Old lady asking me to answer the door
I’m like are you for real? (mmmhmmm)
She wanna buy groceries
I wanna eat the full course meal in front of me (mhhhhmm)
I guess that’s just how it is when you love who you with
Take out trash, do the dishes, don’t answer with (mmmhmmm)
Let’s go back to memory lane
RAP 1
Baltimore City
All my TU Alumni, holla if you hear me!
Just came back from Tokyo International University
In 2016
That December, I remember
The closet came walking in, skeleton of a man
My Uncle Chip acting like nothing’s wrong
But he sings a new song now, revealed his truths to us all now
Dressing differently got his wife in disbelief
Riots and protests are rampant in the streets
Cover ups, fake drug busts, can’t trust police
From film to Asian Culture, changed my expertise
Sitting on the train, tears in my eyes
Just two more years and I’ll escape the demise
Of this great nation, my home is under God, but neighborhood of lies
Beyond my reach, I need a new lease on life
CHORUS
When I drop piece of bread on the floor
God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt (Hmmmm)
Before the sun shines brighter and my burdens get lighter
Life gets better in time after the worst (Hmmmm)
It’s time to MOVE YEAH
That’s just my MOOD YEAH
RAP 2
Kawagoe-Shi
Back in Saitama, but this time it’s to teach
Elementary and Junior High schools
I represent my country, but with insufficient tools
A fool’s gold, I just needed to go
Already bought a one-way ticket to LA to Incheon to Tokyo
Turned down some, one fell through
So I chose the last ditch effort interview because I had to
Back with my best friend for his girlfriend’s graduation
The ceremony ends, yet another journey begins
He gets on one knee, she says yes immediately
Like a movie scene, a crowd of spectators applaud including me
One day that’ll be me, I thought to myself
But first thing’s first, I’ma need some help
Understanding my flaws and how to be independent
Paying bills, insurance, external content
Giving fans assurance, my change is not counterfeit
Hobbies turned bodies of work, masterpieces
Works of art, nobody can rebuttal my thesis
And this job I got I put my whole heart into
But what happens when it tears my heart in two? Wish I knew…
CHORUS
RAP
Koshigaya
Full of drama
Like the Staten Island dump
Call it the dump of Saitama
Backs curved like banana shaped ears of a llama
The largest mall in Japan is here, Laketown
Besides that, no one else and nothing else is around
On the news, a stalker stabbed his ex in the neck
COVID-19 numbers spike near my front steps
Crack fiends on benches, another unmasked hostess
Waiting for her ride, another check from Mr. hopeless
Saw yakuza on the train today
Back to my apartment, I was on my way
Tatted up blondie, squatting next to me, in all black
On the phone, man! you know we ain’t supposed to do that!
Forced to live in this wasteland by a waste of a company
Waste of my time, my love for kids trust of people was cut from me
Wasn’t enough for me, gave efforts over 9000
But crumbs and pennies were left to me, every month struggling
That’s why I have YouTube so I can tell you too
Be inspired but learn to escape my fires
Mistakes are great teachers, never settle for a meager salary
Just to be in a country you think you need to be in
Don’t believe in the hype
The grass ain’t always greener
Stay away from the junk food or you won’t get leaner
Still practicing taking my own advice
If there’s a ticket to freedom, then I’m paying the price
END
Got into my Obama bag
That’s why I moved to Yokohama
Cause I can
Even when they don’t understand
Why you go without a plan
Just know it’s in good hands
You think you don’t got one but you’re on one
Just look up to the sun,
Same beats, on different keys
My life’s like these
Time to switch it up
~Thank you for reading!~