Pictures - R-MEAN

First time I got my ass beat

I was eleven or twelve, you know what that teach?

I ain’t forget how it felt, I learnt a lot by myself

In preparation when life come and attack me

I take the pain, accept it as God’s will

Though I know my parents refugees like Pras Will

Deep breath, dive into my dreams

'Cause only dead fish swim with the stream, na’mean?

Realest of 'em all

Never had a father figure so I figure motherfuck 'em all

I ain’t changin' my opinion for the masses, shit

Only answer to God, so don’t ask me shit

Ha, it’s what you puttin' out too

How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you

So I fight for hopelessness, homie, it’s hopeless 'cause

Fake friends, fake love, fake smiles

Real Benz, real Louis V

Real stones, real jewellery

And real loneliness (talk to 'em) you know how true that be

Look in the mirror, I know exactly who that be

Me

All these pictures people

Take of themselves

Still they don’t know who they are

Still they don’t know who they are

All these pictures people

Take of themselves

Still they don’t know who they are

Still they don’t know who they are

'Cause we all got potential

What you gon' do with it?

'Cause we all got potential

What you gon' do with it?

I see some of you young niggas wadn’t schooled

I was being myself even when it wadn’t cool (talk to 'em)

Which just says throughout my menacin'

That if a nigga hate me at least I know it’s genuine (talk to 'em)

Authentic, why you holdin' a grudge?

I caught flack all my life, I’m a golden glove

I mean my reality don’t change from opinions

Nor is my perception ever altered by minions

Uh, 'cause we all got potential

Some fulfil theirs, some keep a stencil

All our paths are different, got different mentals

Some keep success, for some it’s just a rental (talk to 'em)

And me and mines got a chemistry

Heed my words like they comin' out the ministry

'Cause I understand how you felt still

Don’t believe in yourself?

Nigga, who else will?

Joey

All these pictures people

Take of themselves

Still they don’t know who they are

Still they don’t know who they are

All these pictures people

Take of themselves

Still they don’t know who they are

Still they don’t know who they are

'Cause we all got potential

What you gon' do with it?

'Cause we all got potential

What you gon' do with it?

Don’t believe in yourself?

Nigga, who else will?

Don’t believe in yourself?

Nigga, who else will?

Don’t believe in yourself?

Nigga, who else will?

Don’t believe in yourself?

Nigga, who else will?