To Play or To Be Played Lyrics

"That is not idealistic, that's just real"

"That is just stupid"

What

What what what

"And it's like a sad story, but its real

Because this world is such a uhm

And when I say 'this world'

I don't mean in the ideal sense

I mean, everyday, every little thing we do

It's such a give me, give me, give me

Everyone back off"

I will not be played

Don't agree with

It's insane

No our odds are not the same in this game

We will not be tamed

If this life is just a maze

Tell me who gon' just get played in the end

To play or to be played

Mandem will talk

But when it comes time to be on war

They pulling out shanks and coming in raw

Like

How are the one's that you're trusting

Always 'on sight' when it's your time

Rushing

Say they don't mind cause it's your life, fuck it

Rather be multi-tasking

Than tasking these niggas my passion

I'll be on the set till I'm gone

I might not be home for a moment

Jesus please forgive me for my wrongs

I am not a slave

I'm a owner

Even before I'm gone

I'm a gonner

And God just gon' keep coming through for all us

Yeah he gon' show us

He ain't gon never fold up

Sleeves he'll keep 'em rolled up

He ain't gon' never hold up

Even for a moment

He said we was chosen

To be on the focus

He said we should grow up

Not to be on the corners

"You know

I don't want them to be like

They know what I'm gonna say because it's polite

They know what I'm gonna say

And even if I give them trouble

You know what I'm saying

Ain't that what we're supposed to do

I'm not saying I'm gonna rule the world

Or I'm gonna change the world

But guarantee that I will spark the brain

That will change the world"

-Tupac Shakur