Open Your Eyes - 3X Krazy

Look how they mistreat us

I know they wish they could lock us down and beat us

They wanted me dead before birth when I was a fetus

Makin' racial joke but scared to say it in my facial folk

Cause they see danger, many years of that anger bein' broke

Now what them folks know about that

He’s sellin' dope to have a birthday because his mama’s on crack

He never had a job, because he never had a chance

They figured he wanted to rob just because he’s the black man

They pulled my race shot out

Makin' movies showin' people that I’m the dope dealer and high school dropout

I call it strange, like I’m livin' in a shootin' range

Runnin' from them coppers to hittin' the fences to playin' the dope game

And plus that three strikes is pointed at me

For three violent crimes, struck out with three felonies

The president want me killed or locked up, but I ain’t dead yet

I can’t smoke weed, but he’ll let me smoke a cigarette

Open yo' eyes!

(Chorus by uncredited female singer:)

If you open up your eyes

Look around and you will find

Life is a precious gift to use

Got to open up your eyes

You’ll begin to realize

Life doesn’t always go your way

(Verse 2: Bart)

They got me trapped like 'Pac, uhh, I picture my face before death

No CPR no homies helpin' me gain my strength

Just pumpin' blood losses, plus lookin' around for who seein'

My main objective was obsolete from gettin' away and keep breathin'

I’m like a cypher structure, so barely hangin' from threads

Suckin' for breath but I’m seein' death so I take one blow to the head

Historic Holocaust in the history books in our schools

Like a soldier, I’m holdin' my 9, nasty wit' 2 gun wounds

Knowin' I’m doomed, desperate, my clothing diluted in blood

Message, makin' my mind, do the Man Upstairs got a grudge?

But I know my time was tooken, hurt from the dirt I was doin'

Just picture the hurt from all the dirt that purgin' this mob influence

How could he do this?

Killin' me dead thinkin' he was my folks

Now I know, to open my eyes and realize once mo'

Life has its consequences, although you believe in yo' pride

Who died?

Was the morning sickness of her 9-year old cryin'

Open yo' eyes!

(Chorus by uncredited female singer:)

If you open up your eyes

Look around and you will find

Life is a precious gift to use

Got to open up your eyes

You’ll begin to realize

Life doesn’t always go your way

(Verse 3: Keak Da Sneak)

I look you eye to eye, when it comes stare, won’t dare to blink

For the fact they call me Sneak Attack and I react on what I think

I can’t afford the luxury, like a star, of a negative thought

When bustas lookin' mean-muggin' me quickly lick 'em like a 40 of malt

Halt, when last time I hit and shot this barkin', lookin' inside the barrel

Trigger finger itchin', flinchin' but sparkin', and it’s pitch dark in

Cop some booze, armed and dangerous

For catchin' a nigga, he famous

Every busta on the street know what his name is

Sho' ain’t my homie, pulled out a sack and planted it on me

I tried to beat the case and still got convicted, this shit is phony

The police on me, throughout my lifetime all I ever seen was negativity

It’s how I work it, I bag it up, no diggity and hit the blitty

But if my eyes closed, realize those, thangs might be chance

I’d rather be dead broke than locked up after used to livin' fancy

So open yo' eyes

(Chorus by uncredited female singer:)

If you open up your eyes

Look around and you will find

Life is a precious gift to use

Got to open up your eyes

You’ll begin to realize

Life doesn’t always go your way

Stay focused and don’t go astray

Say your prayers before you lay