Essence (feat. Darien Brockington)

Look, I try to calculate derivatives of pain Because it's flat and constant And with respect to time My hope is down on the 4th quadrant I'm cursed by my perceptions skills Developed strongly and real deep By institutions, theories, education process I admit it, leaving the hood At first seemed kinda non-sense But they say strangeness is the first step Towards massive progress Still a lost nigga seeking broad vision Precisely making decisions Over calculations, graphs and profit In fact, I profit off some conscious choices from the past Pursuing dreams and aspirations How long will it last? College educated nigga, a slave of the system Pimped by dollar bills Straight making my masters richer and richer My rhymes are rigid solid Got substance but they won't last Y'all be sippin on modernity Like Zygmunt Bauman said As matter of fact, principles liquid Like a shot of henny Sip after sip changing perspectives Till the bottle is empty You stand for causes from the heart Or cause it's cool and trendy? Your purpose meaningful and bright Or you're tryna just fit in? Words out your mouth are for the clout Or you got some commitment? Shoot for the stars Or for the likes and views Your true fulfillment Comprehension of the matter: being true to self Cause all those shots of henny's detrimental to your health Kinetically, energy is relative to speed squared Nigga, in life it's relative Same energy you put out That's you get back You know where you wanna go But you can't find your way (find your way) If life is about a dream Then don't let them go astray (go astray) If I could just be honest Sometimes dreams fade away But reality is staring at you (staring at you, right in your) Right in your face Right in your face C'mon C'mon C'mon C'mon C'mon Oooooh Exposure to adversities Made me strong and resilient Made under pressure like them diamonds Got hardness and brilliance Migrate through levels of communication with coherence Soft skills to compensate For the toughness of my existence They taught me theorems and theories And how to model nature What about feelings, emotions And how to deal with failure? What are the triggers and foundations Of my own behavior? Should I step back, should I attack How to be my own savior? Frustration's highly embedded in current generations Mind over matter never mattered Plus the lack of patience I seen some gifted niggaz Fallin deep into temptation Believing they wasn't meant for greatness Fade into stagnation I move precautiously, studying the people And numbers around me Still ferociously, killing weaknesses Has been my favorite hobby, whoa Hol'up, let me breathe again like Tony Braxton Come back to action, fresh Beat it like Michael Jackson, whoa You ready for your pride Succeed and rise by any means? You working on yourself or getting paid To build somebody's dreams? Look, cause all them handshakes hella limp, question is How long you going to allow yourself to getting pimped? Been guided by Nipsey, prolifically Hussle All about dedication, wit and heart I'm triple-doubles like Russell Huh, self-reliance is a continuous process Being true to self's the greatest indicator of progress, nigga You know where you wanna go But you can't find your way (Can't find your way) If life is about a dream Then don't let them go astray (Go Astray) If I could just be honest Sometimes dreams fade away (Yes, they do, they do, they do) But reality is staring at you (Staring back at you) Right in your face Right in your face I hope that your dreams They do come true, yeah