Joell Ortiz - Skeletons lyrics

[Hook: Kaydence] I got some skeletons locked in the closet (yeah, yeah) And I've been dyin', dyin' just to find an outlet And I'm hoping that no one finds out about it (yeah, yeah) Wishing maybe it'll disappear but I doubt it I doubt it [Verse 1: Joell Ortiz] I look over my shoulder not knowing where it's coming from But knowing that its coming, I was bugging as a youngin' Now I'm runnin from, something that'll even out my dumb decisions The night I shot and had him bleeding out his lungs and spitting Do any sins go unforgiven? I hope not Cause most of mine were hunger driven, nothing in my mother's kitchen Stomach sounds like the clouds ignited and the thunder hitting So the well-screwed kid ended up with more than a couple missing So not a chef but now the c**aine forever cooking I love kids but now I'm selling to a pregnant woman Stumbling through the projects in the AM with a cup in my hand Gun on my waist and, "I don't give a f**" is my plan You'll never understand my palm sweat Followed by shortness of breath then my heart jets and I ain't find a calm yet Go on let shorty sing Cause ain't no way in hell this ain't Joell, that's brave enough to tell you everything [Hook] [Verse 2: Crooked I] f** all that rapping, I'mma let the conversation rock I got skeletons in my closet The living dead live in a n***a head, behind a combination lock When will the occupation stop and make it a vacant lot The black mamba when I crack vodka, I'mma take a shot And hope them stowaways go away before the anchor drop Yeah thanks a lot, I'm a bottle-drinking nutcase Cover of XXL behind Em, I had the drunk face I steadily dream about cleaning these demons out In order to clean them out, you gotta scream and shout All of your secrets out loud It started as a kid at my school desk Aced every quiz but I wanted to pa** the cool test Ain't nothing cool about school shopping at the thrift store And living in an abandoned station wagon because you was piss poor So I started stealing all of the clothes that the other kids wore That's when the skeletons moved into my mind on the sixth floor And more came through Crooked I's youth I slowly started moving them out my closet into this mic booth For real, bro [Hook] [Bridge] I thought I had it all locked away till forever But no memories fade away, They seem to stay Comfortable in my conscience you live in my dreams They say time heals it all then whys the pain still with me? [Verse 3: Joe Budden] See the problem is, I know it all Or maybe the problem is that I just show it all Maybe they that thinking I should be ashamed of my actions but really there's no remorse Maybe the Lord will decide that I suffered enough and let me live with no withdrawals Then again all it would mean is he deemed I'm much too important to focus on We could talk about pain 24/7 dog, that's my department Inter city blues cruise and I'm blasting that Marvin Skeletons ain't in my closet, that's my apartment And they like to hide behind thousand dollar fabrics and garments It's all bleak to me Tell my Pop I ain't bothered when he don't speak to me I love you but it's weak to me On one hand life is short and there's no excuse to do it But you was missing half my life dog, I'm kind of used to it Modern day Son of Sam, judge but you don't understand Me against the world, I plan on winning, know I'm undermanned Want to see through the eyes of a monster? Look through my gla**es tint My roommates can stay here, just take care of half the rent [Hook]