Joey Bada$$ - Perception Vs. Reality lyrics

Perception or reality, now what's realer?
And can I really trust that
Man in the mirror?
The death-span of the human mind gets nearer
Can't withstand time when you're
Raised out here raised out here
When you're raised out here
When you're raised out here raised out here
When you're raised out here
Only place guaranteed is the grave out here

Raised out here, you're never really here
But out here welcome to the jungle, yo
You're living in fear
Lions, tigers and bears
Hunters gather your spears
How the hell we gonna survive
For the next hundred years?
And it's hard to stay alive
When one side don't share
Be the food or eat the shit
Either way say your prayer
And if we are what we
Eat then we're already deceased
That's why my squad rolls deep
In the bellies of beasts
Posted at the deli, heli's over the streets
The block cold heat, now I'm soaking my feet
No, my hands ain't dirty, but as you can see
I'm another misconception of reality
So when the 'po drop by he ain't gotta ask me
About the body that somebody caught last week
I ain't finna go downtown in no backseat
Cause perception is reality when
Black like me
Perception or reality, it's more
Than meets the eye, i know

Perception or reality, now what's realer?
And can I really trust that
Man in the mirror?
The death-span of the human mind gets nearer
Can't withstand time when you're
Raised out here raised out here
When you're raised out here
When you're raised out here raised out here
When you're raised out here
Only place guaranteed is the grave out here

Perception or reality, now what's realer?
And do you really base judgement
'bout what I'm hearing
Young rich nigga, chinchilla, other
Objects in this mirror seem
Closer than they appear
Everything ain't gold
But these days I might pay up
Just to say it ain't so
Gotta get it, I gotta get that dough
Gotta get my mama in a new Range Rove
And what you saying though? And yes I meant

Perception or reality, now what's realer?
And can I really trust that
Man in the mirror?
The death-span of the human mind gets nearer
Can't withstand time when you're
Raised out here raised out here
When you're raised out here
When you're raised out here raised out here
When you're raised out here
Only place guaranteed is the grave out here

So, what's your perception when you see a big
Bald headed inmate standing on
Stage wearing prison
Boots? Are you thinking "I wonder what that
Guy did?" or "look at those tattoos
He must be one of those white
Supremacists or a gang member"
(Black like me) Are you curious to
What the reality may be?
The reality for me is