King Mez - Highness lyrics

The streets at night Glow like casinos in the darkness Everybody's taking their chances Black jacks shuffling along trying to make it to 21 And some, some get hit at 18 and bust Bullets flying at hearts like spades Others ante up and bust back, yeah TECs they hold 'em, aces smoking Got a pair of nines but no full house Just a single queen still sleeping on the pull-out Dreams of hitting clubs with diamonds But the house of cards keeps crashing down, 'cause Ain't no king around The princes and princesses follow suit Forget about the crowns they were supposed to wear like forbidden fruit A fashion statement for those of us who still reach for knowlege Here to learn you something Just got to listen to it: Don't be fooled by the shine, young buck Remember the reaper's sickle glistens too And Failure loves to dress itself up in Hope's robes and parade around But just cause you put j**els in a hat don't make it a crown Too many clowns sporting diamond-crusted bear traps That's just waiting for their egos to trip and fall into And plenty got nooses they call crowns ready for your head to slip through But I'ma construct my own Adorn it with emeralds made from all the envious eyes of doubters And I'll chisel saffire blues From all the hard times I've been through And wear 'em like resilience My crown will be sharper than my momma's tongue And sparkle like I sprinkled it With all of the salt they thrown on my game I stand on a stage like a throne made king-sized just for me Hold the mic like a sceptre and address my people Reminding them that there is royalty to gain Beyond the royalties and fame Some stay loyal to the game But I, I stay loyal to my dreams Let my flows apply heat 'til they boil into steam And I can watch 'em rise Like fallen angels remembering how good a halo feels It's kind of like a crown Like an oversized wedding ring Reminding me to stay faithful to my future Cause ain't nothing coming between me and destiny, nah We was made for eachother And I know there's a crown out there that was made for me It ain't got to be the main one Long as don't nobody living got the same one