Tim'm West - The Lesson lyrics

[Instrumental] Intro Good morning students Chorus This place This time This lesson This line One breath One mind Search the sky for signs Mic check rhyme This place This time This lesson This line One breath One mind Verse 1 It’s that muthafu*kin' return of the boom bap That hard-hittin lyricism of pumas pound the pavement Takin that sh*t back to the basement It’s basic And you done got too big for your britches I’m that preacher kid losing my religion That linguistic lyricism makin’ you ditch ya Diction Extra addition Head up in the clouds Get southern crunk so read all about it about it And I don’t want to hear another word comin’ from your mouth kid Rinse yo mouth full of all that talk about street cred Whеnever you’re blind to thе real baby bounce yo head And it will come find you Hip hop reminds you You gotta seventh box is gonna find you Talent means you pushed through All the people who doubt you Try to Shut you Out you Shut your mouth Breathe and never lose a bit of respect Search the sky till it gives you a sign in mic check Chorus This place This rhyme [this time This place [this lesson This rhyme [this rhyme This breath [one breath One mind [one mind Search the sky for signs Mic check rhyme This place [this place This rhyme [this time This moment [this lesson This rhyme [this rhyme One breath [one breath One line [one line Search the sky for signs Verse 2 See I’m the lesser-known cousin of Cornell and Kanye Making it rain rainbows Yeah that’s so gay Sylvester godson singing born this way Gaga derivative? Mm okay Dismantle the master’s house with some other dudes No bruise Healin’s what we do when spit truth [ha! Global pretty delicious couscous The haters will call you prude but still sippin on yo jamba juice Swallowin’ yo protein Fiendin’ for the extra boost God will forgive them Never stop bettin them Win them Ain’t over till it's over Lenny Kravitz and fat ladies told ya You don’t believe it? Then you bought the lie they sold you Called you worthless Mistake cursed and Never should’ve been born Many nights you write torn Should I even try this? Brother you a Midas Sister you a goddess Stop being modest Learned I was a king when I left to go to college Livin’ on my own Found a beatin’ and crew and dropped this Lesson One moment One line One rhyme One consciousness when I bust So trust I am Chorus This place This time This moment This rhyme One breath One line Search the sky for signs This place This time This lesson This rhyme One breath One mind Search the sky for signs Mic check rhyme