Blu spirit - Appreciation lyrics

[Verse 1]: I'm tryna bring that soul back This is that soul rap, I hope you know that Have faith for the n***a that give you faith, beat the odds and escape But I'm still in poverty, I know you can relate Starving in the economy, steady dodging the snakes Guerillas run with the apes, the bullets shatter his face Now everybody cryin' at the funeral home, wait I'm sick of hearing "n***as got obituary dates" I would've took his place when I contemplated suicide [?] do or die, put the chrome to my mind Sittin' in a dark room, my mama want to see me shine I just needed some peace of mind, then I turn the TV on Heard my n***a Cole rapping and that's when it all happened I'm rapping in cyphers and y'all laughing, this raw talent I guess I was off-balance, I need to get a grip I need to place my feet before I slip I'm fiending for a hit Been spitting crack ever since [?] Now a n***a got a dream like the homie Martin King But I'm blessed like Malcolm X, this is [?] by any means Put that on everything, [?] coming to the game Ain't never change what I'm sayin', I'm forever on my true sh** You couldn't walk my path n***a even if the shoes fit Righteousness is the only thing on my to-do list [?] because I do it The lil' homie Theodore said, he influenced by my music And I'm still a student of this Hip Hop that I grew with Righteous Souls is the movement, and we movin' and improvin' Reaching goals is what we do, and homie, it ain't that confusing Losing ain't a f**ing option, told my n***as that I got this Steady planning, steady plotting, so I take off like a rocket Money is the root of evil, so no, money ain't the object I'm just here to teach the people, but a lot of y'all forgot this Ain't a pastor, ain't a prophet, just a n***a from the projects That's a product of the environment that I was brought up Now I'm caught up in the game And you caught up with the women and fame You should be ashamed [Chorus] Thank you lord for my mama Even though we struggle, we still get through the drama And bless her soul, it's a honor I'm still reaping what I sow from the karma (X4) [verse 2]: Power, I'm coming for the power My friends got devoured when them hollow tips showered Now I'm feeling like a coward, n***a I'm a coward I put some flowers on your tombstone the last hour I thought the world was ours, but was I just dreaming? Now I can't believe all this sh** that I'm seeing I lost my only angel, now I'm followed by the demons Please give me a halo cause I'm here for no reason I don't have a purpose, why you leave me here breathing? Why you let me walk this earth without meaning? And I mean everything that I'm saying, I swear I ain't playing I still get flashbacks from my friend falling to the ground With bullets in his back How can I cope with that? Do I write it in a rap? Do I ride in a 'lac and go and get them n***as back? What am i supposed to do? God I'm talking to you, why you won't reply back? You see the sh** I'm going through? And I just need some help But I had to save my self, now everyday I feel the pain From my best friend being slain, I should be ashamed [Chorus]