Sweetness - The Flow lyrics

[Verse 1: Sweetness] They say positivity is contagious, but negativity is even worse For the money, power and love, at the end of the day who's really in first When our lives are overshadowed by visions of our own hearse Visions of our own funeral, like a flock of doves dispersed Like a ray of sunshine, our gifts shine bright amongst all that's immersed Beware the attraction to the metaphorical flock of ravens that's cursed Life's about risk, can't steal 2nd base with your feet on 1st We need to shine bright rather than be overshadowed by the days of overcast These Carmelo thoughts that I keep to myself when they rather should be pa**ed It's hard not so see a woman based off her past And it's hard not to judge a man when he moves so fast Whatever happened to time, better take photographs Stories get made, I just get on with the writing Who would have thought that a Narcissistic would become best friends with an Autistic Ironically we just fit together like puzzle pieces I swear I keep losing friends, but the depth of friendship just increases Sometimes kickin it with my crew is all that I needed I had visions of right now when I thought about being the greatest Always on the road, but that's when I found my place amongst places From the land of 3 Rivers, connected state to state I got nothing but time, but no time to waste The shirt from yesterday, I'll just throw it on Better hurry, history is here and then it's gone Better get to livin' Because long after you're dead, life goes on Yeah, life goes on [Verse 2: Cheech] [Verse 3: Sweetness] Are we surviving the times, or are we getting used to the crimes Step outside the lines and get hit with a couple of fines Rest in peace to creativity Nas, Biggie and Pac were the 3 wise men to our hip hop nativity The crucifixion of the soul held by the movement of egocentricity I never lived by the book, call it unofficially But my sermon to the world would be explicitly, fearlessly about resiliency And it might seem like past history but are the people still in the desert wandering aimlessly And how can you live for right now when you're always looking to the future Worried about past history, looking back like someone's about to shoot ya I swear I keep getting older, but I just feel the same Things keep changing, only thing I know for sure is my name I felt the pleasure, I endured the pain Shined in the light, and got washed away by the rain The drama creeping in like the cold, but I just sparked up like a flame Amongst all the noise I was the last one to complain Got lost in my thoughts, I could have used some guidance Went looking for the right chemistry in someone like science Lost a couple friends, I just miss their presence The darker side, I needed to feel the vengeance I might be here but it doesn't vouch for my absence Might crack a smile but it doesn't hide all the grief They just call us Generation Rx; I can use some relief XYZ, I just want to find my peace For some freedom I needed some time alone At the Top Floor, my home sweet home…