Sweetness - The Flow lyrics

They say positivity is contagious
But negativity is even worse
For the money, power and love
At the end of the day who’s really in first
When our lives are overshadowed by
Visions of our own hearse
Visions of our own funeral
Like a flock of doves dispersed
Like a ray of sunshine
Our gifts shine bright amongst
All that’s immersed
Beware the attraction to the metaphorical
Flock of ravens that’s cursed
Life’s about risk
Can’t steal 2nd base with your feet on 1st
We need to shine bright rather than be
Overshadowed by the days of overcast
These Carmelo thoughts that I keep to myself
When they rather should be passed
It’s hard not so see a
Woman based off her past
And it’s hard not to judge a
Man when he moves so fast
Whatever happened to time
Better take photographs stories get made
I just get on with the writing
Who would have thought that
A Narcissistic would
Become best friends with an Autistic
Ironically we just fit together
Like puzzle pieces
I swear I keep losing friends
But the depth of friendship just increases
Sometimes kickin it with my crew
Is all that I needed
I had visions of right now when
I thought about being the greatest
Always on the road, but that’s when I found
My place amongst places
From the land of 3 Rivers
Connected state to state
I got nothing but time, but no time to waste
The shirt from yesterday
I’ll just throw it on better hurry
History is here and then it’s gone
Better get to livin’
Because long after you’re dead, life goes on
Yeah, life goes on

Are we surviving the times
Or are we getting used to the crimes
Step outside the lines and get hit
With a couple of fines
Rest in peace to creativity
Nas, Biggie and Pac were the 3 wise
Men to our hip hop nativity
The crucifixion of the soul held
By the movement of egocentricity
I never lived by the book
Call it unofficially but my sermon to the
World would be explicitly
Fearlessly about resiliency
And it might seem like past history but are
The people still in the
Desert wandering aimlessly
And how can you live for right now
When you’re always looking to the future
Worried about past history
Looking back like someone’s about to shoot ya
I swear I keep getting older
But I just feel the same
Things keep changing
Only thing I know for sure is my name
I felt the pleasure, I endured the pain
Shined in the light
And got washed away by the rain
The drama creeping in like the cold
But I just sparked up like a flame
Amongst all the noise I was
The last one to complain
Got lost in my thoughts
I could have used some guidance
Went looking for the right chemistry
In someone like science
Lost a couple friends
I just miss their presence the darker side
I needed to feel the vengeance
I might be here but it
Doesn’t vouch for my absence
Might crack a smile but it
Doesn’t hide all the grief
They just call us Generation Rx
I can use some relief
XYZ, I just want to find my peace
For some freedom I needed some time alone
At the Top Floor, my home sweet home