[Intro]

Scheme, be afraid (er-ah-eh-a-yeah)

Ra-ah-calculate

Scheme, scheme (yeah)

(Uh-e-ah-uh-eh) Scheme, be afraid

(er-ah-eh-a-yeah)

(Uh-e-ah-uh-eh) Scheme (yeah)

Scheme, be afraid

[Verse 1]

Hold up

Man you’re ‘bout to blow up

Show up or shut up

That’s the way they roll

When they get caught up

So don’t trust

Anyone unless they earn it

I’m about to give you a few gems

So you better listen cause it’s worth it

It could save you in the long run (ya-e-yeah)

When the cops come

You best believe they all run

Nobody wants to get caught up

When somebody gets shot up

The party’s done

And it ain’t fun to see a body go numb no

Imagine you were filled with holes (shoot ‘em in the head)

It could be your death at any moment

So I (calculate)

Future steps and directions

That I should take

If my perception is correct then

Then when I fail I learn my lesson

You should too before you ask yourself the question

Why you fell into this life as a felon

So break the cycle

Use your past tension as a weapon

Dissect it into sections

Inspect it with reflection

No objection to correct it

When emotions aren’t affected

So it’s better to direct it

Check it

[Chorus]

Its not fair

But the world don’t care

Man, It doesn’t seem fair

Many people (Scheme)

And (Calculate)

Its not so fair

But the world don’t care

Man, It doesn’t seem fair

Many people (Scheme)

So (Calculate)

[Verse 2]

I gotta get it on my own

You can’t expect to be put on

If you neglect to get connections

Might as well be a lost cause

‘Cause they (scheme)

Try to sniff out your unknowns

But if they’re not friends their dawg

Then don’t throw them any bones no!

I’m in the zone

Grip the microphone like a wish bone

Words flow like water when they leave my lips

So don’t slip in the vicinity of my drip

I’m hip, and when I hop up on the mic

I hit my licks (Don’t trip)

When the show is over go collect your dough

You don’t do no shit for free

This a cutthroat industry

Cause it ain’t all about the promo

When you’re trying to buy a bite to eat

If you have to pay to perform it’s a

(Er-ah-eh-ah-scam homie!)

The same goes for A&R

Don’t pay them to put you on

They get paid to present your song

When they push it with label arms

If they offer you a contract (hold back)

It’s awesome that you got it

Wanna get it checked before you sign that

[Chorus]

Its not fair

But the world don’t care

Man, It doesn’t seem fair

Many people (Scheme)

And (Calculate)

Its not so fair

But the world don’t care

Man, It doesn’t seem fair

Many people (Scheme)

So (Calculate)

[Outro]

Scheme, be afraid (er-ah-eh-a-yeah)

Ra-ah-calculate, scheme eh-ah-scheme (yeah)

Er-ah-eh-uh-Scheme, be afaraid (er-ah-eh-a-yeah)

Er-ah-eh-uh-Scheme (yeah)

Scheme, be afaraid