[Verse 1: K-Rino] Trap is set and you the mouse, freely walking through your house Relationship on the edge, barely talking to your spouse Whole damn town is mad everybody down to blast Vast majority upset and agger people bound to clash Loud talk draped around, tried but can't escape the sound Son getting older now he thinking he can take you down Bucking up and feeling fat, now you got to deal with that I knew this day would come man, I don't wanna have to k** this cat Plus you wanna get your boss, he won't even let you talk Mind on the edge now, slightest thing will set you off Been around the block so don't treat me like a first-nighter Walking down the street, white lady grips her purse tighter Even though I paid my dues, man the devil hate to lose Police got four or five tools that they can't wait to use Racist ways coming out, shooting spraying tasing joking Used to hide you when they beat you, now they whip you in the open. Tension [Hook] When I'm rolling through the hood I feel tension When I step into my house I feel tension As I'm walking down the street I feel tension When I see the police I feel [Verse 2] Before I hit the corner I can already tell it's jumping Loud music heavy bumping everybody selling something Every-night a new disciple cheer the devil boo the bible Prison waits for five-year-olds whose lives will soon go through the cycle Running up and bang doors, blood baths paint floors Shady women make you claim and raise babies that ain't yours Close cats and d** are life, somebody might bust tonight Wife don't trust the husband, husband don't trust the wife Cutting throats to climb the ladder, that'll make your wallet fatter Daughter in the strip-club with rappers throwing dollars at her Shots exploding through you should've did what you was told to do Now you decomposing in a suit with loved ones standing over you No sanity coz we lost it, stressing got the world exhausted Government be tryin' to toss it, knowing they the ones who caused it Every action is a part of dysfunctional thought-disorder Daily friction in the family, father son mother daughter. Tension [Hook] [Verse 3] Tension and apprehension as I pa** through a suburban dimension My neck feels the tightness of a lynching Grinding male, walking through the hood with your mind in hell The anxiety you feel your first time in jail Tension, standing face to face with the main goon One dude with both his baby-mamas in the same room Finding out the one you trusted that's who busted ya Two rival hustlers competing for street customers Making a couple o' adjustments trying to keep others from touching ya When life is thrusting shock suffering at your jugular Heartless guys, see the ego gathers where the caucus lies Fathers of the dark despise then lawyers rise and organize All around, everybody's fighting in this sport of blood Nothing more intense than when you got to stand before the judge Freedom on the line, it's a everyday part of life We cutting through it but it's hard to slice, we need a sharper knife. Tension [Hook]