2Face Lyrics

Uh, a wise man once told me

Never shake hands unless the words'll uphold it

So I keep my left and right brain separated

Cause if they ever come to terms then it's over

Yeah, a made man once advised

Nobody made a living making money off of lies

So if the left tell the right that it's fine

Then neither one'll make it out alive

Okay duality is where I'd like to start off on this record

A word that means a lot to me, forever omnipresent

From the day that I was born and not aborted

Miscarriage came before me

Flip a coin and I would serve the same sentence

TwoFace ain't something that had come to me in dreams

It's strictly how I lived, from the moment I could breathe

From grade school, to desk jobs, to rhyming over beats

Is my destiny for greatness, or just comedy relief

And I've been stumbling through every second of my life

Tryna find the answer, fork is in the road, (left or right)

Every major decision, alteration to the fabric of my life

I weave it wrong then it was all a waste of twine

So am I gonna rhyme or nine-to-five is what I asked when I was young

I'd lose my mind if I resigned to either one

Cause rapping's kinda fun, but a career would keep me stable

And music isn't that, my father never told a fable

If I commit to paper, do I rap about my struggles

White dude from out suburbia

My audience is nothin

Or do I stick to memes

Disqualified from greatness

If I take myself too serious I'm subject to the hatred

Before that, was it go to class or write some more raps

Michael Jordan, four point O, or pop a Lortab

Risk coming off too conceited or be a doormat

Tryna map my life out man

It looked just like a Rorschach

And I ain't never been successful faced with a decision

Tryna choose a middle school is what founded fear of commitment

I was gettin' bullied, lookin' foolish, treated different

Cause I learned some things I shouldn't have and made the others listen

Wise beyond my years, traumatized, it's all the same

But I learned way early on if I gave credence to my brain

And my mind and mouth agreed

With no filter on what I'm sayin'

I'd be sent to guidance counselor and punished hundred ways

But if I kept it silent, thoughts imprisoned my mind

Then outside I'm not an outlier but inside I'm confined

So fuck it, I'mma take the best of both and work and grind

And get that nine-to-five and set up the microphone and take what's mine

I never had to make a choice

Carolina or LA

Comic relief or keep my head straight

Desk job or a tape

See I can grab 'em all at once

That's the benefit of my brain

Scattered thoughts is just my dualism keeping itself at bay

Physical health or mental clarity

To me they seemed exclusive

But I wouldn't care about either one if I didn't take time to lose 'em

On my journey I may black each eye with bumps and bruises

Let me guide you through my story

TwoFace, ain't too confusing

I was hoping I could rap and keep it active for a minute

While working a desk job

They laughed like I'm demented

I'll join the rat race, and I'mma pass 'em at the finish

While writing raps in class, tryna pass

Pay attention

Pay attention