Velvet Glove

[Verse 1: Concrete Cee] I tried my best to hide the scars of deceit But the pain is unbearable, my heart took a leap forward I'm thru with being passively used, it's blowin' my fuse I'm on my grizzly again, askin' around in my Community, who is really my friend Backin'em down who flinched when they should been revealin' they hand I'm real, I learned honesty a tool of the trade People're foolin' their mates, usually schooled by the hatred In their befouled environment, they growl at the sign of defeat I'm wildin', when near losin' they resort to violence I extended my arm, when you was bleedin', now you believe You can cheat in the game of karma, to see Whether the man with the big words, bring the big arguments Arguably, I cease talkin', walk what I speak I'm that nigga, Con the Conqueror, the last Crusader That sets free his wrath on these betrayers, y'all had peace... [Hook 1: Anthony Douglas] I've grown stronger, so you can't stop me I'm on the rise you see I come from under, nigga there's no denying You're looking at a bonafide G [Verse 2: Concrete Cee] Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove, take a last look I'm a menace to these illoyal fucks, even when sentenced To a bid undoable, these gauntlets of war have grown More durable, listen I'm unscrewable Screws are loosened when people are tryin' my cool And you knew what was comin' when you broke these rules I had, to loosen friendships, cause dudes weren't truthful The few that talked behind my back now being rueful Listen cause wisdom is one of the few jewels That I pass on, along with knowledge, homie keep ya fam strong Nowadays I'm lookin' at the world with jaundiced eyes What practically enabled me to refuse to compromise Forgive and forget? Y'all never get a second chance Cause this is life, and we will never get a second chance My velvet gloves are torn, watch the metal peak thru On my hands, I strip'em off, y'all won't get a second glance... [Hook 2: Anthony Douglas] Friends they come and go Life in the streets is not a show Niggas on my block exchange cracks for rocks Then talk about a brother when he workin his job [Hook 1: Anthony Douglas] I've grown stronger, so you can't stop me I'm on the rise you see I come from under, nigga there's no denying You're looking at a bonafide G