Mirror Talk - Tedashii

Say something I can feel

Show something that is real, baby

Say something I can feel

Show something that is real, oh (Yeah)

I hate what I see in the mirror

What I saw got me scared to face the truth like I’m in a court of law

Frail disposition, immature decisions

The fruit of lackin' growth, that’s what I call slim pickings

The only thing slim about me, my disguise

Yellin' «unashamed» all while ashamed of my size

Body and eco, Poly' and Negro

Hair too big for me to see like when they block the screen

So when friends became brands, I felt treated like a has-been

Reality check, I collect without cashin'

Came to terms with it, I learned business

Grows with earned interest, wish I was worth that transaction

Christianity brings attachment

A Christian ain’t on the same line as friends like fractions

Man in the mirror talk, runnin' like Madden

Rap like this '85, somewhere out in Aspen

That’s why I’m anxious, askin' all this for a feature

Even Trip and 'Crae because I know they see my value

Fragile heart torn apart from broken values

I confess, man, I see myself as less than

Or more or less, really, more than the rest, man

But they ain’t responsible for my weakness

Despite my secrets, man, am I my brother’s keeper?

No shade, just light on my true colors

Most of us colorblind, pretendin' like undercover

Airin' out my dirty laundry

I had to, man, even if it haunts me

Fightin' for sanity is daunting

Private thoughts made public to reach desire

Don’t misconstrue my confession for friendly fire

Insecurity makes you question who’s fired

Say something I can feel

Show something that is real, baby

Say something I can feel

Show something that is real, oh

Villa out in Venice, sippin' vino by the water

Not bad for a kid without his father

From the sticks, known to roll up with the trees

Now it’s Saint Mark actin' blackish for the Europeans

White cues, proper English, run the table, that’s the object

Scratch that, I see they stripes and they ain’t solid

Tryna belong far from home like college

Like that Marvel movie, it’s an illusion, I got it

Hard to have the skin most hated by most

It sucks to be alone no matter the coast

To be accepted for your dances, but rejected for your stances

Tick tock, time flies, but they waste it on a post

Thoughts in my mind on the way to a flight

Came from the bottom, every step’s a new height

Day one or one day, that’s the fight

Becomin' who I am, man, I saw the light

Yeah, work hard, play harder, that’s the motto

Work smart, play smarter, that’s what I know

Bad company corrupts, watch who you follow

Trust is the easiest thing to get

Except when you lose it like placin' bets

To earn it back is like tryin' to pay a debt

That’ll leave you feelin' all regret

Had to make it off the plantation

Evangelicals love me less, and it’s damnation

Walked on eggshells endurin' this fan hate

Fake friends tellin' me to have patience

Like I ain’t spend years assimilatin' for acceptance

Like I ain’t work in they churches despite they efforts

Like I ain’t see 'em sit silent when cops behead us

Done with people usin' me for white blessings