Stay True

I've had people that I love, get taken away
I've had people I've trusted
Change up or get led astray
Death is only the beginning though
Even if they still alive, shit is different
Yo a door closes while another
Slowly inches open
Try not to overthink it and blow it
But when the time is really right
You'll know it
Eyes reveal, truth flies, try to conceal
Lie to my face, but you wise, buying is real
But that's a favor that they did for me
I'll probably thank 'em
Y'all know if this was 1992
I'd probably shank 'em still, I chill
Calm and cold like Oran "Juice" Jones
Be careful with your karma
You might tarnish your soul
But, that's your journey
I try not to judge you
Got my own bills to pay for and
My own hells to run through
I'm not beneath you or above you
Funny how "I love you"
Turned to "Fuck you!" to thyself be true

Dirt on my soul and mud on my pants
Smoke from my gun and blood on my hands
I've been through it all
So what is my stance? Back against the wall
Still loving my chances
Buttered my bread and recovered my advances
Shuttered my senses
Never stuttered my answers
Overdoses to homicides, suicides, and cancers
Chopped out the fake
Gave you an hour of glances
But I'm still standing here
After all these years
Speaking my truth, this is all this is
All the nightmaring and dreaming
All the demons I've been haunted by
Angels have been keeping me alive
When I want to die
Kept me feeling there's a
Reason I should persevere
My memory is foggy
I can see my purpose clear
So many things to be afraid of
But the worst is fear
Yesterday is gone and so are you
It hurts to hear i could've burst in tears
Instead I write this letter
We had to wave the white flag
Couldn't fight forever
I don't think I've been the same
Since the ties have severed
See the truth, but the lies are better
So be true!