For Certain

[Verse 1: Oddisee] Yeah, I'm motivated by the right thangs Pipe dreams, more like light beams Light bulbs, small ideas, cuz Short fuse; I'm fueled by lightning And still I don't rely on shock factor Lime now, and you'll be in the dark after I'm trynna live my life like an open book; Don't wanna get to the middle and read a dark chapter But I'm cool, yeah, I'm chill I mean for real, I wrote this rhyme at a pool with a grill Cookin' meals for my crew And it feels like we're winnin' all the time, guess I'm preparin' to lose Take a spill cuz erry once in a while Even the king of the hill gets dumped in a pile How you deal with the fall How you heal is the mark of a man, or a bitch with a broom [Hook x2] It goes nothing is for certain, nothin' is for show So until they close the curtain, we gon' have to do the show Show up, show out, show off Showdown for anybody around and go off [Verse 2: Uptown XO] Ain't nothin' for certain, so I'm puttin' work in And we see our shadow, but now Satan lurkin' Life is a test according to God You don't believe, then I guess you already lost Hustlin' winter through fall, doubled the figures and thought Nothin' was wrong; it's in the past as soon as the morn come Tomorrow ain't promised, so who do you love? Pastors, studio hoes, fashion, Louis Vuitton, huh? Had a dream; an angel told me "Remember! It can be over with the snap of a finger!" I say what I say 'cuz this movie could end today Momma, don't cry; I ain't like it here anyway Retired from saying "fuck the world and everything in it" In the belly of the DC beast; it ain't Guinness Bye, bye, nigga; no, say hello to the bad guys with a flow Oh, give 'em the motto [Hook x2] [Verse 3: yU] Yo, I swear you have no idea How many of our peers be playin' musical chairs We took the stairs 'cuz the elevator crowded Let 'em be the loudest 'cuz killers move in silence You gotta have style; it ain't no other way around it More about you, and less about who you're down with Tried to tell a friend that, never got a hit back Said he 'bout to blow, and still I never felt the impact He hit a small radius, bit of core maybe (?) Pride they high, my eyes wide; On the daily, I'm rarely surprised; why Because of the things I experienced Drama be like commas, and we be like period End it with "You begin" (?) on some case closed Pave the road, and layin' low, navigating through poles We in our homes through the speaker like a warpzone (?) Holding the scroll, script (?) role and gold Go by the code like a brother was told years ago Gold stuck in my skull, powers that be try to number my soul, but no Progress is why I don't rest, used to be the most fresh Now I care less, we gotta reinvest [Hook x2]