[Verse ] Say it like this My very being here is an act of rebellion Scallops Hotel is the building, house of felons Shaded spot where nilotes man sells melons Put it like this Yo, the kid is bonafide Ralph Ellison's Rinehart personified Too ill with the quill and the sheath Bug out in the pub where the dullards swill grease A real nuisance with the nuance Like you really thought that we martyred you But that was just the Kobayashi Maru I'm reading Andre Malraux in these days of wrath Or was it days of yore Stalin's Granddaughter cosplaying as tank girl You couldn't cop enough sweatshirts to thank Earl Meanwhile, comparing schematics of rocking chairs Seen a Ruby Yacht and said, "You could fit a flock in here" [?] Time is a flat circle; I toss it how I want to, bruh The Thief of Nakatomi Plaza ain't supposed to die no natural d**h The Thief of Always ain't supposed to die no natural d**h [?] how I manipulate my flickering light Tall boy descending the pygmy Counting dead fruits in the crotch of a fig tree [?] slanderous mambo However, I'm gnawing towards the center having trouble defining centripetal Home studio is altered, pen a rap like it's a ancient ritual And It's all incandescence The Corduroy Coon Prince ain't supposed to die no natural d**h Black Orpheus ain't supposed to die no natural d**h