Boi-1da — Know Yourself 2
[ Update on Sunday night. Re-transcribed the words below and played it tons. Listened carefully.
Go again on Boi-1da, Truthscoop March 2020. Plus Sizzla and Emeli.
Biggie up Chris. 'Hard Grounds no sound from di suffering who collect di pounds to keep dem bound from di uprising?'
And to Gina and 'blessed are...'
Peace up, and 'pon the weekend, if ya like.
Mark up. ]
22:40. Be time for a sanctified Sizzla and Bobby Digital bounce about.
1. TELLING HIMSELF
2. ONE TAKE
Want it, want it, want it? Want it? I’m sleeping in the streets. Shaky warrior. Yeah. This that Oliver 40 Niko shit man. 15 Fort York shit y'know. Boi-1da what's poppin'? Yeah. Yeah. Running through the six with my woes. Counting money you know how it goes. Pray the real live forever man. Pray the fakes get exposed. I want that Ferrari then I swerve. I want that Bugatti just to hurt. I ain't rocked my jewellery that's on purpose. Niggers want my spot and don't deserve it. I don't like how serious they take themself. I've always been me I guess I know myself. Shakiness man I don't have no time for that. My city too turned up I'll take the fine for that. This been where you find me at. That's been where you find me at. I know a nigger named Johnny Bling. He put me on to the finer things. Had a job selling Girbaud jeans. I had a yellow TechnoMarine. Then Kanye dropped it was polos and backpacks man. That was when Ethan was pushing a Subaru hatchback. Man I'm talking way before hashtags. I was running through the six with my woes.
Yeah.
I was running through the six with my woes. You know how that should go. You know how that should go. You know how that should go. Running through the six with my woes. You know how that should go. You know how that should go. You know how that should go don't fuck with them niggers they too irrational. This is that nasty flow. Top boy in this shit I'm so international reps up is in here got P Reign and Chubby and TJ and Winnie. Yeah. And you know how that shit go. I might declare it a holiday as soon as Baka get back on the road. Yeah but you know how that shit go. They so irrational they don't want patch it up they wanna mash it up. My nigger Jibba he whip it I ride in the passenger. I'm way up I stay up I'm two up I'm three up I had to get back to you. I'm turning into a nigger that thinks about money and women like twenty-four seven that’s where my life took me that's just how shit happened to go. And you know. Running through the six with my—
with my.
I was
running
through
the six
with
my woes.
And you know how that should go. You know how that should go. You know how that should go. Running through the six with my woes. You know how that should go. You know how that should go. You know how that should go. Running through the six with my woes. You know how that should go.
With my woes.
3. BEEN WAITING ON THIS ONE
Words and music by A. Graham (Drake). M. Samuels A. Hernandez J. Scruggs. Q. Miller P. Milray A. Ritter. Produced by Boi-1da. Co-Produced by Anderson "Vinylz" Hernandez and Joshua "Syk Sense" Scruggs. Recorded by Noel Cadastre & Noah Shebib. Recorded at The Hazelton Toronto ON. Assisted by Coran "Cans" Nariman & Evan Stewart. Drum Programming by M. Samuels. J. Scruggs & A. Hernandez. Bass by M. Samuels & J. Scruggs. All Other Instruments by A. Ritter & J. Scruggs.
4. SHOUT OUT BOI-1DA TOO
5. HEAR THESE RAPPERS PRAYERS
I guess it's funnier from where you're standing/'Cause from over here I miss the joke/Clear the way for my crash landing/I've done it again/Another number for your notes/I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate/I'd be patient if I had the time/I could stop and answer all of your questions/As soon as I find out/How I can move from the back of the line/I'll be your clown/Behind the glass/Go 'head and laugh/'Cause it's funny/I would too if I saw me/I'll be your clown/On your favourite channel/My life's a circus, circus/Round in circle/I'm selling out tonight/I'd be less angry if it was my decision/And the money was just rolling in/If I had more than my ambition/I'll have time for please/I'll have time for thank you/As soon as I win/I'll be your clown/Behind the glass/Go 'head/and laugh/'Cause it's funny/I would too if I saw me/I'll be your clown/On your favourite channel/My life's a circus, circus/Round in circus/I'm selling out tonight/From a distance my choice is simple/From a distance I can entertain/So you can see me/I put makeup on my face/But there's no way you can feel it/From so far away/I'll be your clown/Behind the glass/Go 'head and laugh/'Cause it's funny/I would too if I saw me/I'll be your clown/On your favourite channel/My life's a circus, circus/Round in circles/I'm selling out tonight.
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