Taylor Live - Kweli (BONUS TRACK) lyrics

Kweli [Verse 1: L.A. VanGogh] I been sitting on this gem for minute 1986. Fans been asking for the tape like O'dawg in menace Soon I shall comply Fighting status quo is being normal in the chi So abnormally I hop on abnormal beats Tryna escape normalcy inside of this quarantine I ain't tryna be like everybody else I been tryna find myself cause that's who I wanna be So when these A&R tell me do it like he And make radio hits. I'm like homie please I'm quite displeased with these trash MC's And the whole rap scene is getting too poppy I done had cats tell me that I'm tryna be deep Or done had dudes ask why you tryna be street? When I never really talked about or advocated weed And I never spit a verse not relevant to me And the sh** I done seen So you calling me fake is that bitter energy and self-animosity You got me bent like knees Look at how I grew like Steve carrell in despicable me [Hook: L.A. VanGogh & Taylor Live] Beats they hand me get bodied Blows from the punch lines to ya ear feel like the trigger pull from a double barrel shotty It's hella lodi dodi we don't bother nobody But you should understand that the nature is naughty And that's the way it is That's the way it is We gone make it and I put that on my unborn Cole-Kweli [Verse 2: L.A. VanGogh] I'm talking east coast jazz, to the west side bounce To the down south ba**, defines my whole sound So don't confine my sound to this watered down Trash they playing on the radio, or not even underground Don't get me wrong see I love my city Lifestyles of the windy live within me Ain't much I see but the sights and the envy And high gas prices keep your tank on empty And b**hes walk around with their attitudes sadity And their trendy a** clothes and their swap meet fendi Call me bitter, call me whatever, respect it But can you blame me after being so neglected In the city that I call home All the not replied emails and dial tones I'm just looking for some work to put myself on Like I don't need no Bonita Applebum I can do this on my own When I go harder than elders hollering at pre-teens So dope you might fail your job drug pre-screen Word is bond pa** it on like baton Cats don't wanna see me near a mic like LeBron [Hook: L.A. VanGogh & Taylor Live] Cause the beats they gimme get bodied Blows from the punch lines to ya ear feel like the trigger pull from a double barrel shotty It's hella lodi dodi we don't bother nobody But I you should understand that the nature is naughty And that's the way it is That's the way it is We gone make it and I put that on my unborn Cole-Kweli