Monochrome

[Verse 1] As I, wax poetic over past aesthetic Craft a legend of a time before the apathetic Let’s start a tab, what will you have is that cash or credit How about a glass of purgatory with a splash of heaven Watch your language if you ain't off in the speakeasy To speak freely on mechanisms in streets see we Draw the weapon freehand call em artiste really Paint the block into a motif of grief bleeding Speed reading making educated guesses Don’t talk without thinking life's teaching you a lesson Might learn something if you listen for a second Then consider it a blessing if you’re living to regret it I ain't scheming on Dolce, thinking about groceries Heard it loud and tier in that surround sound Dolby Subzero planet really almost froze me Viewing life a game boy you end up as a trophy Rumors the gossip I ignore that Can’t pay attention to it boy, I can’t afford that Follow paper trails though; yea I need some more of that What you see is what you get, sort of like a Rorschach [Verse 2] Before Clinton impeachment, when the Legion was packed On the weekend throwing creases in your best pair of slacks Sportin' Waves, pomade, doo-rags to keep em flat Though you still could catch a fade by how you leaning you hat Peek at photographs dull pieces of glass Mahogany frames take a brief leap in the past And looks can be deceiving what you meet at a glance Since we all got secrets that we keep 'til we ash Sleeping giant alone with my thoughts in private Got a thirst for knowledge not a drop in the Tigris On the walk to Zion enduring the hottest climate Describing these times as rough, they claim that I’m not a diamond Lost on the path, watching for thieves and pirates Lapsed, back sliding, and can’t stop me from being righteous In the middle of the crisis don’t knock until you try it Just follow that trail of tears, moment of silence