Nkenge Is XX. Lyrics

[Intro]

I'm 20
Thank you mom, thank you dad

I never said said cuz half of what i saw
Is so far from that place you wanna be
That words only * it up more follow me

Are you starting

Why you even in it, yo ?
Riding in my city
I donn know no one
Like you will if you will
But you ain't if you comin up

[Verse 1]

You're on your own
In four words
Two words : you've grown

A few more years to go
Dont let the hurdle fall
So be the boy you loved
No..be the the man you loved
No- be the man you loved i'll wait
So show me why you're strong
Ignore everybody else

We're alone now
Suddenly I'm hit
Is this darkness of the dawn
When your friends are gone
And your friends won't come
So show me where you fit

I'll wait
So show me where you're strong
Ignore everybody else
We're alone now
We are not alone

I * up real real bad
They took all my *
I * up real real bad
Gave up all my stuff

I admit it, mom
Don't be like me,yall
Argh how do i start
How do i start over
Gotta call my lawyer
I just wanted to love
I just wanted to trust

I lost all my stuff
I lost all my life
Swear i coulda been something
Swear i coulda been something
I i

[Rap]

Seen alot of shit
Ionn really wanna see mo
Bump the military -
Ionn really wanna be mo

My eyes on the prize
& the prize in my hands
& my hands in the stance
Thumb chillin on the c note

Default position, we saw the prison
Went in to get our man out...
Forgot the whole damn route
So the way things pan out
We default the mission
I guess choosing a ruler ain't a peon's decision

Mighty ighty ighty..
O because the stories like my own-
I be knighting
& fighting all my shadows
When the night turns into lighting
You stand fo what you stand fo
& I back up in the right thing

Skirt off like the Knight
Rider
Flyer
Flyer
Nightwing..

Rhymed
First
Time
The hearse

Come when I'm dead
Or I'm dying
Or worse

Rest in peace, Uncle Geoff
Prayers up for James

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Released on Nkenge’s 20th birthday & inspired by James Blake’s “Retrograde”, “Nkenge Is XX.” is a conversation between one and oneself on growth, aspiration, tragedy, and reconciliation.

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