She left no note (No) Deafening silence, the crime faster than rabbits, Father Time slow-mo She spoke soft, hard truths, so caught a sense of time through gang signs (Woo) Her fraternity's freemasonry is gangbanging, red and blue, large Bloods and Crips Gave all I got, good as it gets, all I got in return was, "What good is this?" Still don't feel real, toss my tears far Cigarette burn a hole in the film reel, the pill dissolve (Tshh) No real resolve found Some stay afloat, but in the end, we all drown Halfway through the heist, saw his mom face, too far to stop now Gunshot, ears pop, high-pitched white noise dog whistle Devil in the detail, death is God's riddle No more can I kick it, kids kicking candles at vigil (Huh) Brand new pistol and an AR Ain't even eighteen, beef older than they are (Woo) Don't even know they gon' forget you (What?) When you gone and won't hug your mother when she miss you Miss you (They'll miss you, dog) Fanon said self-amputation how all this is created The irrational rationalizations of the racists (Make America great ag—) The amputee says accept it, there's no escaping Accept the prosthetics They give ill-fitted limbs as gifts and insist you can only live in the present Fanon dreamed of death every night in the desert Woke in hospital bed, CIA handlers gently pressing Wishing he died out there in the sand, bayoneted He had the wrong answer to the right fucking question Amputation how you survive Can't get away if you don't leave something behind Trapped a housefly in an upside-down pint glass and waited for it to die It's still alive Staring out compound eyes Nine fingers can still tie a tie Keep extremities clear, the courthouse close at five (I warned you) Some took it on the arm, caught in a trap Some came of their own accord, a piece already cut, neatly wrapped In butcher paper Had to cut 'em off, I ain't had no option They the type to come back with the choppers chopping Time is on my side, yes, it is Time is on my side, yes, it is