Promise You Nothing

Rem: “Care to tell me what you learned now?” Jai: “I only learned that no one wanted me. So, I stuck with that…” Rem: “So you didn’t learn a thing. You merely assumed that nobody wanted you because it didn’t work out the first few times...” Verse I always felt like a traitor to two cities Salisbury, Maryland and Philly will never get me Felt as if the cities would crumble into debris if i ever made the decision to rap according to me Because I never gave these lyrics a promesee So, it's plain to see, that I can quit whenever I bleed Not when I please, Cause it's a gift to spit over beats Intelligently, Making a path for other Mc's So, Here I sit, Spitting into a mic While little sister in North Carolina giving a fight Trying to make a living despite of being in plight Is it impolite for me to not want to book flights? Gone is my mother's wedding in highlight of July Now, my older sister's the only one that's known as a White Cutting off the bonds of a family in several ties It's only right for me to get it off as I write 15 hours, I got to sit on a bus Just to get to college and strive for an A-Plus That won't amount to much except making my living dream of being musical genius and lyricist so robust Music is a will and I'm trying to make a way But, while I shoot for par, the bullets just ricochet You either own the stage or you sit in the cabaret Shake the fear off your shoulders and listen to what I say Now, Show me what you're made of, What is the next approach Cause I've been here long enough that I could probably coach I'm picking off lyricists, people think that I poach So much that I probably should give them words of reproach I need a better way for me to stand out Cause I was standing out before the tape came out And In this world, you don't know what you can bring about So, keep an eye out for the goal like an Eagle Scout Against this winter setting, I'm feeling as if I'm sinking Between us, I can't even swallow the pride I'm drinking Hellbent on becoming the revolution, inspired by people who deviated while wearing formal attire In this fog this night, there's no one in sight Only when you rewrite your past will there be light Despite my false intentions, I still wonder if you're alright I wish that I was strong enough to save you from the red light