J Dilla - The Pain of Art II lyrics

[Verse 1: Mistah Marvel] What if the whole world told you you were different? Height and weight and culture and pigment? Or language or dialect? Heavy criticism Or your last name first name both illegitimate? What if they told you you were gifted And when you used your gift for uplifting They told you you were tripping? And to get in line, get it right, don't get it twisted This is real life synchronized with all traditions What if you ain't really fit in Everywhere you fit in? And lesser fools be blessing you? Don't you forget it It's the Pa**ion, it's the heart that may supersede; Or that converts you all in all into a different breed Listen here! What if the life you lived was like a prophecy? Heavy profits and prophets who prophesied the opposite? Optimize your wallet size, you might get caught up It's the quality of life cause there's really one quanity! What if you tried with all might and muster? What if you fell down and couldn't even muster The strength to catch up or to relish with mustard? Burger bun fools with Sesame Street luster Identifying self without self or others Doubts from within, even family and mother What if trouble followed you home? Damn, dawg, I'm in trouble Got me ruining my rags Got me ravishing in rubble I'm tryin' elevate, Mom, I'm tryin' be humble But I'm following a path that just makes my a** dumber I'm following face-to-a** I'm just a number But remember what the summit looks like from hot summers Cold showers Whole hours Who's counting? Lost count On a pedistool Douglas couldn't even dismount For the wrong reasons Guess I'm just a lost sheep and Insomnia kick in, I guess I'm lost sleepless In a city where a Dream became a Nightmare! Black listed for activities that fit in right there With traditions! Did you listen? Am I missing? My ambitions Had so much steam that my team is in the kitchen Calling the kettel blacker Than the motherf**in' pot This another testimony living life. Why not? They told me everything and my dumb a** listened Programmed myself around a simple inhibition - MY LIFE [Hook: Mistah Marvel] I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling The Pain, the Pain! I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling [Verse 2: Mistah Marvel] People kept saying they want the old me back These n***as right here they can't hold me back! The system's supposedly made to hold me Black So I'm sitting poker faced I don't even wanna act on what I'm thinkin' on! Don't ask what's in my flask Or what the f** I'm drinking on! Lotta pain in my past, I'm just gettin' gone So I'm living on a hope And just hopin' I can cope For another f**ing week, off this last bar of soap n***as heard my other mixtapes and told me I was dope; I done stood on stage, seen negativity from folks Oh well, hurt people hurt people that's a good quote I'm in position to cause pain, but I'm good yo! I wrote the "Pain of Art" and heads went bobbing The art of pain is in the pleasure in prodding and Telling all secrets from the darkness - let it out! And I wrote real tracks and wrote them b**hes often Yeah, this is my life from operation to coffin From the womb to the tomb I guess I'm running out of options This my declaration...of independence; I'm saying f** the world, yo f** it gonna end Social Suicide, taking another chance; What's the worst that can happen when you feeling like the man? What's the worst that can happen when you in higher demand? Live my life with plenty cans, cause you can't live off of can'ts What up? [Hook: Mistah Marvel] I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling The Pain, the Pain! I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling I wish I could give you this feeling [Outro] Yeah Yeah I'm just hoping that you feel me As I grow As I live this vicious life I'll take you there I'll take you anywhere Because that's where we go Anywhere, but somewhere