had to rap 'til they shook for a lifetime but placating wiser in hindsight from the handouts to palm readers it's gonna be a long evening drinks for the war in my mind peace for the certainty in tides a long day has no equal painted such a grand story so what the truth got to do with not believing wrote the script out the spin doctor's reaches and the black out effect what i've bottled speaks volumes had to queue the laugh track my apologies what did you think would be the outcome? the misalignment sold for the novelty the shoot first attire for the eager a gorgeous day indeed for the mighty where they beat a man til the fight bleeds out of him then ask you why you not smiling? check it since we both make a living wage if you really got my back no need to turn the page start writing disturb the water cooler conversations redline 'til you clock out workdays back to the bread line high notes act like you been here in the first place eyeing it. tried to tip the scales but most folks be unbothered likely weight of the world behind them didn't choose their god to be the dollar showed up melancholic just for fodder met a muse in violence i've tried compliance but the shoes don't fit for this long walk down the short plank candidate don't try to size me up stood amongst the basics and the highest it was not an honor. a well of expectations sung the oddest lost amongst the masses spent money it's known it goes to ashes still gotta clock in tomorrow asshole neighborhood watch from the barstool act a hermit when he faced with the daytime talk like it only hit below the waistline y'all can't seat me on the sidelines refuse to be an outlier zero sum game applied 'til none becomes the wisest hope the soma start drowning out the sirens secrets bottled up behind the peachy keen calluses better hope you mean what you say while preaching pretense fire when i felt like it penny for your thoughts 'til i make it rain senseless for leverage now who the hell is quiet? burn cabbage to keep me in the bylines pessimistic with a pollyanna routine remedy that's how i started rhyming finality has gotta be the silver lining but in the meantime this black sheep came to rap and i had louie looping what a wonderful world an insane life, a comedy pursuing what i do is useless few i kept along for the movement simply placed with anomalies or the misdirection flew amidst amusement i'm half altruistic, half horrible but you won't find me resting on my laurels such a sisyphean concept for you sunk-cost fallacy out the brick and mortar or how y'all sum it up? 'cause cash on the barrelhead is dumb enough healthy skeptic 'cause the handshakes don't mean you get credit off with their heads then the meet me halfway was no pressure i'll float an antidote with no effort bring the rain and two of every animal go figure