"NO STRANGER"

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SHAWN STARE

I'M NO STRANGER TO DA GAME

DA INK BLED ON DA PAPER LEVEL ALL YOU LAMEZ

OLDER NOW BUT SHIT ROUND HERE AIN'T DA SAME

EVERY HOOD GOT A BLUE HILL AVENUE LIKE ALLEN PAYNE

I WRITE TIL' I'M NUMB BUT EYE CAN'T ERASE DA PAIN

PUT YA NOSE TO DEEZ LETHAL LINEZ N SNIFF DA CAINE

MEDITATE WHILE MY LYRICZ JUST SEDATE YA BRAIN 

HOPE YOU SWIM GOOD

IF NOT

YOU'LL BE FROZEN LIKE FRANK OCEAN

NOVACANE

IF YOU WANT IT WIT DIS DOPE SPITTA

SAY MY NAME!!!!!!!

CHILD 

YA DESTINY LOOKIN' LIKE BOYZ 2 MEN

END OF DA ROAD

PERIOD!

WHERE I BEGIN

SONIN' CATZ ON DA MIC LIKE I'M DEY FATHER

YOU GOTTA CRAWL B4 YOU WALK MANE YOU JUST A TODDLER

I'M A GUNSLINGER, DAT PACK-ER A WALLOP

LIKE GREEN BAY STARTIN' QUARTERBACK AARON RODGERS

YOU A BACKUP LIKE MATT FLYNN FUCK YO BIAS OPINIONS LIKE LEN 

MEET YA DEATH WHEN YOU SNORT MY LINES LIKE HIM

Y'ALL HATERZ BETTER JUST HUSH

K.I.M___ (Keep It Movin')

DIS IZ MY DOMINION N I AIN'T GIVIN' IN

I NEVER FOLLOW TRENDZ

I SIMPLY SONIC BOOM IMPOSE MY GUILE ON YOU FAKEZ

SOME DUDEZ SAY I'M WICKED LIKE ICE-CUBE WHEN I KICK IT

FEMALEZ MIGHT COLOR ME BADD CAUSE "I WANNA SEX YOU UP" LIKE JANET JACKSON

ANY TIME!

ANY PLACE!

RAW BAREBACK LINGERIE LIKE A WOMEN'S LACE

DON'T LEAVE YA CHICK ROUND ME I LET HER HAVE A TASTE

MAKE HER WINE DEM HIPZ N "SPLASH" ME KIDZ UPON HER FACE

DARRYL HANNAH

TOM HANKS

STAYIN' HUMBLE SETTIN' STANDARDS AT MY OWN PACE

DON'T CARE ABOUT WHO YOU BE, WHERE YOU FROM, OR IF YOU EVER CAUGHT A DAMN CASE

READ WHAT I ENCRYPT

I'LL MAKE YOU SLIT YA WRISTS N RIP WHATEVER YOU CAN SPIT!!!!

FOR Y'ALL ITZ ROCK BOTTOM WHEN I TAKE DA MIC IGNITE MY WORDZ SPARK HEAVY METAL

I GOT MY FOOT ON YA NECK FLOORIN' DA GAS PEDAL

BOUT 2 BLOW LIKE KURTIS

I DON'T GIVE BREAKS

YOU'LL BE DECEASED IN A CYPHER WHEN I SIPHON OUT YA MEMORY BANK

VERBAL ASSAULT ON ADVERSARIES MY VOCABULARY EXPLODE N MAKE DA EARTH QUAKE

STUFF YOU IN A OVEN RAISE DA TEMPERATURE WATCH YA SKIN MELT N FLESH BAKE

STICK A MUFFLER IN YA MOUTH N SEE HOW MUCH CARBON MONOXIDE YA LUNGZ CAN INTAKE

NOW YOU PASSED ALONG FORGOTTEN LIKE A "COLD CASE"

SPEW BANANA CLIPZ AT YOU APEZ

LISTEN B!

GEES!

IN DIS CONCRETE JUNGLE I'M TRYNA HOLD MY HEAD N "STAY ALIVE" AMONG DA SNAKES

DA GOVERNMENT DON'T EVEN LIKE POETIC SHIT DAT I SCRIPT

FOR PETE' SAKE!!!!!

CAUSE WHAT I SCRIBE IZ A "MENACE TO SOCIETY" LIKE CAINE N LARENZ TATE

FORGET BULLETZ

DAT SHIT AIN'T GON HELP YOU OUT WHEN WE ENGAGE TOE 2 TOE ON DA STAGE

BETTER RECOGNIZE N KNOW DA TIME LIKE FLAVA FLAV

AYO!!!!!!! PAC

EYE STILL FEEL YA

STILL WANDERIN' LOOKIN' FOR THOSE "BETTER DAYZ"

COME AT SHINE?

BETTER GET READY TO DRESS YA MEN IN BLACK PLUS WRITE YA WILL

YA FEEBLE SKILLZ -VS- MY REAGAN 80's ERA CRACK SPILLZ

ITZ "STRICTLY BUSINESS" WHEN I QUILL

EVEN DA LANDFILL WHAT I JOT DOWN N SELL TO YOU PRICKZ LIKE PILLZ

RIGHT NOW DA RAP GAME IZ WEAK

GENERIC 

NO FRILLZ

ALL DIS BOOTY TOILET SHIT YO! I CAN'T FEEL

I MISS DA AGE OF RED ALERT ON DA WHEELZ OF STEEL

FUNK FLEX NOT EVEN DA SAME SINCE RAPPERZ STARTED RECITIN' PRE-WRITTEN

OFF DEY CELL PHONE USIN' IT AS A FREESTYLE IN DA STUDIO FIELD

SMH

DAT SHIT IZ WACK FO REAL!!!!!!

DAT SHIT AIN'T EVEN REAL

YOUTUBE IT IF YOU WANT PEEPZ YOU CAN CATCH DA REEL

A NATURAL LIKE MIC GERONIMOOOOOOOOO!!!

SHIT IZ REAL!!!!

I'M A POET SLASH EMCEE WHO REP MY CITY HARD DAWG WITHOUT A DEAL

I'D RATHER LISTEN TO MY BROTHA MILL, V.A.R, REDMAN, EPMD

YEAH

YOU "GOTZ TO CHILL"

STOP MOVIN' MUTHAFUCKA, KEEP YA HANDZ STILL!

PUT YOU ON ICE LIKE PREDATORS OF NASHVILLE

NEW JERZ DEVIL

COMIN' FULL SPEED AHEAD BLOWIN' OFF STEAM

BLOW YA HEAD OFF YA AXLE TO WATCH IT ON DA DASHBOARD

S-W-I-V-E-LING

PULLIN' UP 

CARJACKIN' DA WHOLE SCENE

DEEZ ARE DEADLY PROSES INJECTED IN YA BLOODSTREAM

I'M AN UNDERGROUND KING LIKE BUN B.

FUCK DA MAINSTREAM!!!!!

POORHOUSE MANAGEMENT 4 LIFE!!!!!

ROLL WIT DA SAME TEAM

LOOK UP!

YAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

MING

I'M LIKE GOD WHEN I RAIN SUPREME

I'M NO STRANGER TO WHAT YOU LIVE MY NIGGA

ITZ A COMMON THING!!!!!!!!

ITZ BIGGER DEN YOU N I, DEY WANT US ALL GONE

DEY CONTROL DA WHOLE BOARD N WE JUST PAWNS

DEY USE OUR RAGE AGAINST US WHEN WE CHANNEL IT WRONG

DATZ HOW DEY GET US PIT US AGAINST EACH OTHER NATIONWIDE

ITZ CONQUER N DIVIDE!!!!!

N AT DA END OF DA DAY WE SUCCUMB TO WHAT DEY "RUNNIN" ON DA PHARCYDE

I KICK DAT KOOL G. RAP ILL STREET BLUES BROTHER

RAWHIDE!!!!

A FALLEN ANGEL WIT OUR SINFUL PRIDE

EYE LOVE LOVE, EVEN THO IT BE ON DA LOW LIKE J-LO

"ANGEL EYEZ"

EVEN HIDDEN IN HUMAN FORMS N DISQUISED

BEAUTY ON DA OUTSIDE

BEASTLY ON DA INSIDE

NICE N WARM AT DA SAME TIME WHEN EMOTIONS TIED

BUT ON DA OTHER SIDE IZ WHERE ALL DA EVOL LIES

WE EXTERMINATE OURSELVES IN DIS MODERN DAY PRELIMINARY ONSLAUGHT OF GENOCIDE

DER NO STRANGERZ TO DIS PROCESS EITHER

DEY JUST PUT DA POISON IN FRONT OF US LET US KILL OURSELVES AT OUR OWN LEISURE

KIDZ ABUSED N MOLESTED LIKE JASON PATRIC IN "SLEEPERS"

ANTHONY HOPKINS

BRAD PITT

MEET JOE BLACK

HERE COMES DA REAPER

DEY ASSASSINATE ALL OUR CIVIL MORAL LEADERZ

LESS JOBS

CUTBACKS

UNDERPAID TEACHERS

PARENTS TRY TO DISCIPLINE THEIR CHILD BUT CAN'T REACH EM'

DATZ WHEN DA STREETZ GRASP EM' CRUCIFY DEM UPSIDE DOWN CROSSED UP LIKE PETER

WE AT WAR, WIT A MORE DIVERSE ENTITY NOT JUST DA BULLSHIT DAT DEY FEED US

B4 I WAS BORN SUCKIN' ON MY MOTHER CLEAVAGE

DOC ATTEMPTED TO ABORT ME OUT MY MAMA FETUS

SHIT DIDN'T WORK ITZ CLEAR I'M HERE FOR A REASON

ITZ FUCKED UP OUR LIVES ARE WORTH NONE TO SOME OR EVEN

WORSE

LESS THAN A PAIR OF REAL FANCY SNEAKERS

I'M NO STRANGER TO HARSH REALITIES WE LIVE

HANGIN' ON TO DA VERY LAST LITTLE BIT OF HOPE DAT OUR CREATOR GIVES

ADMIST DA VIOLENCE, RACISM, N CORRUPTION DAT ENVIRONMENTS ARE DROWNIN' IN

MY THOUGHTS ARE HEAVY TIP DA SCALE WHEN I WEIGH EM' IN

ITZ LIKE A FULL-TIME JOB JUST TO NOT SIN

DATZ WHY I LAY MY MIND N HEART ON DA SCREEN INSTEAD OF HOLDIN' IT ALL WITHIN'

VIEWER'S VIEW IT AT DEY OWN DISCRETION

MOST ARE NO STRANGER TO DA MESSAGE

STILL SEEKIN' VITAL ANSWERS TO UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

BATTERED, TORMENTED, LIFE LESSONS MIXED IN WIT MAD AGGRESSION STILL STRESSIN'

I THROW SHIT FROM EVERY ANGLE

YOU BEHIND DA PLATE

WHAT PART OF DAT YOU NOT CATCHIN'???

MY DREAMZ COLLIDED WIT MY NIGHTMARES

STRAIGHT VEXIN'!!!!

ERECTION

PROTECT YA SELF AT ALL TIMES GENTS'

LATEX IT

YOUNG LADIES TOO IF YOU HAVIN' SEXIN'

CATZ STILL SLINGIN' AIDS LIKE A LOADED WEAPON

SMIF-N-WESSON

YA FIRST IMPRESSION IZ USUALLY YA LAST IMPRESSION

SO MAKE IT COUNT, SO YOU DON'T REGRET AN HOUR, MINUTE, OR A SECOND

EYE GOT TO SEE ANOTHER DAY I GUESS DATZ A BLESSING

I JUST WANT DIS MADNESS TO SUFFICE FROM MY LIFE WIT ALL DA PROBLEMS PERPLEXIN'

STEADY HUNTIN' DOWN MY HUMAN ESSENCE N FUCK A CROWD I DON'T NEED ACCEPTANCE

CONTENT WIT WHO I AM

COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN

GOD MADE ME UNIQUE!!!!

ITZ JUST WHO I AM

NEVER BITE MY TONGUE FOR VAIN SELF-ABSORBED HOOLIGANS

DEY LIKE

"OH SHIT! ITZ SHAWN STARE NOT HIM AGAIN" 

TURN DA HEAT OFF DEY DONE FRIEND!

PUT DA FORK IN FOLKS HOOLA HOOP N SPRINT

I USE DIS PEN ITZ A PERFECT BLEND CONNECTED LIKE PHONY FUCKBOOK MUTUAL FRIENDS

BUT MOST FRONT N STUNT LIKE HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES ON DA BACK END

I'LL STILL BREAK DOWN YA DANCE PUT YOU ON YA BACKSIDE N MAKE YO BACK SPIN

I'M STILL LAUGHIN' CAUSE YA MENTALS NEVER WAS ATTRACTIN'

JACKASS

JUST ASS BACKWARDS

KRISS KROSS

JUMP

LAY YOU OUT WIT DA HORSES GRAZIN' IN DA PASTURE

HIT YOU WIT DIS DEAD MANS BLOOD ON MY DAGGER

BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!

I'M DA TYPE TO FALL ASLEEP IN CHURCH WHILE YOU

AMEN! AMEN! DA PASTOR

HALF DA MASSES GO HOME N DON'T APPLY WHAT YOU PRACTICE IN THOSE BIBLE CLASSES

DEN GOT DA NERVE TO WONDER WHY YA FAMILY, KINDRED SOUL, N MARRIAGE LACKIN'

LETZ BE REAL!!!!

DIS SOCIAL SITE ONLY TELL HALF DA STORY

PEOPLE NEED TO STOP ACTIN'!!!!!

SENDIN' DEY REPRESENTATIVE LIKE CHRIS ROCK TO DO DA INTERACTIN'

EYE SEE A WHOLE LOT OF SWAGGER JACKIN'

MANY JUMPOFFZ GOIN' ON WIT NO PROPHYLATICS

I SPIT DA TRUTH Y'ALL!!!, I'M NO STRANGER TO DEEZ SYSTEMATICS

STAY IN YO LANE N WORRY BOUT YA OWN DAMN SCHEMATICS

I'M A REAL POET SPEAK MY MIND

FUCK WHO GET MAD AT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IF YOU TAKE IT PERSONAL LIKE GANGSTARR

YOU PROBABLY DA MAIN ONE WHO MIRROR DEEZ SELF-INFLICTED SCARZ

PEOPLE ALWAYZ HATIN' ON DA NEXT MAN FEAR WHAT DEY DON'T UNDERSTAND

PRINCE

POPZ LIFE STILL BEHIND BARZ LANGUISHIN' IN PRISON YARDZ

ME N MY BROTHAZ STILL TRYIN' TO MAINTAIN OUR HAND

IN DIS RIGGED SOCIETY GAME OF CARDZ SWIMMIN' IN A POOL OF SHARKZ 

I'VE BEEN THROUGH IT ALL!!!

SOME SAY I'M JUST WITHDRAWN

CAN'T RELATE?

HERE!

YOU CAN GET MY DICK N BALLZ!!!

TO SOME

I'M A STRANGER TO Y'ALL BUT NO STRANGER TO DA WRITING COVERED ON DA WALL

BARE MY SOUL N ALL

BUT MOST LIKELY SOME DON'T LIKE ME N WON'T FEEL RA SHINE'S WORK TIL' HE DEAD N GONE

I'M GOOOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!!!......ONE!!!!!

"NO STRANGER" By Shawn Stare