27th + Arlington Lyrics

I was four years old

Watched my papa snatch an orange off the trees

Matchin' the colors of enraged Autumn leaves

The wind carried them through South Central as I climbed into cradles

Crackin' glass from broken bottles

I saw women itchin', starvin'

Suckin' dick for dirty dollars

Dozen problems weighin' heavy on they mental

Somebody touched 'em, nobody love 'em

Body broken, need a doctor but prolly wouldn't trust it

They prolly discovered they mama issues

They prolly unearthed the DNA of they daddy tissues

Good men murdered standin' tall

Autumn leaves that fall from trees and the hatred that curse us all

My papa loved my granny but she couldn't hear it

My moms had alotta love but never got near it

My dad I ain't know him so I won't speak on it

The Lord askin' for my soul but I know she want it

Her lips grip tight and her nails puncture my skin, the wound is so cold

And in this one moment, I'm four years old

I can't save you kuz I'm trapped

My screams echo down Arlington

Their shrill nature reverberatin', my hand cover my face

Damn, look at my life (Don't move my body it's full of resentment)

But I remember my graduation wit my son watchin'

A goal achieved by a seed who as a child watched leaves fall from trees

Just to roll them when we need solace

Loose women whose lust languishes lovingly in boy shorts kuz they gifted

She never noticed the razor as she caressed the nut of my guitar

My notes struck her ear slowly as she laid back in my arms

I was four years old and I seen it

My demise, my son, my queen, my prize and my demons

And my demons

And in the dark, I'm screamin'

But they're inaudible, you can't hear me

So I take it to back to where it all started

On the Westside

On 27th and Arlington