part (aye) :

I been waiting on acceptance
I been hating on my blessings
been trying 2 see weakness as weapons
blind art dealers be selling our perspectives
to top bidder
we swear we don’t respect em
5/5th’s compromised
half way humanized
swallowed truth
vomit light
they sliced the pie w/ a dirty knife


then they deal you a part aye
do a deal w/ you but only deal w/ you half way
thats the art of thee deal
but whats thee deal w/ my art?
wait


been trying just to try less
been trying vibe less w/
w/ thee very vibeless been
staying jah bless and far less jobless and
hardship is hard shit and it really aint a contest

tell me how you deal when you aint got a deal
probably how you feel when you ran out of pills
cops keep shooting like they ran out like we ran out of film



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part (be) :
I’m eating pizza no problems present
I feeling destined
I feeling extra

I air conditioned
I am a real one
real black man making all white decisions

I don’t wanna deal w/ thee guilt
I don’t wanna deal w/ thee real
I don’t wanna deal
I just wanna deal but forreal
I make a deal
i make wanna deal that appeals
that make a nigga feel
w/ a house on a hill


I got a grill
I very ill
I very boujee
I baldwin hills
I got thee acres
I got mules


I dotted line
I dotted line

I dotted line sign a deal w/ your job
I dotted line sign a deal with your god

I dotted line
I dotted line

I got a deal new
I got a new deal installed
where do I sign for deal with applause
where do I sign
where do I sign
where do I sign just to deal w/ flaws

where do I sign for a deal when I fall?
let’s sign a deal let me hop on this call

who got thee bill
I know thee deal
hop on this deal


Some deals are shady
some deals are shading
beneath money tree’s
that we swung from like daily

tell me does my self work
equal what my self worth
really is myself pride really just
myself curse
tell me does their sell work? ummmm
tell me does this cell work? ummmm



because nobody is answering
if America's a show I think it needs canceling
I might need counseling

tell me what thee real is
tell me where thee deal at
tell me where thee deal live

deal behind thee deal is
we don’t read thee fine print
we just wanna sign it




where do I sign
where do sign get your life redesigned
where do you sign get the life you decide

I know thee deal
thee deal with my deal
I never had one
and I know I need one coming where I come from

and that really bothers me
that be the deal
and that really follows me
I need a deal to build on my legacy
I need a deal that helps me deal with jealousy
i need a deal that makes me a better me
i need a deal that allows for a family
I need a deal
but what am I promising?

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