Tense Lyrics

Got a lot to say but I don't interject

Like what's the point in talking

Put the pen to rest

Had to stop asking why just to get some rest

I feel it in my bones this is not a guess

This is not a test

I feel it in my soul but I digress

If you go by what you're told and you go left

You won't be no different

Just another statistic preaching be different

They don't care about you

They treat you like my father when he up and left

If we came in here alone what is loneliness

We all get one shot you cannot miss

You cannot

He need money so he wanna spin the block

That's a different world when the block hit

He need it now he don't care what time is

16 but acting like he did time man

He calling out to God but he ain't saying nothing

Looking for a sign but he ain't seeing nothing

So he rose to his feet he ain't scared of nothing

Imma show em something

Imma show em something

Grab a glock spin the block

Imma get respect

At least he getting something

That's what he expect

With respect comes the money and the freaking sex

But he don't know about life he ain't lived it yet

Unlock the door grab the keys to his mom's car

She asleep she don't know that her son's gone

Pull out the driveway

Looking at his lawn

This the last time we ever have to struggle ma

He can promise that

He can promise that he's gonna make a hundred racks

Stack it up in a set and rebundle that

He driving to the corner

The first store he sees he gon search the border

Coast clear go in

Heart beating fast

He a criminal now

But he ain't thinking that

He thinking 'bout the times

That he always had

Seen his mom cry

Over a couple racks

His little brother always asking where the heck is dad

Section 8

Yeah he remember that

Pull out the gun in his pocket on the right side

Give me the cash he acting so desensitized

The cashier sees the anger in this boys' eyes

But has to react fast so he grabs a nine

Wait who shot who

Cops pulling round

They got glocks too

First person you see gets shot

They rush inside see the blood on the ground

A person running to the back dropped the gun on the ground

Cops signal to follow that man

I don't care what you gotta do

Go get that man

Cops bust open the back door

They see the man get down get on the floor

He refuse cuz he tryna escape

Running for his life

Try to jump over the gate

Make it to the gate

He begins to climb

Shots fired another time

Who is it? Who is it?

He's not a threat now

Walking closer to the body they can tell now

That it's just a little kid laying on the ground

The cop dropped to his knees can't believe it now

The boys' phone rings he gotta read it now

Text from his mom saying good morning

Wow

Who gon tell his family

Who gon tell the news

Who gon tell his family

We can't tell the news

Go and lie about it

Nobody will know if you keep it silent

Some people have no choice so resort to violence

Couldn't call for help

They think he's mindless

If he called for help

These people spineless

It's a shame that I even need to remind ya

Lately I been feeling tense

Thinking bout some better days and events

Is peace only found in eternal rest

Nothing more you can do but to give your best

I feel trapped but people call it a quest

I see life for what it is nothing more nothing less

I been feeling tense

Hey man

Listen I don't know what's going on with you right now

But I just got a phone call from your mom

And she seems really really freaked out about you right now

And I didn't know what to tell her

I mean I know we just had this conversation a few days ago

And I know you're going through something

But whatever you're doing

This is not the way to go about it man

Uh just give me a call back when you get a chance

Peace