The Solution

[Samples] If you ain't got heart to play then stay off the course Rappers disintegrate I'mma'na recommend this [Verse 1: Abstract Rude] I've been a problem, now I'm part of the solution My own personal retribution, the new me is new 'round here I've got new-found vision, moved so fast you missed it I might just disap-, made it feel like I skipped it I ain't got shit to fear, I could rest losing for all the benefits Or should I hold it tight, turn all my clutches instead of just letting it go I done been wrong befo', in fact it was not long ago I even hit the bottom low but that was just part of my growth My heart's always broken, I can't stop starting over And now my bad it's all going back through the motion Of this half of the hole, was that no control I was breaking my oath, it was happening over and over again And that wasn't gold, so I had to take hold It's sad how it goes when you don't even know the begin [Chorus: Abstract Rude] It starts with me, I must admit (I've been a problem) but still I can't quit I spent my time complaining to no benefit but now I'm making contribution so that makes me the solution It starts with me, I must admit (I've been a problem) but still I can't quit I spent my time complaining to no benefit but now I'm making contribution so that makes me the solution Follow me now if you're ready to do more than just talk, walk with me, be the solution Offer critical thought for the youth, be the solution Everyone is at fault, after all we're only human I've been the problem, you've been the problem but now we're the solution [Verse 2: Slug] I spread my arms like frosting, like a phoenix wing around his offspring So the pop sing songs of optimism, 1972, caught the rhythm Of a heartbeat, lost the change in a car seat Aiming at the mirror but still blames the party As if everybody's listening wrong, it's the vision I've drawn Of this impossible mission I'm on I ain't like the rest of the scene I'm not swimming in a stream of synthetic wet dreams No, I work hard, keep everything clean Cause the needle still stings when pendulum swings Yes, I'm tryna do my best I'm not the best though, I do it to my death I'll never let go, a student of the revolution We put the salute in the solution [Chorus: Abstract Rude] It starts with me, I must admit (I've been a problem) but still I can't quit I spent my time complaining to no benefit but now I'm making contribution so that makes me the solution It starts with me, I must admit (I've been a problem) but still I can't quit I spent my time complaining to no benefit but now I'm making contribution so that makes me the solution [Verse 3: Brother Ali] I was raised on the doctrine of the honorable Elijah Muhammad, do what you gotta do to be profitable Ain't nobody stopping you But ain't nobody tryna plant your seeds and water too It's the coup starving, who gotta harvest the god in you Mini-me, it became easy to see I'm the one gotta put my life the way it s'posed to be And it might seem kinda cliché, but hey truth be that way Those that don't know need to hear, so those that do not need to say You can quote them slogans over and over 'till you overdosed And coasting in life until you slam into that wall, then bam Then it clear, got truth as an upper lip Chilling right there under nose until one day you come in grips As long as the world been revolving and I'm still traveling And the same problem wherever I'm walking Is probably not one of y'all but there's obviously some flaw That I ignored but got to see, who got solve it? Me Run around me [Chorus: Abstract Rude] It starts with me, I must admit (I've been a problem) but still I can't quit I spent my time complaining to no benefit but now I'm making contribution so that makes me the solution It starts with me, I must admit (I've been a problem) but still I can't quit I spent my time complaining to no benefit but now I'm making contribution so that makes me the solution Follow me now if you're ready to do more than just talk, walk with me, be the solution Offer critical thought for the youth, be the solution Everyone is at fault, after all we're only human I've been the problem, you've been the problem but now we're the solution