This Side

Of course I'm thankful for the gains Just another body alive A survivor of the game Just another story With a whole lotta names Just the words of a song Implanted on the brain Whether it's right or wrong I promise I had to get involved The knowledge flew past Of course We all evolved They got bonuses But the problems never solved Now it's rifles sniping Kids falling dead in the halls Shots fired Middle school children Try to last Survive til the bell rings Some shot in class Open the church doors They rollin' out the body bags Paid your debts The country still owes us a lot of cash Ascend to higher levels Devils praying for my bread The wise appear foolish The foolish shake their heads Social media do's And face to face dont's Flip the platform Who'll say what the others won't Elijah and Elisha Yeshua and Bartomaeus Plato and Socrates Passed down throughout the ages We woke up To a whole different fragrance The smell of gun powder And a bunch of chemical agents Ayo You seen the Circle Half these folks catfishin' Bodies still in the halls Last period just ended Faking small moves Pennies Just a few A futile expedition Too minuscule to view Not to be forgotten Custom t-shirts Blended with cotton Nothing's original Stealing symbols from Akhenaten Transporting the remains Appropriate the pains Cancel everything In opposition to gains Graduation cap tilted Tassels cocked to the right side My magma cum laude a salute To every kid that's chalklined Cameras flash We're just another headline Country club networking In parallel with my gang ties My sister said, "Don't lose your head Don't try to impress the masses." The "haves" assembled Against the half tribe of Manassas Remember these children Still laying dead in their classes While the school to prison pipeline Incarcerates the masses