Engineer - The Meaning lyrics

Engineer: Light the L up, turn the beat up louder Take a hit of that, tell me what you see around ya Imma tell ya what I see It may not be a pretty picture But I ain't trying to be a downer See life like we living our last days Cause' I see the planet that we k**in and can't save The type of pain that can't be given a bandaid You can look at the brightside, how thick is the lampshade? Some say that fate is pre-determined Which means that nothing can be a freak occurance And what will happen? I can't be for certain So I'm gonna live life to it's fullest before I reach the curtains Cause who knows if there's a deeper purpose? Is there a meaning of life, or if the reason's worthless? I just watch out for the demons lurking And never leave myself open when I need a person I've been doing a lot of d** Makes me hope I can find happiness without being buzzed and Give me a sign from a cloud up above Cause' I've been doubting so much I almost lost my power to love Maybe I'll find another path to follow? But until then, let me crack this bottle Cut some lines up, get another cap to swallow Tryin to mask the sorrow till i'm whiter than a fasion model Is money the root of evil? Seen it save lives, seen it ruin people Damn right I seen it ruin people Cause' what happens to a fiend when you put that money through a needle I'm just glad I know better than not Living in the cold weather with no sweater to rock Cause I'm a go-getter, (sold no record that flop?) And I'll be just fine even if I don't get to the top Word Hook/chorus: Cause I've been thinking lately What this life has made me Lord before you take me Tell me what's the meaning? Snak the Ripper: Uh I spent twenty-eight years getting where I'm at Now I'm starring at pictures of the younger Snak When I wasn't that crazy But I was hungry like a shark Chronic spark, got me thinking of those nights spent in the dark Mastering my craft, laughing as the years pa** Seems like yesterday when I was takin' bottles back for cash Like how I went from that to this.. From sleeping in these streets to these clean sheets and a mattress God damn Tell me what's the point in this? When I twist this (?) and burn this joint it's like a don't exist Me and my boys is mixed up in the life of d** and crime The hardest times behind us but we know this sh**s Constant in the struggle, tryin to double all we got Trying to stay free with troubles, all that we was taught Whether or not I get mine depends on a lot.. But yo, I'll be just fine even if I don't get to the top Word Hook/chorus Engineer: Strange how it go from an innocent child Twenty years later now, living this foul, wow an*lyzin' my brain, considerin' why it has to be So f**ed up for you to give me the crown, but look: We smell money and we gettin' it now Cause we be sniffin' it down with the scent of a hound We soldiers. Being weak isn't allowed So I guess a sinister smile beats a miserable frown Pa** the "ism" around, act like it's all a game I make a beautiful sunset in the fallin' rain We all got the power to make the hall of fame Even a slave can find freedom in a ball n' chains I got nothin' to lose baby it's all a game And it's time to reach em, I can hear the people call my name Got the confidence, now I'm standing tall as cranes So if I can't earn power, Imma take the Stalin way Go ahead and label me bi-polar Cause' you know I get high and my eyes lower Smoke more then a pot grower with glaucoma And imma be the same until my times over Yea Hook/chorus