Chained Melody

What's your ball and chain? And it's all the same Yeah [Verse 1] See I'm independent in bloodline handed down to the ground level Next generation is nervous hoping they sound settled Down and they voice change we tried to avoid fame Started speaking through the blackest void and then the noise came Avoided certain choices: the business plus the price tag God is real that's all I know media outlets don't like that My flight back is sweeter cause I'm headed him now The flattery is cool kids but try to make your own style Feel free to emulate the MC when he's dead and gone Pour yourself a pint and drain it empty with my records on Put in work in blood and rhymes and climb the upper echelon I reside the fire inside your eyes and so I'm never gone Petty crimes committed by the biggest figures misses none If you sucker rappers want attention then I'll give you some Never healed it down so hard and heavy while I watch it turn Still I got a lot to learn (yeah, a lot to learn) [Hook] What's your ball and chain? What's your prison cell? Some wear it on their wrists and ankles, others keep it hidden well Some keep it Charlie Chaplin, other like to kiss and tell So what's your ball and chain? So what's your prison cell? [Verse 2] See now I'm well aware that they're prepared to lock it down and shut it up They say silence is golden but still say that they're in love with us That goes for radio, blogs, labels, and music publishers I puddle jump, knuckle up and bust em with an uppercut Lush and green potholes in my lawn are deep and wide So please don't get close to the edge when you peek inside This morning I awoke to broken surf and even tides But when the people quote your rhymes it's the blind leading the blind My homies think the same as me, we speak and say it differently The key: they keep it under lock and key and plead the fifth degree Don't have to like your style, my mans, but keep it interesting Hours in the day the only single thing that limits me I'm manCHILD man versus many men in any trend If I'm not the greatest then please tell me now who is it then? Watch my win column kicking in to pay some dividends I broke them chains already; where you been? (where you been?)