Substantial - See Hear lyrics

HOOK Yo! What you hear when you hear this? Yo, what you see when you see me? I hear the struggle and the hustle See the rumble in the jungle Where the trouble's never subtle And they rush you on the double! Yeah! So what you hear when you hear this? Yo, what you see when you see me? I hear my brothers on the humble Tryin' to bubble 'fore they tumble See 'em take off like a shuttle As they rise up from the rubble! VERSE 1 First I hear cussin', then bussin, then the sirens And I see sufferin' from domestic violence But I don't hear solutions and I don't see an end near But that's nothing new son, if you ever been here Sometimes I hear laughter, happiness and peace But I don't see it often, just to say the least When I see it is awesome, always glad to hear it And I'm proud of my people keep it up that's the spirit But then I get some bad news d**h has returned See murders not the answer but bamas never learn k** each other over money and p**y then see a cell They fronting like it's nothing but from what I hear it's hell But then I see a smile on a child making moves Actually following through on the righteous path that they choose When I hear that type of news, it give a brother hope Like you serve as my muse when you're struggling to cope. So inspiring! Yeah, yeah, yeah! HOOK VERSE 2 Sometimes I rhyme simply to reflect the times Hoping rhymes reach the minds of the dumb, deaf and the blind They don't see what I see, even when it's right in front of them I know they don't hear me though but I still got love for them Regardless I f** with them ‘cause that's real unity Remembering it starts with "U" to better our community Because I know I'm one of them but that's not how they see me But if you heard my whole story you wouldn't believe me Hard to believe what you see, harder to feel what you hear Die on your feet, no retreat, some might be k**ed out of fear Then your homies spill a beer and say your name but this ain't Kwanzaa Reminiscing on them better days while blazing ganja Some might live longer before they act they ponder And slow it down 'fore the fast life made 'em a goner So we now raising gla**es in your honor Hold it down, graduating med school with honors and now we proud! HOOK VERSE 3 I heard'em when they told him that he'd never be nothing Even when he told them his plan they thought he was fronting They never saw his vision so how could they ever see him Somehow, someway he'd give them something to believe in Dropped a couple flows then he hit them with the CD Rocked a couple tours then he popped up on the TV Hear'em in surround sound, see the man in 3D Now they got their hands out beggin' him like feed me Never finished college but the step to him like teach me This was long before any of y'all listen to Yeezy Look at him you'll see me, can you hear me now? Been building myself up so no one can tear me down. Even now... Got my eyes wide, ears sharp, finger on the pulse Use my voice for express delivery straight to your thoughts However I observe it, whether I seen or heard it Always find a way to word it, for certain, til the picture's perfect fa'sho, eh! HOOK Do you hear what I hear? Do you see what I see? Do you hear what I hear? Do you see what I see?