I haven't listened to much Mike but I always come back to this EP. The sounds of a bustling New York, the simple beats, his flows and lyrics about his life - beautiful. What a great little project.
To fuck around and see me plummet Should I couldn't stomach When niggas told me I was bugging I was seeing numbers Touch the ground Wheel the luggage All I got from running Mama told me 'bout this curse How I was not above it I honor her with every word I never the swap the subject Bottles clinking on the curb Think I'm out of budget Naavin got me with the purse I think I gotta buzz him The silent grieving never work Why I reside to puffin' Just so I could be a person when I'm out in public Someone remind me that there's purpose in this life of wanting All that whining be a burden or a sign we flunking Ain't been so hard to see my verdict was to die with nothin' Seen the worse from this service of my guideless loving When we was huddled in this church Where most had lied and fronted All this time that I spent searching Was the diamond cutting Use to coddle up at Vernon Like I'm dodging summons Lighting and thunder Summer of pain Fogs and raining clouds Cluttered the way It's calm, I pray the route Lighting and thunder Summer of pain Fogs and raining clouds Cluttered the way We were at Young World, about half way through July And it felt like one of the hottest days of the summer That I'd experienced at that time It was time for us to go on stage and play our set It was nice It was sunny In the shade it wasn't as bad But then we started noticing There were clouds forming over the park
Uh, uh, uh, uh Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Huh [Verse] Started pickin' up these habits at an early age Gettin' faded in the madness just to cure the pain All the times I felt the stabbin' on my vertebrae My brother said if it's static, just a word away City shady with a passion, what we heard today Who try to take me out this planet, out this world of hate? I took the stage and I was damaged, my determined ways And took my lady to a casket off the pearly gates Pearled and blazed it, held the cake I was hurtin', savin' niggas who wouldn't do the same Gave my purpose out to niggas who was choosin' fame The truth amazing So thinkin' 'bout it make me sick of what they do to hang They try to frame me like I'm trippin', they will loot the game 'Cause when it wasn't for a minute, who was movin' strange? It's soon to say Me, I just pursue the pavement, this polluted maze Tryna get the mood raisin' and accumulate Found out that my tomb been waitin' while I zoot and pray Honestly, the youth been dazin', livin' too awake Uh, I'm livin' too awake [Outro] No, no No, no No, no No, no Honey, I love you so Oh, oh, ooh No, no No, no
mikes music is so trash I swear, I hate how he just sounds so lazy, its just garbage. His best stuff was early slums days with six press, king carter, jazzjodi
This song is a meditation, telling yourself “nothing I can do is wrong” over and over again when you’re at your lowest and nothing feels worth it anymore.
