P.o.s. - Optimist (We Are Not For Them) lyrics

[P.O.S.] Yeah, yeah {*6X*} I pick a lotta locks, rock a lotta shows Build with the moms, hang with the broken crow Been hurting the same heart since I was like two I use sarcasm freely, bark at the greedy Bite what feeds, shy from the seedy I'm bold in approach, so rely on my hope That the average emcees can't f** with the sound like me I never been down with the King It's never something I wanted to be Never better than the work than the toil and the reap But the work for the wants, not the suffer for the needs Nothing's tougher than the... dreams and good sleep Trying to teach my son to reach, damn right Cause it gets a little darker every night And the rent goes up, they gon' cut out the... [Hook] Dead ends to chase, feelings to fake New hearts to break, amends to make, they all so Afraid and safe, in need of space But hugging that crowd, only shake with the quake and uh Times like this are up We break their stride cause we break our mirrors They hugging that pride like it's all there is We make our own and if they don't feel it Then we are not for them (and that's cool) [P.O.S.] Yo, I made this beat for Alegra Oxborough She showed me how to do the thing with the cups I wrote the verse on a triple double Tuesday Riding in the van in the back lot I never made it in, never really can tell the friends these days Telephone don't sleep some days Someday I'mma be peaceful again Till then keep the speech to a min Shed a little skin, I'mma bet it all and win I'mma set it off and run, I'mma k** it till it's dead I'mma do it till it ain't fun and the words don't come Then I'm gonna find another hobby Probably find love, probably find trust Eighty-one young with a little bit of rust Clean interior, Minnesota plates Money in the bank with a lot of you to thank Relate to the... [Hook] Dead ends to chase, feelings to fake New hearts to break, amends to make, they all so Afraid and safe, in need of space But hugging that crowd, only shake with the quake and uh Times like this are up (Up for whatever, how are you?) WE BREAK THEIR STRIDE CAUSE WE BREAK OUR MIRRORS THEY HUGGING THAT PRIDE LIKE IT'S ALL THERE IS WE MAKE OUR OWN AND IF THEY DON'T FEEL IT THEN WE ARE NOT FOR THEM, WE CUT OUR OWN OUT, YEAH [P.O.S.] Dead ends to chase, feelings to fake New hearts to break (YEAH), amends to make, they all so (YEAH) Afraid and safe, in need of space (OH YEAH) But hugging that crowd, only shake with the quake and uh (YEAH) Dead ends to chase, feelings to fake New hearts to break (YEAH), amends to make, they all so (YEAH) Afraid and safe, in need of space But hugging that crowd (YEAH), only shake, that's it