Nas - Piece of Mind lyrics

[Intro Skit] Hello? Yeah I hear you bro, I hear you You got a minute? Yeah I got a quick sec Alright I want you to hear somethin' I'mma play somethin' for you alright? Alright, alright Yo yo you hear it bro? Yeah [Intro] Yeah Alright listen, listen Let me tell you what sh** is like right now y'all [Verse 1] What's life like now, tryna figure out They put this mic on trial cause he be k**in' now Forever bitin' my forbidden style Been laying low for a minute in the game Since I came all these n***as lookin' timid My light could never dimith, the Lord is my shepherd Jesus woke a devil in him since sinnin' with least effort Thinking back to those lefferts days And I ain't been the same since I left 6th grade My mind strayed, used to have the biggest heart Taking walks with abuela in the park, I used to tell her I'ma grow propellers one day and be a good fella Play the hero or whoever, the hood gon' tell us Let's just pray it ain't the villain Till then I be feeling some way Thinkin' I can get the Maybach off gun play Instead I let the words play with 90 beats a minute Bet the streets lose a heart beat before the verse finish But life goes on, basic rules still apply Bet you can feel that line in any hood you live by From Flatbush to Figg side, I was a schoolboy too Hoppin' trains, I just missed my Q [Hook] And what's life like for me, it's but a dream Everything ain't what it seems, up underneath The surface is but a screen, we only see What we know And what's life like for me, it's but a dream Everything ain't what it seems, up underneath The surface is but a screen, we only see What we know [Verse 2] And what's life like now, I can't figure out They put my mans on trial, say he a k**er now Conspiracies, we gon' get you out Just keep ya head up G, sh** is wild It's bugged out cause I know you tryna see your child But I'mma hold you down still cause you my brother I just gave Will a lil' somethin' for your baby mother But don't stress, know you caught up in some b.s Bet next time you see us, we gonna be our best Love you my n***a, word is bond, you'll stay strong Out in New York the same sh** is goin' on Peace to all my brothers who keep still holdin' on Been away so long, feel like a tickin' time bomb The misjudgment of my kind, whom the odds is against Put our backs on the fence, so we self defence Followed by a series of unfortunate events Looking like white America got a brother again [Hook] And what's life like for me, it's but a dream Everything ain't what it seems, up underneath The surface is but a screen, we only see What we know And what's life like for me, it's but a dream Everything ain't what it seems, up underneath The surface is but a screen, we only see What we know [Outro: Dyemond Lewis] Take shots to the face with no peace of mind Give me my piece of mind Take shots to the face with no peace of mind Give me my piece of mind This life is all we know, this life is all we know [Outro skit] Man that's crazy yo, that's amazing B Thank you bro Word bro That one is for you my n***a Good lookin' bro, good lookin' man. That just boosted my adrenaline. It's been ages, I gotta get out this joint b. I love y'all man, real bro, for real man. I think by every day that go by, I just be thinkin' bout y'all for real. You, Kirk, everybody bro. I heard the new one on Rosenberg, that sh** is a bomber b Oh you heard that sh**!