I was born on February 24th, 1970
The day I was delivered they said I would build a legacy
Picture me with influence that last generations
I was made out of love to keep you happy and educated
I was born on February 24th, 1970
The day I was delivered they said I would build a legacy
Picture me with influence that last generations
I was made out of love to keep you happy and educated
The first three letters of the alphabet my name
I made you laugh, I made you dance, I made you sing
I been around the world and back, you recorded my almanac
So dearly way before the fact me and pops was estranged
My father was a public figure, bigger than life
Lived as a winner, on stages alike
Rivers of people surely united, just to see our bond
Time carried on, that was a common thread
My perfect father had many flaws
Still they moved they legs and shook they heads in unison
He had more children, I was the oldest
We always played with each other 'fore they ruined 'em
He told me his personal secrets, childhood catching on beatings
Sexually touched and abused, never seen life in a school
The price of being iconic was demonic and screwed
I stood on stage and had to watch my father on the news
Stress on the head of my spirit, I was lost and confused
I knew both sides of the story, but still, I couldn't choose
See, it was more than humiliation and bein' sued
They crucified my affiliation for points to prove
And now my purpose for livin' makes no difference to you
My total existence was for makin' a smiling move
They said that I'll live forever
But the moment he died, more accusations arrived
I had to die too
[Verse 2]
I remember takin' my first breath August 28th, 1963
The whole nation had saved the day, I made it on TV
My come out was a standing ova', the crowd in disbelief
How could a group of words be so great?
Designed to make you think
Races and faces embracin' my conscience in letter form
How gracious was I speakin' on changes once outside the norm?
The person responsible, my creator
He never conformed or used hatred to form mass retaliation
Watch him perform with conviction
Two hundred and fifty thousand souls left they homes to listen
I gather his thoughts in abundance made to complete the mission
His life became heroic, then tables turned
My creator stripped from being a poet because he yearned
Other women, infidelity stricken, I can't say he was perfect
It made me nervous, they tear him down and forget me
I prayed that I survived in the midst of the controversy
How many lives'll fall on deaf ears if I'm not worthy?
I won't justify his personal problems, that's not my job
I was only born to make sure your children can play outside
And I imagine the other demons he hid before he died
If they came to surface this dream probably won't be alive
Because of you
[Verse 3]
I was born in paranoia, it's poison for us
We can't create with joyous ambition, we're out of luck
The critics formed a new coalition and huddled up
The non-creators are now elated and out of touch
Why can't you gladly appreciate the influence we give?
Stop starin' at me disgusted, my substance made sure you'd lived
You want the head of the messenger and the history from him
Which eventually takes away from the good you accustom
Think of a life without the likes of imagination that's prosperin'
The bodies that you consider genius, you like to box 'em in
The great debaters and thinkers, they gave you a voice
Why can't you prosecute the crimes and not the thoughts I employ?
Because your better judgement will always look down on me
But if I recollect how we connect, you'll account on me
I got a theory that most of y'all won't allow to see
It goes like this, talent doesn't choose morality
See, if Daniel Hale was a killer, would you not want a heart?
If Carl Benz was a racist, would you stop driving cars?
I can't help we jump in these bodies and you called them a god
Just know the Earth is just a rock without the voices of art
Sincerely yours
Rođen sam 24. veljače 1970
Dan kad sam isporučen rekli su da ću izgraditi nasljeđe
Zamislite me s utjecajem kojim posljednjim generacijama
Upravljen sam od ljubavi kako bih vas usrećio i obrazovan
Prva tri slova abecede moje ime
Nasmijao sam te, natjerao sam te da plešeš, natjerao sam te da pjevaš
Bio sam oko svijeta i natrag, snimili ste moj almanah
Tako dragi način prije nego što su se ja i pops otuđili
Moj je otac bio javna figura, veća od života
Živio kao pobjednik, podjednako na fazama
Rijeke ljudi zasigurno ujedinjene, samo da vide našu vezu
Vrijeme provedeno, to je bila uobičajena nit
Moj savršeni otac imao je mnogo nedostataka
Ipak su se pomaknuli nogama i odmahnuli glave u skladu
Imao je više djece, ja sam bio najstariji
Uvijek smo se igrali jedni s drugima 'prije su ih uništili
Rekao mi je svoje osobne tajne, djetinjstvo hvatajući se za premlaćivanje
Seksualno dirnut i zlostavljan, nikad nisam vidio život u školi
Cijena ikoničnog bila je demonska i zajebana
Stajao sam na pozornici i morao sam gledati oca na vijestima
Stres na glavi svog duha, bio sam izgubljen i zbunjen
Znao sam obje strane priče, ali ipak, nisam mogao birati
Vidite, bilo je više od poniženja i tužilo se
Razarali su moju pripadnost za bodove da dokažem
A sada vam moja svrha za livin ne razlikuje
Moje ukupno postojanje bilo je za stvaranje nasmijanog poteza
Rekli su da ću živjeti zauvijek
Ali onog trenutka kada je umro, stiglo je još optužbi
Morao sam i umrijeti
[Stih 2]
Sjećam se da sam uhvatio svoj prvi dah 28. kolovoza 1963
Cijela je nacija spasila dan, napravio sam ga na TV -u
Moj izlazak bio je stajaća jaja ', mnoštvo u nevjerici
Kako bi skupina riječi mogla biti tako velika?
Dizajniran da vas natjera da razmišljate
Utrke i lica prihvaćaju moju savjest u obliku slova
Koliko sam milostiv govorio o promjenama jednom izvan norme?
Osoba odgovorna, moj Stvoritelj
Nikad nije uskladio ili koristio mržnju za stvaranje masovne odmazde
Gledajte ga kako nastupa s uvjerenjem
Dvjesto pedeset tisuća duša ostavilo ih je domove za slušanje
Skupljam njegove misli u izobilju napravljeno da dovrše misiju
Njegov je život postao herojski, a zatim su se okrenuli stolovi
Moj Stvoritelj je oduzet od pjesnika jer je čeznuo
Ostale žene, nevjerojatnosti, ne mogu reći da je bio savršen
Učinilo me nervoznim, srušili su ga i zaboravili me
Molio sam se da sam preživio usred kontroverze
Koliko će života pasti na gluha uši ako nisam dostojan?
Neću opravdati njegove osobne probleme, to nije moj posao
Rođen sam samo kako bih osigurao da se vaša djeca mogu igrati vani
I zamišljam ostale demone koje je sakrio prije nego što je umro
Ako su došli na površinu, ovaj san vjerojatno neće biti živ
Zbog tebe
[Stih 3]
Rođen sam u paranoji, to je otrov za nas
Ne možemo stvoriti s radosnom ambicijom, nema nam sreće
Kritičari su formirali novu koaliciju i zgrčili se
Ne-kreatori su sada oduševljeni i izvan kontakta
Zašto ne možete rado cijeniti utjecaj koji dajemo?
Prestani starije u mene zgroženo, moja tvar se pobrinula da živite
Želite glavu glasnika i povijest od njega
Što na kraju oduzima dobro od kojeg ste navikli
Razmislite o životu bez simpatije mašte koji napreduje
Tijela koja smatrate genijalnim, volite ih boksati
Veliki debateri i mislioci, dali su vam glas
Zašto ne možete procesuirati zločine, a ne misli koje koristim?
Jer će vaša bolja prosudba uvijek gledati na mene
Ali ako se prisjetim kako se povezujemo, računat ćete na mene
Imam teoriju da većina vas neće dopustiti da vidi
To ide ovako, talent ne bira moral
Vidite, da je Daniel Hale bio ubojica, zar ne biste htjeli srce?
Da je Carl Benz bio rasist, biste li prestali voziti automobile?
Ne mogu si pomoći da skočimo u ta tijela, a vi ste ih zvali Bogom
Samo znajte da je zemlja samo stijena bez glasova umjetnosti
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