Fight it, scream it, riot I can't take it no more My mind is racing round a labyrinth Got one foot out the door Don't need to prove my worth everyday Paint a picture of me Fightin, screamin, riots I can't take it no more Look at my skin as a costume Dampen myself, man I got you Look in the mirror who will I be today Doesn't matter, they bite it in volume Laugh at my style, smother my smile But secretly they be taking notes when I turn around Diminish my hair, silence my child God forbid they do anything that's profound Cultured, enriched, nurtured, you still nigga Danger, ratchet, ghetto, yea no figure Take that, flip it, mark up, it looks great They always trine turn everything o a pure state Tutored, tasteful, expert, you still nigga Street, violent, no-good, yea no figure Take that, flip it, mark up, it looks great Don't mind the smiles, they doing it out of pure hate Think I'm the only black kid in the South-West I'm so blessed nigga Feeling like Carlton in Fresh Prince Oh boy, look at my white friends Aren't they the best, nigga passes all around as I devour these stereotypes That smaller town mentality almost held me from various heights Identity crisis My mind still stuck in a noose On one side the colonized mind I grew up with Other caricatures of what I thought I should do Saw myself as a monolith, boxes I had to tick More like an additive for acceptance Set rules what a habit is soak in the chattering Now i'm living life looking for redirection