I apologize if I hurt you along the way (For real) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Drownin' in my thoughts, what if I lost it all today? (Nah) Never slowin' down 'cause dudes gotta be paid (Right) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way That's the motivation I need to keep makin' plays All that energy got put in to keep us from education Now I identify with them brothers locked in them cages Yo, don't go back, that's a different way to enslave us Pickin' up the path that my ancestors paved us Nothin' to lose is the mindset we seem to move with The world improve when they fill us with more confusion We kill each other more than the KKK movement Knowledge is power when you in that courtroom clueless Crazy how I learned from all my brother mistakes Carried all the traits 'cause the neighborhoods wasn't safe I'll just move a little different and I'll be straight But I could never prepare for the problems that I face Eat better, drink water, think better Feed the mind information, it's a spiritual invasion No more moments with my confidence deflated Is what I tell myself and I'm not renegotiatin' I apologize if I hurt you along the way (For real) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Drownin' in my thoughts, what if I lost it all today? (Nah) Never slowin' down 'cause dudes gotta be paid (Right) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way That's the motivation I need to keep makin' plays Practicin' Islam just hopin' it make us better Trapped inside these trenches, It's hopeless for us forever (Yeah) Dad was on my sweater, that Beretta necessary (Ayy) Too much for moms bear and he too young for us to bury Them caskets had to carry was mainy 'cause it was real life He was just here now he layin' in that field, like You seen 'em target blacks for that crack epidemic, real life Them prisons only built for us ******, this **** is still trife It's real life, learn to love yourself, *****, that's real love The hatred never penetrate either, ain't no steel love Old girl he fed his gang, already run through the and ones **** who talkin' down, it ain't slowin' down, we still love Drownin' in my thoughts, if I lost it, I'd probably kill somethin' Self-inflicted pain, quit tootin' and poppin' pills, youngin Self love is power if you ain't never learned nothin' from us Self love is power if you ain't never learned nothin' from us I apologize if I hurt you along the way (For real) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Drownin' in my thoughts, what if I lost it all today? (Nah) Never slowin' down 'cause dudes gotta be paid (Right) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way (Word) Self love is powerful, heard it's the only way That's the motivation I need to keep makin' plays
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