Pressure (feat. Little Dragon)

Oh, lemme apply the pressure, ay

Start off 'fore we end up gettin' march on

On your mark, get set, ready, gunshot

I put my hands in the air so you don't shoot

How in the world could you dare let a boss ruin?

Now do you care about all the eyes on you?

Now you wanna say we're tellin' lies on you

Same muhfuckers that be killin' off the planet

Are the same fuckers advising you

But true, this stuff is surprisin' to

See them profit just off of depriving youth

Why you wanna all dress lies as truth?

Have you ever seen what silence do?

I don't wanna see no violent troops

Puttin' out fires that haven't even been started

With a raw tip, man, I'm tired, too

But I don't lose, I refuse

Take a walk in my shoes

Or any other young black person in this age

All we ever know is pain

All we ever know is rage

That book starts on this page

Do not try to relate

It's either you do or you don't shit

It's either you will or you won't

Hope you still got to engage

Don't take offense, it's too late

I say this to those that never been poverty-stricken

Always have a silver spoon to feed off

It may not be your fault, heard that line before

Leave that privilege shit at the door

I don't care about none of that shit

Say it louder, keep playin' my shit, whoa

(East Side, East Side)

(All a, all around us)

Oh, keep applyin' pressure, ay

Far from where I wanna be in this life

There's nothing I can't be in this life

I just wanna do my ting and be free in this life

Blinded at times, can't see in this life

Just tryna pass the test like I want A-stars

Don't gimme no C in this life

I'm just glad that my unborn kids won't have you as a daddy in this life

Hold your L, you prick

F you, **** really thought he was a G in this life

Fuck that, not stressing, get a next ting

I don't wanna be angry in this life

Shit really got me down, but

I'm still gonna succeed in life

Plant the seed, bend your knees, gettin' gold, no in-between

Born to fail never was me, they never believed

Just had a dream and holes in my jeans

Down on my luck, still on my deen

Talkin' to God, Him makin' me see

My reason to be here, understandin' that this is bigger than me

Watchin' the news and feelin' so helpless, can't even help myself

I'm changin' up all this shit

Say it louder, keep playin' my shit

Man, I'm proud of how far we come

Won't stop till we livin' in bliss

Won't stop till you know we meant it

Play no games with these 'illionaires

Play no games with these ****, I

Ain't afraid of these ****, I ain't, nah

Livin' in your bed and not workin' for a check

Everybody's caught in the lifestyle

Michael Jordan steps, thinkin' you can jump the test

Everybody's caught in the lifestyle

Livin' in your bed and not workin' for a check

Everybody's caught in the lifestyle

Michael Jordan steps, thinkin' you can jump the test

Everybody's caught in the lifestyle

So you wanna be filthy rich, then?

But yes, man, by yourself

When you walk along this route

But yes-yes by your, yes, man, by yourself

So you wanna be filthy rich, then?

But yes, man, by yourself

When you walk along this route

Go, go swimmin' 'gainst the tide

Go swim, swimmin'

(East Side, East Side)

(All around us)

(All a, all a)

(East Side, East Side)

(All around us)

Keep applyin' pressure, ay