Lessons From the Crypt

Intro

Yeah...

Ayo, look...

Sometimes the loudest lessons

come from people who don't say shit.

Word.

Verse 1

I learned patience from the bus stop in the rain,

Learned hunger from a fridge that was empty for days,

Learned pride from my mother when the rent wasn't paid,

Still she walked through the door with a smile on her face.

Everybody want the crown, nobody study the throne,

Everybody want respect, nobody water the stone,

I was searching for myself while I was watching my phone,

Funny how you feel connected when you still feel alone.

Concrete taught me more than a classroom ever could,

Every scar got a story, every loss understood,

Some brothers chase the money 'cause they think that they should,

But a pocket full of dollars can't replace being good.

I seen dreams get buried underneath neighborhood stress,

Seen a father lose his son and still go to work next,

That's the type of pain that'll rearrange your perspective,

Make you grateful for the shit you used to call defective.

HOOK

Life ain't always what it seems,

Sometimes waking up is chasing dreams,

We got pain underneath the gold and chains,

Trying to find sunshine underneath the rain.

Keep your head high when the road gets rough,

You don't need the whole world, just believe you're enough,

Every lesson came expensive, every scar left a mark,

Still we walk through the darkness looking straight at the dark.

Verse 2

I don't preach perfection, I'm just speaking what I know,

Everybody got a battle that they never really show,

Some smile for the picture while their spirit moving slow,

That's why I never judge a man by the clothes that he wore.

We confuse being busy with actually being alive,

Chasing things we don't need just to feel satisfied,

Got a thousand notifications but nobody we can confide,

Technology connected us and somehow divided our minds.

I watched ambition turn a good man cold,

Watched insecurity make confident people fold,

Watched loyalty get tested when the money got involved,

That's when you find out who you are when everything dissolves.

So I'm building something deeper than a name or a brand,

Trying to leave something meaningful behind where I stand,

If I can't change the world, I'll change what I can,

One thought, one verse, one conversation with a man.

OUTRO

Yeah...

Don't let the world convince you

that surviving ain't an accomplishment.

You made it this far.

That's something.

Keep building.

Keep thinking.

Keep going.