So Much More by Datin

The New Ark by Datin

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So Much More
by Datin

Album: The New Ark

Intro
Yo papi, you can leave me right here on the left
Right by the white house right there on the left
Aqui?
Yup, right behind the Honda Civic
You can leave me here
Ok
A'ight, thank you
Ok, papi, have a good day
Ok
Yeahhhh! Yo Datin, what up, bro?
Yo ? bro
Ahhhh, you look good, fam
Good to see you, man
Good to see you, too
You back or what?
Yeah, man, I'm home
I'm home, bro

Verse 1
I'm already perplexed and I just arrived
'Cause everything is the same as when I left, my guys
Are on the same corner pouring up, getting high
Putting work out daily, but it ain't an exercise
What should I expect when my brothers expect to die
At early ages? Expecting death affects your drive
When you live for the moment, you are not pressed for time
You just wanna live to see the next, the goal is just survive
Growing up in Newark, you become desensitized
To chaos, because chaos is what's exemplified
Think about it, how would you know you're a wretch and blind
When no one positive will step up to correct or guide?
Outside the corner store, they just hang like an ornament
In Newark, this is the normative, since we were small, it's all we did
I pray the Lord'll give me the words that'll cause a shift
In their perspective, so they see that there is more than this
Yeah

Skit
Yo, so you out here for a show or something?
Nah, unfortunately my grandmother passed, I'm out here for a funeral, bro
Ah, my condolences bro, that sucks
Yeah, thank you man, appreciate it
Sorry to hear that, for real
Yeah, I'm out here for a couple days, we definitely gon' catch up
Right now I'm just gon' go upstairs...
Yeah, for sure, we gotta catch up, man
See my mom, she's.. she's kinda down
Handle your business, good to see you though, bro
Yeah, for sure, for sure
Good to see you too, bro
Hahahaha
We gon' catch up, love you bro
Love you too, bro

Verse 2
They hustle to make their sneaker investments
Get some keys to a Lexus, Jesus Piece on a necklace
I asked the homie if he believed and he is a skeptic
He said his only need for Jesus' peace is a fresh fit
A woman approaches and she fiends for her next hit
And he will serve her because he's scheming to get rich
They both are addicts, so it's convenient, they just switch
Money for drugs, they will feed their greed and they'll get fixed
But through this one exchange, the region's affected
A chain reaction happens, but they don't see it's connected
For instance, the woman has a kid, she'll leave it neglected
And the money to feed it goes into the needle injected
Her child will grow accustomed to what is evil and wretched
They're thrown into a cycle and they'll repeat all her methods
The hustler will get sloppy and he'll be seen by detectives
They'll attempt to pull him over with hopes that he is arrested
But he will flee the scene, he'll leave it speeding so reckless
Then that night, the news on NBC will address it
A chase ends in death, they pull a teen from the wreckage
And the footage will be censored, 'cause you can see his intestines (dag)
Some people believe we're demon-infested
I disagree, I just believe we need some direction
So Father, please use me to help them see there's an exit
I pray they would believe as they're taking heed to this message
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