Perfect Essence - CES Cru

Before my life took the direction it has

I use to run around in the backyard playin' catch with my dad

Hoppin' the fence to play with neighborhood kids

It seemed like every day was good

Doing stupid shit but never behavin' the way we should

A raised Christian influenced as a youth by the crucifix

Switched to public education but never did really get used to it

In childhood foolishness

Went from gifted and talented and honor roll

To shop liftin' at Conoco

Sneaking in Grouper 6

Nemesis on Nintendo

Posted up in the Electronics department at Target

All day playin' Genesis demos

Starvin'

Shined in the darkness with Kevin

And raisin' funds

In the parking lot of the supermarket

Bummin' change for Laser One

Runnin' game on Asians, I’d spend hours takin' tokens

Findin' ways to aggravate 'em

Beat 'em till the game was broken

With Jason, stealin' for me was too easy

We use to jack toys, go home, open 'em up

Bumpin' Whodini and the Fat Boys

Mom strove a trooper

Had a crush on Punky Brewster

For years I wondered if Fred Savage fucked with Winnie Cooper

I was just a skinny loser

A prepubescent virgin

Uncertain and full of question eyes that never seen deception

Yes

It happened after birth so let’s get past the first impression

I moved to an urban setting now I’m usin' words for weapons

Once passive now turned aggressive, I guess it’s the Ces that changed me

Rap with the perfect essence expressing most everthing that’s

Happened since after birth so let’s get past the first impression

I moved to an urban setting now I’m usin' words for weapons

Once passive now turned aggressive, I guess it’s the Ces that changed me

Rap with the perfect essence expressing what makes me angry

Yeah this is that character that I have been waitin' to build

That has nothing at all to do with how I’m statin' my skill

(Nothing at all)

Cause I’ll stay screamin' at you cats till I turn gray in the gills

I seen you swervin', goin' off the road so straighten the wheel

And while you try to get there first, you know the race isn’t real

They say when there’s a bill there’s a way

So why you’re wastin' your will?

I love my memories of my mom and pop but I’m erasing 'em still

Took a few shots and I chased 'em with pills

Cause of this spot that I grew up’s the only place that I feel

(Only place that I feel)

I love smashin' out on my bike but always hated the hills

Who, me, makin' a killing?

I have yet to make one shilling

While some look over my shoulder just for the sake of stealin'

Aware or not they read your brain

I swear to God you’d be amazed

Cause villains these days’ll find a way to rape the women

How many were crushed in rubble, just couldn’t escape the buildin'

In war, there is no winner consider the fate of children

(Remember that)

Powerless as we’re housin' terrorists within our borders

Men in camouflage and automatic weapons on every corner

Bombin' the block outside got you thinkin' this can’t be real

(This can’t be real)

Now you feelin' the way the kids in Afghanistan feel

It happened after birth so let’s get past the first impression

I moved to an urban setting now I’m usin' words for weapons

Once passive now turned aggressive, I guess it’s the Ces that changed me

Rap with the perfect essence expressing most everthing that’s

Happened since after birth so let’s get past the first impression

I moved to an urban setting now I’m usin' words for weapons

Once passive now turned aggressive, I guess it’s the Ces that changed me

Rap with the perfect essence expressing what makes me angry

Yeah I’ve grown accustomed what can I say, I know it sucks

(Yeah, it sucks)

But it’s so close to hell I can almost feel the gates opening up

How’s that for some motivation?

After we vote to change it

And it’s legal the people will see the last of their sober days then

We stay oppressed and

I’ll actually know we’re safe when

We raise our voices against the contracts of this covert nation

We’re faded into black (fading into black)

And I’m making my own arrangements

Look past your speculation

'Cause these acts of devastation

Won’t bring back a better nation

Keep an eye out for the crack down

Try not to act out

'Cause they’ll find your sack on the pat down

Crowds now a days too tough to entertain

I don’t know why I rap

You can watch the world by day by day

On C-span and Simulcast

I get depressed and run away

And numb the pain and shit’s suppressed

Like memories and younger days

That hits the chest like love and hate

It’s give or take

But what a way

To live a life

When men are mice

Some picking Ces

You pick a side, whoever pays the better price

Come back to Earth so let’s get past the first impression

I moved to an urban setting now I’m usin' words for weapons

Once passive now turned aggressive, I guess it’s the Ces that changed me

Rap with the perfect essence expressing most everthing that’s

Happened since after birth so let’s get past the first impression

I moved to an urban setting now I’m usin' words for weapons

Once passive now turned aggressive, I guess it’s the Ces that changed me

Rap with the perfect essence expressing what makes me angry