Pain

[Mobb Deep sample (Romye) x4]<br>No man is safe from (pain)<br><br>[Bootie Brown]<br>Broken arm, broken heart, shattered dreams<br>Tongue piercings lost at rates<br>Punched in the face by the local thug<br>Bent over, caught the stomach flu bug<br>While hitting it from the back burnt your knee on the rug<br>Last hug from the homie<br>Before he flies out to Pelican for the long stretch<br>Tattooed sketch takes two days to complete<br>Father never was around, deadbeat nigga<br>Tossed in the Hudson with concrete feet<br>Yoga master hypnotized known to defeat<br>And remain calm, blisters on the palm<br>Then only bring home half pay<br>Need a fix, locked up in the halfway<br>S&M freaks add a little when they do the nasty<br>When I die, pray that it`s done in a fast way<br>Don`t want no long stroll down pain`s pathway<br>All life long playing the game in order to gain<br>Taking in the pain<br><br>Chorus<br><br>[Slimkid3]<br>Well I guess you want to place your rays<br>Or have wild escapades, let your tongue<br>Cut the truth down like sling blades<br>Hard to rest your head on the mess that we made<br>Better let it go now while there`s lessons to save<br>Every day`s a close shave, cause I`m on<br>Somebody might take you to the grave<br>Cutting off your light of life, picture me a slave<br>Shit, shelters always cave and eventually<br>The inner trap`s set me free from pain<br><br>[Imani]<br>To most pain is unappealing<br>But pain is what we`re feeling<br>Needing healing, so much pressure is building<br>In the presence of pressure<br>We keep building until the ending<br>The love child runs wild<br>Through the concrete jungle<br>Trying to stay true to self and humble<br>Trying to make the money pile<br>Cats used to walk over me like a tile<br>But now it`s them that`s going down in a spiral<br>Cause they`re trapped in denial<br>We keep ours as swift as the feet of Mercury<br>Or the arms of Hercules, yours is weak as an Achilles<br>The people feel these like a summer breeze<br>>From city to city, international<br>Multiracial faces in all places<br>The sun shines brightest on smiling faces<br>Today is that day when the pain erases<br><br>To most pain is unappealing<br>But pain is what we`re feeling<br>Needing healing, so much pressure is building<br>In the presence of pressure<br>We keep building until the ending<br><br>[Slimkid3]<br>I bet you got get-up-and-go power<br>It`s time to grow, flower<br>Let the rain wash the pain from plains of indigo<br>Hard to tender when defending your name off pinnacles<br>Reclaim in intervals until you`re strong again<br>Strong and sane with the stronger aim<br>My eyes dilate to see all the gain<br>And it`s all the same, we`re all to blame<br>For giving and receiving hate<br>You best believe in pain