Marcus Hopson - Fly lyrics

[Verse 1] I was taught that education is the only way to make it Then how'd I get so much money inside my savings? My teachers never saw the heights that I was f**ing aiming Did the man who invented college, go to college? Hm, okay then Am I the only one that noticed humans on the same sh**? Y'all thoughts are sailing on the same ship And if that's the case, then that's the reason that you ain't sh** Let me enlighten you my n***as, just let your brain drift [Verse 2] First of all, the best type of marketing is marketing that doesn't feel like marketing It makes the people feel like they a part of it And when it's done right, corporations think it's marvelous They feed us these ideas and then we place 'em in our hearts to sit It's why players are good at getting chicks It's why Nike is good at selling kicks It's why Disney is loved by all the kids Why McDonald's owners are super rich, we're too blinded to ever see 'em pitch [Verse 3] See when this happens we take our health, wealth, lives and just hand them off Thinking that we did this from organic thoughts I know you seen parents trick kids with candy, toys, and Santa Claus The same method is used to trap adults But instead of candy it's with money, religion, d** and alcohol Mention that sh** and it's gon' arouse us all I done seen n***as get into fights over cigarettes like a pack of dogs They get you hooked and then they laugh at y'all [Hook] I really hate to break it to you but your life's being played with You have not witnessed the world 'cause you're stuck in the Matrix Everything we have been taught was all a lie Open your eyes, open your mind, and fly [Verse 4] Man, can't you see we're robots who know not what we do and we got no shot In the real world until we climb out of this ice cold box Your whole life has been part of a whole plot To keep you at the bottom while they on top, stay quiet, then they won't stop They always tryna show us what we don't got They do it to all of us 'til we finally break and go cop a gold watch Knowing we need the cash for rent, my a** is sick Just thinking about how rich and powerful all these ba*tards get [Verse 5] They package ideas like it's oxygen They make us feel like if we ain't got it, we f**ed and we cannot fit in This f**ing system is not your friend And understand they controlling your thoughts 'cause they got a lot to win n***as get turned away when I mention this Ignorance is bliss but I don't give a f**, I won't censor sh** The Matrix is real and you done entered it It's way too intricate for you to ever realize it you f**ing simpleton [Hook] I really hate to break it to you but your life's being played with You have not witnessed the world 'cause you're stuck in the Matrix Everything we have been taught was all a lie Open your eyes, open your mind, and fly [Verse 6] Yo, f** Hollywood, f** all these reality shows Making us feel lame unless we blowing stacks on new clothes Making us feel like we ain't cool unless we have a few hoes Making us feel like we ugly, unless we have a new nose I see naturally beautiful women get Botox, fake tits Fake lips, they so brainwashed and it doesn't make sense Focus on your life and the path you're pursuing 'Cause y'all too busy worried about what Kim Kardashian's doing [Verse 7] Check it, most of this sh** that you sheep are watching on television Is fake as f** and is not real,I rebel against it It's the Devil's business,they just reel y'all in If they say it, we do it, yo, I'm tryna tell y'all man The system created the stereotype for the Black image That's why my people are scared to be different, why don't you get it? I'm done practicing these ridiculous rituals It's time I become a real individual and just do me [Hook] I really hate to break it to you but your life's being played with You have not witnessed the world 'cause you're stuck in the Matrix Everything we have been taught was all a lie Open your eyes, open your mind, and fly [Outro] Use your mind, be yourself Don't blame nobody else but you You and the meaning of life has no rules, no rules, no rules Fly away Fly away Fly, and fly, away Life's too short not to live it The world is all yours, come get it Just go and get it, it's beautiful