Selfish-Erick The Architect/Pip Millett

[ti:Selfish] [ar:Erick Elliott,Linden Jay,Pip Millett,Erick The Architect] [al:Future Proof] [by:dongmei_karakal] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Selfish - Erick The Architect/Pip Millett [00:04.71]Lyrics by：Erick Elliott/Linden Jay/Pip Millett [00:09.43]Composed by：Erick Elliott/Linden Jay/Pip Millett [00:14.15]I ain't been this hurt ever [00:16.36]And we deserve better [00:17.93]When you see destruction it's corruption then it's vendetta [00:21.05]We can stand or settle every black boy ain't just born ghetto [00:24.79]But we're in this bracket police tactics holding warm metal [00:28.18]Whether you athlete or a actress this is hard as ever [00:31.82]All just pose distractions moving backwards while we're all disheveled [00:35.20]Why we can't ignore this devil [00:37.06]My peoples more than fed up [00:38.86]We just earn a fraction when there's actually much more to give us [00:42.24]Riddled in these lies oppressors wanna kill our strides [00:45.32]Though the only way they can shake us up is to take lives [00:48.85]It's cowardice [00:49.85]Fists hoisted high will leave them powerless [00:52.29]Dog this ain't new to us it took too long just to acknowledge this [00:56.26]Our black skin is amethyst our melanin discovered [00:58.98]Spread our culture like Evangelists [01:01.22]Anunnaki tribes now there's bludgeoned black lives [01:04.50]Though it's constant we can't be conditioned or desensitized [01:07.58]To break the stigmas rise [01:09.64]Freedom Fighters reuniting please just be advised [01:12.84]We can wage together break the penn to free my guys [01:16.90]Every fiber in me says that we built ain't for this demise [01:19.98]Overstand what hatred does but don't let it eat you alive [01:23.57] [01:24.11]First time looking in the mirror [01:26.69]Another one resting in the fight [01:30.38]Rolling the dice to get the game going [01:33.84]The game gone take another life [01:37.21]And I know it makes no sense [01:40.60]Can everyone be selfish [01:44.04]I'll cry about it 'cause [01:47.08]I don't wanna [01:48.78]I don't wanna die [01:50.83]When the music from the soul boy you Future-Proof [01:54.19] [01:54.70]Throw my fam a couple bucks know they could use a few [01:58.01]Yeah I wish that I had more but I make due with two [02:01.38]Just monitor what type of energy is fueling you [02:04.74]Our ancestors our antennas [02:07.39]Reaching for a place [02:09.17]Somewhere out of space [02:10.29]Or just somewhere [02:11.60]Now I'm running circles in this labyrinth [02:14.18]Many just avoid the pain I had to decongest it [02:17.43]Fools just manifest it [02:19.26]I was there without this motive rolled over in my emotions [02:22.71]I ain't listen when you said things'll change when you get older [02:25.94]Now its funny I'm hearing whispers on my conscious [02:28.62]And though it hurts to reminisce the thoughts with you are timeless [02:32.53]Couldn't wait to tell you bout how I got some records out [02:35.90]Always lent an ear to me and always down check it out [02:39.51]Tensions boiling over that s**t creeping through my dome [02:42.75]I fear another death so much I dread just picking up my phone [02:45.99]My fortitude is high I saw my homeys in the sky [02:49.30]Seeking for another chance on this planet we reside [02:52.68]Wish that I could hold your hand wish that we could be together [02:56.28]I learned the hard way that Nothing Seems To Last Forever [03:00.17]Or does it [03:01.11]First time looking in the mirror [03:04.32]Another one resting in the fight [03:07.01] [03:07.76]Rolling the dice to get the game going [03:11.25]The game gone take another life [03:13.87] [03:14.60]And I know it makes no sense [03:17.88]Can everyone be selfish [03:20.96] [03:21.57]I'll cry about it 'cause [03:24.48]I don't wanna [03:26.39]I don't wanna die