[intro] as i get a little older, i realize life is
perspective and my perspective may differ from yours
i wanna say thank you to everyone that's been down with me
all my fans, all my beautiful fans anyone who's ever gave me a listen, all my
people
[verse 1] i come from a generation of pain, where murder
is minor rebellious and margielas'll chip you for designer
belt buckles and clout, overzealous if prone to violence
make the wrong turn, be it will or the wheel alignment
residue burned, mist of the inner-city miscommunication to keep homi' detective busy
no protection is risky desensitized, i vandalized pain
covered up and camouflaged get used to hearin' a***nal rain
analyze, risk your life, take the charge homies done f*cked your baby mama once you
hit the yard, that's culture twenty-three hour lockdown, then somebody
called said your lil' nephew was shot down, the culture's
involved i done seen n*ggas do seventeen, hit the halfway
house get out and get his brains bl*wn out, lookin'
to buy some weed car wash is played out, new gofundme accounts'll
proceed a brand-new victim'll shatter those dreams,
the culture
[chorus] (i want, i want, i want, i want)
but i want you to want me too (i want, i want, i want, i want)
i want the hood to want me back (i want, i want, i want, i want)
i want the hood look what i done for you (look what i done
for you) look what i done for you
[verse 2] i said i'd do this for my culture
to let y'all know what a n*gga look like in a bulletproof rover
in my mama's sofa was a doo-doo popper hair trigger, walk up closer, ain't no photoshoppin'
friends bipolar, grab you by your pockets no option if you froze up, always play the
offense n*ggas goin' to work and sellin' work, late
for work workin' late, prayin' for work, but he on
paperwork that's the culture, point the finger, promote
ya remote location, witness protection, they
gon' hold ya the streets got me f*cked up, y'all can miss
me i wanna represent for us
new revolution was up and movin' i'm in argentina wiping my tears full of confusion
water in between us, another peer's been executed history repeats again
make amends, then find a n*gga with the same skin to do it
but that's the culture, crack a bottle hard to deal with the pain when you're sober
by tomorrow, we forget the remains, we start over
that's the problem our foundation was trained to accept whatever
follows dehumanized, insensitive
scrutinize the way we live for you and i enemies shook my hand, i can promise i'll
meet you in the land where no equal is your equal
never say i ain't told ya, nah in the land where hurt people hurt more people
f*!k callin' it culture
[chorus] (i want, i want, i want, i want)
but i want you to want me too (i want, i want, i want, i want)
i want the hood to want me back (i want, i want, i want, i want)
i want the hood look what i done for you (look what i done
for you) look what i done for you
[interlude] take the drums out
phew, phew phew, phew
phew
[verse 3] celebrate new life when it come back around
the purpose is in the lessons we learnin' now
sacrifice personal gain over everything just to see the next generation better than
ours i wasn't perfect, the skin i was in had truly
suffered temptation and patience, everything that the
body nurtures i felt the good, i felt the bad, and i felt
the worry but all-in-all, my productivity had stayed
urging face your fears, always knew that i would
make it here where the energy is magnified and persevered
consciousness is synchronized and crystal-clear euphoria is glorified and made his
reflectin' on my life and what i done paid dues, made rules, change outta love
them same views made schools change curriculums but didn't change me starin' down the barrel
of that gun should i feel resentful i didn't see my full
potential? should i feel regret about the good that i
was into? everything is everything, this ain't coincidental
i woke up that morning with more heart to give you
as i bleed through the speakers, feel my presence to my brother, to my kids, i'm in heaven
to my mother, to my sis, i'm in heaven to my father, to my wife, i am serious, this
is heaven to my friends, make sure you countin' them
blessings to my fans, make sure you make them investments
and to the killer that sped up my demise i forgive you, just know your soul's in question
i seen the pain in your pupil when that trigger had squeezed
and though you did me gruesome, i was surely relieved
i completed my mission, wasn't ready to leave but fulfilled my days, my creator was pleased
i can't stress how i love y'all i don't need to be in flesh just to hug y'all
the memories recollect just because y'all celebrate me with respect
the unity we protect is above all and sam, i'll be watchin' over you
make sure my kids watch all my interviews make sure you live all the dreams we produce
keep that genius in your brain on the move and to my neighborhood, let the good prevail
make sure them babies and them leaders outta jail
look for salvation when troubles get real 'cause you can't help the world until you
help yourself and i can't blame the hood the day that i
was killed y'all had to see it, that's the only way to
feel and though my physical won't reap the benefits
the energy that carry on emits still i want you