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The Price of Arrogance

from Inner Thoughts by Mfasis

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A loud mouth makes a quiet fall

No sympathy, we ain't crying for ya

You on you're own, we ain't dying for ya

A sharp tongue's why you die on the sword



It's hard to make sense of sh*t, in a world full of censorship

They feed sugar coated lies instead of the evil things they implement

We're only prepared for our sentencing

You might stand out if your name's Mfasis

But their behavior brings 'em quick Benjamin's

It brings about clout that everybody's thirsting for

They taking pills til it don't hurt no more

With a gun in their hand for the gram 

pocket full of bands dying their hair a new color is the plan

Long term I don't think these ideas stand a chance

But you can't tell  'em sh*t when he's feeling like the man

But I ain't trying to sound preachy or be a hypocrite 

Plus I don't give a shit

As long as I'm free its not my business who's in the midst of a prison stint

Wishing they had Christmas gifts

Another reason I can't say much is I don't know much more than they do 

So my advice won't hold more weight than the money they're a slave to 

So don't get pressed, when it's time for your ego to cut the check





I grew up where there was bravado oozing out the concrete

We learned to thump our chest to avoid being what The Don's eat

the food chain wasn't your only problem

even fake Alpha's are chewing up goblins

You get clowned for not knowing your way around the world....

...But not knowing can lead to prematurely being the muse for a mural

Another Mr. Know-it-all roaming the streets

Ready to go to war for what he believes 

My talent got me this far

The plot ends with this star

Getting bigger than the jeans on Kriss Kross if I can control it

I know its wiser to be stoic

As the youth we don't see we're more awkward than a prom pic

days go by quicker than Sonic

I promised myself my will will get me to the promised land 

Don't know if that makes me arrogant or confident

this very attitude is the thing that makes me a hot spitta 

I don't got hittaz, so the humble approach would be the wiser choice

But either way my demise are going to bring them joy

So I'm all heart, bleeding lyrics, these guys rap like anemic boys 

But if I shoot myself in the foot, I can't get upset when its time for my ego to cut the check

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from Inner Thoughts, released December 17, 2021
Written by: Mfasis
Produced by: Rick Rider

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Born Terrell Williams on August 22, 1996, Mfasis (pronounced "Emphasis") is a prolific hip hop artist/songwriter from Queens, NY. He has released 3 projects so far: "The Daydreamer EP", "Chip on My Shoulder" and "Hear No Evil". With an eye on the future he is becoming more relentless and gearing up for his next project. ... more

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