Telling Beatz - Badlands Rumble lyrics

[Hook 2x] And it's true In this life I've never been the one In your eyes I've never been the truth All you saw Was a broken mirror [Verse 1] We ain't kin of the land to them We're black folk Refugees on a raft Just trying to stay afloat I'm trying to enter my mode Emotions out of control How can I sit still They want to put me in a mold Just because I have a dream They say that rap is a joke Well I hate all these motherf*** I hope that they all choke In this life that I'm living I ain't never seen a GOAT In this life that were living Man we all just gotta grow But I'm turning into something That I've never seen before Looking in a broken mirror Picking pieces off the floor See my idols in my iris Tears falling over my eyelids Will I make it to their level I don't really f*** know Gone off a bean Young boy wilding Never planned to be a fiend Young boy breaking down Same boy starts to scream Stuck in a trance Trying to wake from his dream People starting at me Like they ain't understanding my silence If all lives matter You ain't understanding the violence We're victimized by police And that's why we run from the sirens They're in the streets to protect But it seems like they do the opposite I'm positive People are just prone to popping sh** Off of the mouth and sh** Their just actors running plays No Greg Popavich It's propaganda And they're ga**ed as Auschwitz To profit from it [Hook 2x] And it's true In this life I've never been the one In your eyes I've never been the truth All you saw Was a broken mirror [Vesre 2] I ain't never ran from a n***a And I damn sure ain't bout to pick Today to start running I ain't never gang bang But I might start gunning Hit you dead on arrival If you f*** up the money If you f*** up progression I could end it in a session Lyricism leave you breathless But the tech will leave you chestless Young n***a reckless Blow out your necklace F*** your new b*** And then steal your Lexus That's how I'd rap if I Didn't prefer the realness That's how I'd rap if I wasn't here For the children That's how I'd spit if I was Just in it for millions I don't want to be ill yet I ain't tryna be brilliant I just wanna be real and Get listeners to feel this What Ever I'm feeling Cop beats and drill them Pray God I heal some Pray God I heal myself In the process Obsessed with objects Of past A new mind of gla** Freshly failed cla** Will the memories last Will the memories pa** Or will they stay etched in mind Will I soon fade away Or will I stay etched in time And will there come a time When I find the spine To lay it all on the line For the will to shine The will to grind Will I find the will to live Or live to die Either way I've Cast the die [Hook 2x] And it's true In this life I've never been the one In your eyes I've never been the truth All you saw Was a broken mirror