Were all the investments worth it?
stocks are tankin like Tianneman, no purpose
u drownin, everybody else got the life preservers
feeling shockwaves from the blast that first hit the goat herders
no mergers, outta work, destitute
getting every report from the institute
aint mean shit, cant predict this
u meant well, or at least u thought u did
water from the well run dry
schafenfraude keeps the opps warm at night
Fight or flight, u freezin on sight
Invisible hand choking u like u got the good dope
aint no way to cope, u fell for the oldest okey doke
go so far just so u dont gotta admit ur broke
u rockin the boat, only a matter of time before u float
lifeless, not a pulse in u, u fuckin joke
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he got the part in blood like Johnny Fontaine
the room concave, he said fuck the enclave
always hung his head in shame when mom n pop came
wet his appetite early, he done spoiled the entree
tried hard to save face, he had to weasel his way in
wait til vulnerability set in like Paymon
he pagin his girl tellin her he made it
while the devil at his door already penciled his name in
he got a ball n chain, framed headshot on the desk
hands emerge from the walls bouta grab him by the neck
evade their grasp at the last minute, he fidgets
around for a cigarette to keep himself pacific
ocean of fear wash over him, he cant escape it
he trapped under the weight of his tainted soul
and little did he know time was already up
one last smoke before his side piece wet his ass up
Prolific Mexico City rapper SPEAK ponders the self-isolated age on a booming EP, recorded live in his kitchen during quarantine. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 24, 2020