Marcus Orelias - MARCUSORELIAS Lyrics
(Verse 1: Marcus Orelias)Marcus, show no mercySave that for your brainwashMy daddy was a thug; momma was a hippieNow you got me, product of Bayview-HPWhere vampires ride when it’s darkToss detergent like it’s time to washTurn your TV’s off; curtains down (gunshots)It’s never safe to watch3 deep in a hoopty-peel off; tire marks skid off.What goes around, comes aroundRemember that bending blocks.Before bike lanes and street chalkDim streetlights, police hawk; concrete linesStereotypes of street crime, got us strapped with four nine’sWe work hard; fight harder so they gentrifyI was once scared to define, cross streetsIn fear that they’d judge me or jump meSo trust me, I left the houseLate to school, skipping school, after schoolDown watching street fights then mob back to the T lineLoud music from metros, we K-9’s on felinesBeing on time, be the last thing on our mindsAdults keep telling me, diploma is what I needTo function in society, I just want to seeDifferent seas, in my head it plays out, assed out.I’m just tryna get my ass out, first classBefore I blast out or pass outWriting rhymes all night, late nights getting no sleepMy producer grinding, making beatsOh you counting bread? They counting sheep.You might be rich but you still weak.Get to know me; I’m getting started like MondayFirst day of the week, I want you, 365 and a leapFeel free to jump, you already know. It’s mighty steepSome people stay in the shallow end, so I think deep.Six feet, with all these odds against meNo hand outs, made my own waySo turn it up I got something to say…
