Brasco Noir - The Man lyrics

[Verse 1, Brasco Noir] I always thought that I was so damn smart when I was a young jake Mathematics, I would run train. Getting division at pre-k Athletics, I ran a mean race, perfect vision I see straight Except for cussing in 3rd grade, I kept myself a clean slate I probably got my dirty mouth from a stained mind Cause I started saying “sh**” and watching p**n around the same time I was born into a Christian home, older neighbor didn't buy it He talked about some b**bies on the tube, he showed me once or twice A few weeks later, parents got on my nerves, so i Purposefully typed “naked women” into the search bar I was shaken with excitement, curious impurities Till Christmas morning, dad turned on the internet security And he confronted me, I faced him with tears in my eyes But I struggled with smut stuff for the next five years of my life Conscience was dulled down, dumb Jiminy Cricket I Pinnochio'd young women. Slick talk: the ticket [hook] What is the measure of a man? I'll probably never understand What is the measure of a man? I'll probably never— [Verse 2, Brasco Noir] Then throughout junior high, I felt a faith revival Got my mind out the gutter, stuck my face into the Bible Bread and bu*ter verses memorized, pot smokers criticized I'm better, I'm refined because I worship no idol Got good grades and I ran track, had no place for a bad rap Had no time for my youth group, and I missed it, and I mean that It continued, and I fell back, and my folks knew, and I felt bad But I broke through on my own two, what could God do for such a strong man? Then high school came, and I played the cool game I smoked a few things. “Blue dream? That's a cool name” I started hitting parties, and I flipped on the brew brain Got caught “We still love you, we're just worried about what you're doin, Jake” [hook] [Verse 3, Nickolvs] I said like Hold up, whoa, conflictions of an old soul The things that I've seen paint a dream on my window The rainbow gold k** me slow approach it careful Some say the same but this way from verbatim Mouthful, Hungry I wait on information The sun hit my face, see the rays, oh glory Kick dust when i bust out the debris, bummy Scrapes on my knees it ain't a thing if you love me But no-thing could contain this ol', flame in my stomach It's fearless, hear this, cause you won't when I plummet Skyfall hide yo eyes, like the shine is upon us The flight of the comet, kamikaze stardust BLUH BLUH, then your promise dishonest what was you wishing for? I would probably say the same but we is unidentical Maybe not, we'll never know, get up out your box And take me off the tops of pedestals, let us go Far, far from where they let us roam, you have reached your echelon I'm gone, see you in the morn, forgot what they said i was And I will not submit to what they speakin' Be it love, be it war, be it truth, be it reason [hook]