain't my week, bye week

Yeah, I reached out so we could speak

Been in the dirt like Jamal Lewis cleats

Runnin' through the field with the hopes of being free

Being free, dreams of being free


[Verse One]

Remember havin' 86 cents in my bank account

Remember I waited my turn to make a sound

Split the Chick-Fil-A nuggets, stomach okay for now

Magnitude of this temblor, I'm bout to break the ground

But for now baby, let me hold some ass on credit

Too many games bein' played won't feed you a red herring

Fettucini, dresses by Phoebe, red carpeted TV-

Appearances, not a fan of this sneak me in ya tipi

Believe me, I've been takin' chances, I've been rain dancin'

Cus my pockets barren, I know fame's starin

That's the devil darin' - man, I swear life got jokes

Comedy equals time plus tragedy

So, I often find myself askin' God is you mad at me?

If you are send a pass at me

Lord, please send me a sign, know I can't press rewind

Can't be leadin' the blind

I done lost some friends to the belly of the beast

I done had blood shed like confetti on the streets

Momma paranoid cus police brutality

Been down on my luck, I David Blaine out them cuffs


[Part III: FUNNEL CAKE]


[Chorus]

Baby girl come through

(Come through baby girl)

I got somethin' for you

(I got somethin' for you lady)

We can kick it how we used to

(Kick it how we used to)

This time'll be different than it used to

(This time'll be different than it used to girl)


[Verse One]

These Bottega Venetas dimmin' the sun light

It's summertime sugarplum, why you so uptight?

You ridin' shotgun, Barry White spinnin'

A love serenade that'll lead to all this sinnin'

Dependin' on if you carry on this bad luggage

Will determine if you get this thuggish ruggish bone when we get home

Girl give me your phone, you gon' listen to me

I should charge you a fee, cus this dick ain't for free

I won't ever make you promises I know I can't keep

Politics ain't me, but here's my ballad for the salad days

Mackin' cus you that appraised

Yeah our signs are incompatible and we out of phase

But remember, all of the good things

Showed you some hood things

I pride myself on truth, this ain't a hoodwink

I'm just a call away, baby we could link

Blink twice and miss your chance to dance tonight


[Chorus]

Baby girl come through

(Come through baby girl)

I got somethin' for you

(I got somethin' for you lady)

We can kick it how we used to

(Kick it how we used to)

This time'll be different than it used to

(This time'll be different than it used to girl)


[Part IV: PANTOMIME]


[Intro: Norm Macdonald]

And then..and then go

'God why'd I spend the..

Why did I spend my whole life ruminating about an inevitability?'


[Verse One: reily ilo]

You feelin' like overcast weather, no light in your path

Feathers ready for flight but you still handlin' kites

I'm out pedalin' bikes, ride across the sky

I lent my ears to yall, I almost lost my mind

Now it's all design, pantomime with fabrics

Travel cashless, just read the magnet on the plastic

You know time's elastic, you're always sarcastic

The only one that's laughin'

And you actin' spastic when in my range

But I got some reach like Dhalsim within the frame

Big talk but small change

Dawg this is child's play, puttin' on a clinic this is foul play

Plates at Bennigan's, now we found prey

Out in Galway, horses neighing on the Causeway

In the Latin Quarter tossin' euros at the entree

Calculated risks, here comes the parlay

Can't give it up now, we came a long way