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"Compromise"


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What up y'all I figure I'd share this with y'all, I wrote this in less than 10 minutes, I just had to get this emotion out:

"I give you a call, I wanna work

I've got the balls to call you a jerk

If you ignore the message of my respectful word, the least you could do is reply with an answer, And you wonder why I ain't gonna kiss Uncle Sam and start smokin' herb

You wanna get me high so I could start to studder and a ****ed up mentality so I won't remember

What do you mean I didn't qualify, here's a copy of my diploma sir

How could I not be what you'd like to hire?

Maybe it's 'cause the ones on your staff don't have the heritage from what I was born

Yeah I get it, I lay out my hand for you and that's how you treat me?

My plan was for us to be cool but now you wanna beat me?

How dare you go out there and disrespect me

You have no care for the ingredients I put into this recipe

I put a lot of sweat and tears, this is more than just a thought

This isn't about how much I got either from what I bought

This is about us comin' together before our relationship gets lost

I guess you'll only care about the emotion I poured when you come off soft

You'd still wanna knock me out even if I decide to give you the keys of my house

We could share it, but then you start comparisons, about how I won't ever win

Just 'cause of the color of my skin, you wanna take advantage of my predicament

You would rather leave me dying, I want us to be a unity surviving

Why can't you even start realising that we need to start trying

To come together and spend some time and sign this contract dotted line

I ain't trying to be doing crimes I wanna make a living through this rhyme

And touch some spirits that're feelin' declined

So no matter what you tell me I'm keepin' my pride

Even if you never wanna be on my side "

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"How dare you go out there and disrespect me

You have no care for the ingredients I put into this recipe

I put a lot of sweat and tears, this is more than just a thought

This isn't about how much I got either from what I bought"

^^ Very strong rhymes here! I love them! That's a good way to let your emotions out. Great job on that! :thumbsup:

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I added more and put it into song form:

“Compromise”(Part II)

Written By Big Ted

Chorus:

I'm crying out for a compromise

My heart starts to die

When I hear about this violence all the time

That's why throughout my life

I'm gonna try to fight for my rights

We have to work out a compromise

So we won't all fall victims to the demise

Verse One:

I give you a call, I wanna work

I've got the balls to call you a jerk

If you ignore the message of my respectful word, the least you could do is reply with an answer, And you wonder why I ain't gonna kiss Uncle Sam and start smokin' herb

You wanna get me high so I could start to studder and a ****ed up mentality so I won't remember

What do you mean I didn't qualify, here's a copy of my diploma sir

How could I not be what you'd like to hire?

Maybe it's 'cause the ones on your staff don't have the heritage from what I was born

Yeah I get it, I lay out my hand for you and that's how you treat me?

My plan was for us to be cool but now you wanna beat me?

How dare you go out there and disrespect me

You have no care for the ingredients I put into this recipe

I put a lot of sweat and tears, this is more than just a thought

This isn't about how much I got either from what I bought

This is about us comin' together before our relationship gets lost

I guess you'll only care about the emotion I poured when you come off soft

You'd still wanna knock me out even if I decide to give you the keys of my house

We could share it, but then you start comparisons, about how I won't ever win

Just 'cause of the color of my skin, you wanna take advantage of my predicament

You would rather leave me dying, I want us to be a unity surviving

Why can't you even start realising that we need to start trying

To come together and spend some time and sign this contract dotted line

I ain't trying to be doing crimes I wanna make a living through this rhyme

And touch some spirits that're feelin' declined

So no matter what you tell me I'm keepin' my pride

Even if you never wanna be on my side

[Repeat Chorus]

Verse Two:

There's “More To A Song” like my man DMX said

It occurs that our thoughts matter but we're ignored until the radio plays our records

There's a lot of chatter but the pain will get endured when you lose the weight to measure

What it takes for us to grow up and maintain better

Than the place we're used to being

Whoever wants to stay caged in will feel deceived

The ignorance want motivate any positive feelings

Sitting with the numbness will penetrate your bleeding

Stop worrying about competition while your friends need to be eating

Pass the ball when you're facing double teaming

There's more to life than selling drugs, making the basketball team, and mc'ing

There's a bigger world than the street corner you're seeing

Shatter the walls of hate with a loving feeling

That's the only soultuion that'll concentrate on what you're needing

When it's time to roll, you gotta look inside the soul

That blindness will take its toll, you'll find the wrong fate before you reach your goals

Say your grace before you eat that buttered roll, people try to censor me from getting outta control

If you don't like what I say use your remote control

'Cause there are some out there that appreciate the intelligent flow

There's more of a spirit to unite intelligent people when I anaylze my goals

It's time to hear a great rap that has nothing to do with clothes or hoes

On what planet will it get airplay though? I wanna know?

Intelligence exists, I ain't gonna dumb it down for the kids

If you keep them down how are they gonna learn anything?

We gotta teach to reach for more than just sporting plenty of bling

It takes food for thought to make somebody a king

Until the day that happens we'll be struggling to live

Get an education to lead and stop smuggling

Don't end up in a penetentury from hustling

Don't compromise to the point where society dumps us to the pits

Pick up a book, the lesson will teach you to be bigger than a crook

That doesn't know the way to look, moving blindly is like writing a watered down hook

[Repeat Chorus]

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