I am not the same man I was a year ago I see my spirit froze, creepin' with the nearest ghost I clear my throat when I wrote it I started speakin' Not teachin' you to sleep-in when you freakin on the weekends It deepens the start of new progress throughout the day I don't play, what can I say, chase tomorrow's dreams today Or fade away into the void of your normality Tortured by the fantasies, awarded when you plant the seeds Determination, ambition, not christened by your wishin' Listen with your vision, you've risen through the frisson Gravitate to that "you" you thought you'd never be Don't waste your energy, that's success for your enemies Walk your curious feet through beat gardens Where we started, and breathe for departed Dearly, never fear me, for I am just a man Who's without a plan, dragging his soul through foreign lands It can get better just believe it for yourself The wealth never adds up to measuring up your health So please leave all conceived notions at the door Of this second floor in this greenhouse by the shore I said before that I would make my return Bringing back all the skills and the knowledge that I have learned Concerned with the state of Hip-Hop, but more the world For the little boys and girls, colored people caught in swirls Of this fucked up experiment, the end, I know we're nearin' it You try not hearin' it and refuse to place your fear in it Look into the past and read the words on the pages Listen to the past and hear the voices of the Sages