V - Rent lyrics

Rent by Vé Verse 1 This beat alone costs a thousand How am I supposed to survive when I ain't even got enough money to pay for housing I said this beat alone cost a thousand And I ain't even got enough enough money to pay for housing That's the challenge I'm out here trying to find a balance I got callous on my hands and feet Working all day in the sun hitting nails with a hammer on my hands and knees What a process, how can I sit here and lie like I'm not stressed My whole life I've been obsessed with them objects My homie died, realized I ain't know God yet Sometimes I'm a m**m, sometimes I'm a Buddhist Lunch with the Mormons, carefree like a nudist But for all the reasons I do this, there is a bullet with my name to one up a contusion f** the confusion, read Plato and Confucius Still don't explain why my sister gets high Or how my cousin stopped moving Wheelchairs for gang war vets Maxxed out credit cards to gas corvettes More rent money lost on more horse bets Momma like “Did you do your chores yet?” f** that! I'm trying to avoid the bullsh** With all the addition of traditions I just wanna dodge the addictions and evictions Minor setbacks from major frictions sh** I made pick when I frayed the tension Became Invictus and displayed conviction Even burned some incense, changed my sixth sense In a world where you ain't sh**, I'm just trying to make rent CHORUS And this beat alone costs a thousand How am I supposed to survive when I ain't even got enough money to pay for housing That's the challenge I said this beat alone cost a thousand And how am I supposed to survive when I ain't even got enough money to pay for housing That's the challenge I'm out here trying to find a balance, I got callous Verse 2 I'm out on the balcony without a harness...I'ma jump Tell the whole world to f** itself until it cums And that uptight landlord to sit on his thumb And for that reason I'm outside with a gun You really gone kick me out cause I missed that payment? It's been four days man do you even speak the language? I know they hate me, I embrace the hatred! They tie that noose and supply that juice But my Black skin make me stronger than Zeus My only downfall's when I bit that fruit So I climb that roof and I bungee jump I got to take risks while I am still young I got loans in my name that I ain't write Y'all writing checks with your mouth that your a** can't sign Can't wait till I write the check and bounce, in due time Instead I write the check, it bounce, I lose my mind Looking inside myself for what you can't find I know you want me dead? But I'll do just fine Because today's downfall is tomorrow's diamond I got hit with a hardball but stayed in that line up Then stayed on that diamond catching fly balls With a grip that could rip straight through drywall And enough life experience to supply y'all With a plethora of events to base your life off.. CHORUS And this beat alone costs a thousand How am I supposed to survive when I ain't even got enough money to pay for housing That's the challenge I said this beat alone cost a thousand And how am I supposed to survive when I ain't even got enough money to pay for housing That's the challenge I'm out here trying to find a balance, I got callous Verse 3 Them long work weeks make a big ol difference Pay check to pay check'ss how I handle my business The light bill due and the cable too and my car need gas and the fridge need food So I stopped BS'ing 10 bucks an hour Got my B.S. in business and power My economics tell me this ain't true How did the cost of living go up through that roof? CHORUS And this beat alone costs a thousand How am I supposed to survive when I ain't even got enough money to pay for housing That's the challenge I said this beat alone cost a thousand How am I supposed to survive when I ain't even got enough money to pay for housing That's the challenge I'm out here trying to find a balance