Tunnel Vision - Intellectual

Tunnel Vision Lyrics

When given the option to stop working

Most will choose to do so

When faced with an opportunity to prosper

Most will choose to just settle

Most will give up after not seeing immediate results

And never reach their full potential

Others will live in fear of the risk of failure

And fold under pressure in the face of uncertainty

But then there’s that one person who thinks differently

Who’s willing to risk failure when success is not guaranteed

Who’s willing to sacrifice

Cause they know it’s easier to make excuses then it is to make progress

Who finds strength when all hope is lost

And goes up against unrealistic odds

And that person’s me

Let’s Go

(Verse 1)

Yo I came in the game with a mind full of hatred

Pen full of anger and grinding to make

Working on my craft with pencil and a pad

As I’m looking at my past at the time that I’ve wasted

Too long have I been slept on

While only a select few praise in amazement

Too long have I been stepped on

As they kick me to the ground with my face in the pavement

Too long have they laughed in my face and

Dissed all the raps that I’ve scrapped in these pages

Knocked straight down with my face in the mud

But I got back up, now it’s back to the races

No more will I be giving in or stand down

Gotta be smart gotta really have it planned out

Time to grow up cause I gotta be a man now

Do it on my own, I ain’t looking for a handout

Gotta rhyme with a plan of attack

Veer from the lies and just handle the facts

Can’t rely on luck gotta earn my spot

Cause success ain’t gonna come and land in my lap

No more excuses, no more distractions

No more illusions, no more retractions

No more confusion, flow with a passion

Goals in my future are told through my actions

(Chorus)

My mind’s focused, eyes open, I’m on my grind

My rhyme flowin' is God chosen, I’m gonna shine

I speak with purpose when projecting my voice

I don’t believe in luck cause I know that success is a choice

I got my mind focused, eyes open, I’m on my grind

Long as my rhyme flow is God chosen, I’m gonna shine

I’m in a race against the clock and I got time on my side

So I’m starring through tunnel vision with my eyes on the prize

(Verse 2)

Yo I came in the game with my eyes on a Grammy

Big dreams then got denied by my family

Thickheaded man with a rhyme book handy

This is who I am, I ain’t never had a plan B

Gotta stay strong and believe like a Met fan

If you wanna get the attention of Def Jam

Gotta be original and gotta stand out

And do everything I can to separate me from the next man

Gotta lead with my passionate actions

Work till the craft of my rappin’ is mastered

Spit till my words are attacking the masses

The rapping assassin is back on you bastards

Every syllable I’m rhymin’ is raw

So I’m droppin’ their jaws till they plop on the floor

Cause I’ve hopped every hurdle on this obstacle course

So there ain’t no way that you’re stoppin’ the force

With a passion I’m blessed to rappin’ the best

But I’ve still never yet been called to the throne

I’ve been acting depressed, but my lack of success

Is nobody else’s fault but my own

So from here on out, Imma step on forward

Errands today gotta get done sober

Handle the game as I headhunt soldiers

Stand in my way and you’ll get run over