Oddisee - Strength & Weakness lyrics

[Verse 1] I fell asleep with open eyes again Seeing me how others see me on my mind again I hope I don't find offense With people's versions of what I present I'm not worried but kinda am I'm slowly learning, most people get me but the side effects Small percentage of those repelled by all that I project But that's just life I guess Can't win em all but I just like the bet I'm rolling the dice again I roll to functions full of punks and wish that they feelin' me They clutch their fist reluctantly humbly as to build with me Discussions over lunches on how they once can appeal to me Tip another twenty and money don't fit the bill to me I watch how people move, yeah they work strong But then physically they vision weak Smaller print of their truth just appeared to me But that ain't how I move, I just show and prove Promotions fill with power man that's power I won't lose [Hook x2] I think I found my weakness, I think I found my strength And all I love and hate, they're one in the same Now how am I gon' use it, try not to abuse it [Verse 2] What would you do if you knew you could get away with Anything you wanted to as long as people wanted something from you? Would you make em wait, knowing you could make all of their dreams true in a day, go and hesitate and let em salivate until they give up and they subdue Just to demonstrate how long it take until a person break Power trippin' easy nowadays, nowadays all the Culture vultures look to bottom feeders for their power plays Bucket crowded and the crabs fighting Puppets pick the people on their last legs Desperate dreamers turn to dirty fiends Hurting me to see the crowd beg in their loudest moment Seem too clear to be clouded by those who got it golden Bra** status green could go brown at any sporadic moment So I stay open, reply to calls, fly or fall, all in all [Hook x2] I think I found my weakness, I think I found my strength And all I love and hate, they're one in the same Now how am I gon' use it, try not to abuse it