iRadical - Thucydides' Third Trap Lyrics

You know you might mock me
But I'm like a metamorphic rock
I become stronger and more
Beautiful when I'm exposed to
Extreme weather conditions
So I dedicate this one to all
Those who feel underestimated
And overpowered by
Pessimistic nobodies

Uptight appetite for a distinguished
Career jealousy pioneers they
Wanna establish a barrier to confine
A bonafide aspiring Canaanite inside
The chamber where men with dreams
Never slumber ain't no makin' it to the
Promised land without fighting off a
Few covetous parasites it doesn't
Matter if the world brands you a reject
Those who adhere to different concepts
Of livin' would rather see you perfect
Can't have fun without them calling
Your behavior infantile can't walk half
A quarter mile without meeting a cold
Shoulder and a mean smile that's the
Guile of these broken times to which
I respond with my outspoken rhymes
And a strum of my round lyre I took
This passage from my cookbook
Detailing the package of my struggles
From when I was failing covered in
Sweat blood and bandages of faith
And nobody thought I could manage
My troubles but life is whatever you
Make it an acquired taste really and
So fast it goes it's only when you
Comprehend the difference between
The laws of destiny and the prose
Of fate that you can enjoy your current
Quest like a self-aware guest food for
Thought before the curtains come to
A close take a pause concentrate on
The information you regurgitate and
Contemplate the implications of the
Life you choose to lead

Yeah our dreams in the dark
See they're shinin' we're fightin'
Our battles see we're waiting
No word of envy we're keepin'
Our pace carvin' our path
Runnin' steady that's what
I mean when sing yeah
That's what I mean
That's what I mean

Before I embraced the therapeutic
Power of the studio I was saved by
The sound of an underground rapper
Spitting game on the radio in the
Fitting manner of Nas or Coolio I was
Going through an insane amount of
Pain yo I used to roam this cold world
Like Cain bro a simple man feeling
Cursed cornered and contained by
Complicated events some things I did
Not seem to understand although
Everyone else came and conquered
Their dreams like ancient kings
Vanquished private vineyards and
Foreign lands so my heart froze and
My face grew pale happiness and
Success were a tall tale told by lame
Fools who never knew life could be like
A stale bread hard enjoy but a great
Tool for survival when faced with
Starvation from the very time of my
Arrival it was no vacation but a series
Of frustrations the path to paradise
Paralyzes many and a few more when
They realize people rarely sympathize
When I was lagging behind I kept
An open mind I surmise when you
Keep your faith you might be
Surprised by what you tend to find

Yeah our dreams in the dark
See they're shinin' we're fightin'
Our battles see we're waiting
No word of envy we're keepin'
Our pace carvin' our path
Runnin' steady that's what
I mean when sing yeah
That's what I mean
That's what I mean

So I say slow deliberate steps along
With strong elaborate plans eliminate
Cold and belligerent threats by less
Understanding enemies backstabbing
Friends too will accuse you of
Grandstanding when the seeds of
Your labor start bearing fruits let me
Take you back to my roots with my
Time travelling rhyme it is the seventh
Grade way before I was self-made
My bitter teacher tells a Negus he
Could never amount to nothing bigger
But now I flow in my fourth language
More fluidly than the average native
Speaker they always mistook a
Student's prudence for a lack of
Confidence never acknowledged my
Thunder even though they saw my
Lightning no wonder it is beyond their
Ken when it's said fortune favors the
Brave for all the traps they lay my
Guardian angels draw the maps
And pave the way they tried to bury
Me in an unmarked grave except
Where they expected elimination I saw
A chance for germination like it was
Pollination season it's a treasonous
Thought to think ravenous iRadical's
Numerous reasons to survive won't
Far outweigh yours for plotting his
Untimely demise in that case by the
Grace of God I'll recognize your face
Before you can finalize your disguise
Radical business yeah

Yeah our dreams in the dark
See they're shinin' we're fightin'
Our battles see we're waiting
No word of envy we're keepin'
Our pace carvin' our path
See we're runnin' that's what
I mean when sing yeah