Kimani Rogers - Insomnia 411 (Fit For Your Mama's Ears) lyrics

[Verse 1: Kimani Rogers (of Roosevelt Franklin)] It's, like, one time ‘til the break of dawn like Blacking out to your favorite song like Making love ‘til the early morn' like Waking up and your love is gone like Feeling like you just can't go on like Everything in the world's gone wrong like One life, one love to live and Something's got to give (So let's get it) Here I stand, man apart Broken down ‘cause life's so hard These days, try to play my part but Some days, even that's too hard So I drink ‘til I'm drunk now. Too high to come down Hide in the shadows and run for the gallows and Stand up for battling, confront the demons and Try to make good of this world before I leave it and They say it's better to give than to receive it and To tell the truth, I'm much better at receiving end I can't sleep at night from all the grieving and I could swear I feel the city breathing in When I walk the streets late in the evening I can feel the sadness, anger, seething Mother Earth still cries like babies teething and I paint a picture with words to make you see 'em and I picture life as a woman with brown skin Nice smile, black hair, and titties like mountains Been around twenty-eight years and still counting The stress and the tension be constantly mounting I want to reach out, grab life Right by the face, lean in, and take a taste But I'm afraid some days that it just ain't safe ‘Cause, to me, d**h looks the same, just different name And I had the same friends for years The same taste in beers, the same basic fears I'm glad I'm still here and can speak to y'all ‘Cause, for me, man, the sky did fall and sh** shattered Broken parts that I could not fix and Chemicals that I should not mix and Who'd have thought it would come to this, man? Who'd have thought it would come to this? (Hear this tonight) [Hook: Kimani Rogers (of Roosevelt Franklin) and Slug] (x2) I can't sleep tonight. I'm up By the light of the moon in my empty room and it's One day since you went away and it's One day since I went insane, so I Drink beer to erase your face and I Medicate to escape this place and I Can't sleep in a world of pain ‘Cause nothing seems the same (I can't sleep tonight) [Verse 2: Slug] It's like you don't even seem to give a f** like You wait around for me to pick it up. It's like Bring it on now. It's so rough like There's more to life than just kicking dust like Take the hate and tuck it into love like I'll be alright if I hit some luck. It's like One life, one love to live and Something's got to give (So let's get it) As much as I want to believe, I don't As much as I want to be free, I won't Still choke on these songs You wrote the notes and I just sing along Still waiting for the bridge So I can drop my last verse and let it live But, no, you still find that spot to haunt Inside of too many thoughts, too many wants I'm drunk again, sit and spin The half-full gla** acts like my best friend Laugh and grin, bare my soul Grab my heart and tear it whole Put me out on my steps, set me down Pull me into abyss and let me drown When the breath quits and d**h grips Maybe I can stop trying to run from these head trips Spoke like one knew better But I'm damned in the trap that I might've helped you set up Don't let up, keep the pace You can need your space or you can read my face Silence says so f**ing much Make me down my shot just to up the lunch Well, give it back, release your claws It belongs and showing in between the flaws Right to left, fight to s** Looked at your smile every night you slept And now it's like I don't sleep ‘Cause this addiction to hold you fits me so deep Broken parts that I tried to fix and Chemicals that I tried to mix Go find your sh**. It's time you dip ‘Cause you remind me of the b**h that made me rhyme like this [Hook: Kimani Rogers (of Roosevelt Franklin) and Slug] (x2) I can't sleep tonight. I'm up By the light of the moon in my empty room and it's One day since you went away and it's One day since I went insane, so I Drink beer to erase your face and I Medicate to escape this place and I Can't sleep in a world of pain ‘Cause nothing seems the same (I can't sleep tonight) [Verse 3: Jean Grae] It's been a long night like Alaska winter Four stones from the coat for dinner approaching thinner The weight minimize while the stress builds Chest heavy as I wonder how the crystal meth feels Eyelids burning, determined to shut But the churn in the gut says, “Keep on, Jean” Sleep's for weak people. Lean on Some speed, but now, every time I breathe, my beat's wrong Skips when I lay, breaks fast when I smoke Trips when I flip so I have to know To stay calmer. The drama diminished, my armor Defenses still stained with tequila and Guinness The skin erupts in bloodspots that I can't stop Scratching. Imagine you bleed when you sleep So I bleed on the sheets in unorderly pa**ion And weep scarlet tears in enormous rations Regardless, fear is a normal pa**ion I'll keep this in mind when my hands reacting I'll scratch out my eyes if they ever get tired Of doing my late-night, brain-punishing action Stay awake bawling, scream to the Heavens Plead for a deed that would just lay me level I hate all the tests. God, please, or the Devil A request: let Jean have her peace or rest, please [Hook: Kimani Rogers (of Roosevelt Franklin) and Slug] (x2) I can't sleep tonight. I'm up By the light of the moon in my empty room and it's One day since you went away and it's One day since I went insane, so I Drink beer to erase your face and I Medicate to escape this place and I Can't sleep in a world of pain ‘Cause nothing seems the same (I can't sleep tonight)