Frank John James - Engraved lyrics

[Verse 1] Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night Always fearing that I've lost my ability to write And I wonder if these people understand what I'm saying Cos some people just listen to the beat that is playing Without paying much attention to the lyrics that the wordsmith Like I didn't put much effort into my words, kid I let 'em breathe every letter that I've written I think about my content before I go to spit it These are genuine lyrics from the bottom of a person's soul Trying to find a way to escape and reach the surface though To get neglected by the ears of a listener Like going back the opposite way, to be a prisoner I'm not discouraged, I keep pushing like an angel giving birth On December twenty-fifth, Nineteen-ninety She put her feelings, when she brought 'em down on Earth I put my feelings, every time I write a verse [Chorus] Come on It seems like everyday, people like that nonsense And disregard the music that is really rich in content I wonder how much I can take before I cave in I chiseled every tree with my lyrics deep engraved in And if you see one, make sure that they don't cut it Make sure it gets enough sunlight to live a hundred Here's to infinity, so one day I can live through them Grounded to the Earth, one love to all my listeners I have a bunch of songs that I haven't released yet And I don't think I will cos you probably won't listen And through it all, I still manage to keep smiling Pretty hard to do, when you live your life in silence But, from the shadows, I still looking at the moves you make Not really impressed by the way your lyrics move through me You probably listen to my music in the past, G Cos I'm to you what Carl Sagan is to Neil deGra**e I'm to you what Plato is that of Aristotle Cos you quote without citation, my lyrics turn to mottos I've lost complete fate in many of these rapbags The ones that saw potential, and when that turned to whack ones That's my opinion, that's people that don't neglect you Regardless of our sk**, you're human so I respect you Don't mean I like your music, but we could probably kick it But we could never build cos our lyrics are too different [Chorus] It seems like everyday, people like that nonsense And disregard the music that is really rich in content I wonder how much I can take before I cave in I chiseled every tree with my lyrics deep engraved in And if you see one, make sure that they don't cut it Make sure it gets enough sunlight to live a hundred Here's to infinity, so one day I can live through them Grounded to the Earth, one love to all my listeners [Outro: 2Pac] Don't support the phonies, support the real Listen to the words people say in their lyrics, and tell me, if that's real to you, you know what I mean. Listen to what they sayin', don't just bob your head to the beat, peep the game