Tell Me What It Means

Look, I been up late thinking on what we doin'

Life feel like circles, people losing, not pursuing

We talk about the real, but most just say it for the views

Then when its time to act, they ghost like subway blues

All this talk and little movement, thats the truth we choose

Heart on my sleeve, but they keep asking for a ruse

Say they with it till the lights go out, then its back to snooze

And Im just here trying to show love, not just amuse

Break it down slow, whats the point if it dont improve?

Got a pocket full of promises that never hit the groove

Everybody wanna shout when somethings trending up the news

But where were all the voices before they needed something new?

We searching for a meaning like a hole that never fills

Walking tightropes with no balance, hearts up on the hills

 

Tell me what that means when you say you really ride

Say you here for all the people but you switch when tides collide

You say you see the pain inside, but do you show it outside?

Tell me what that means when the quiet kills your pride

All love in flashes, then its gone like headlights fade at dawn

Words hit heavy but the weight aint what you drawn

If your heart was really open then the proof would stay on

But we all just caught up in the line, lost and withdrawn

 

I aint frontin' on the struggle, I just speak how I feel

Every day feel like a push, every line gotta be real

People want the glory now but they cant handle how it feels

to see a cause and be a part but never know the deal

They talk like they defenders but they mimic what they steal

All that noise for nothing, just a spark with no appeal

You want the badge of being brave but you cant take the zeal

When it comes to shutting faces down you gotta stay appeal

So Im here collecting pieces like a dream that never kneels

Holding on to honest hearts, not just what the camera steals

 

Tell me what that means when you say you really ride

Say you here for all the people but you switch when tides collide

You say you see the pain inside, but do you show it outside?

Tell me what that means when the quiet kills your pride

All love in flashes, then its gone like headlights fade at dawn

Words hit heavy but the weight aint what you drawn

If your heart was really open then the proof would stay on

But we all just caught up in the line, lost and withdrawn

 

Keep the beat slow, let it hit the soul, dont rush the feel

Moments hold the truth, let it breathe before its sealed

Every time we talk big, but the follow through is nil

So I chase that purpose, harder than a dollar bill

No flash, no chase, no empty thrills

 

See my mind on something deeper than the shine and hype

Every bar is like a question, ask yourself whats right

You say you stand with anyone, you gotta live that life

Grow the roots before the blossoms, break the ice

Words alone dont make a statement, action writes

So we keep stepping forward while the rest just type

Saying they awake until the morning steals their sight

Then they fall right back like memories at night

Im just thinking out loud, trying to paint whats right

Keep my guard up to the truth, always ready for the fight

 

Tell me what that means when you say you really ride

Say you here for all the people but you switch when tides collide

You say you see the pain inside, but do you show it outside?

Tell me what that means when the quiet kills your pride

All love in flashes, then its gone like headlights fade at dawn

Words hit heavy but the weight aint what you drawn

If your heart was really open then the proof would stay on

But we all just caught up in the line, lost and withdrawn