Kawann Shockley - To Be Me lyrics

Man, if only you could be in this skin, bear witness to the pain that I feel within Chorus: Just so you know Nobody knows What it is to know What it is to be Like me (Yeah) Me Verse 1: Yo first they went and k**ed Malcolm Then they went and k**ed Martin So I put it all in my album Kids'll hear it might spark ‘em This a generation of music Kids don't wanna hear talkin' Old heads be tryna confuse ‘em Lose ‘em with all of that arguin' so Turn me up and then watch me rock O. Savant I will not be stopped I'm a prophet of modern times Teachin' children to not be thots Twerkin' all in that vine light You berserk with no mind like You just ignorant just need attention Don't know you're worth more than five likes Maybe not That's why elders call it crazy times Still stuck in the middle of the ‘80s huh? When rappers spoke truth to the babies, why Did it have to stop? I guess it got a bit hectic Can't afford no n*ggas with a message So we settle for the d**h wish d**h kiss but I'm here to resurrect it Chorus: Just so you know Nobody knows What it is to know What it is to be Like me Me Just so you know Nobody knows What it is to know What it is to be Like me Me Verse 2: Hands up don't shoot me We all know that that's usually Not how it goes ‘cause the youth be Dispensable ‘cause of movies And the videos show us cooning Over-s**ualized crooning Unintelligent autotuning Suburban kids think it's cool see They be like, “it's just entertainment” But who are we entertainin'? When the image of a young black man Got police thinkin' I'm slangin' Now they pullin' me over, I hate it Scared to think what they thinkin' an*lyzin' they language Better pray for no altercations The both of us we got babies If you k** me then you skatin' If I k** you then I'm satan Won't see my kids graduatin' Waitin' 'til I wither inmatin' Or the lethal sedation So back to your entertainment How is this entertainin'? Chorus: Just so you know Nobody knows What it is to know What it is to be Like me Me Just so you know Nobody knows What it is to know What it is to be Like me Me Just so you know Nobody knows What it is to know What it is to be Like me Me Just so you know Nobody knows What it is to know What it is to be Like me Me