Official audio of Black Thought “Nature of the Beast” feat. Portugal. The Man & The Last Artful, Dodgr from the new album Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able, available everywhere now: https://BlackThought.lnk.to/SOTV3
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Lyrics:
We’re like sheep to the slaughter.
Everybody’s caught up
Trying to find something to be a part of,
Living with our guards up all the time.
Forever with the wall up.
And breaking through it all never crossed our mind.
The world seems smaller and greatness is withering on the vine.
Won’t anybody take the lead?
It's ourselves we love the least.
Everyone seems make believe,
That's the nature of the beast.
A couple dollars and a dream.
What did Mama say kid?.
Everything ain’t what it seems.
Life is what you make it.
We are, we are.
Going through the same thing
Going through the same shit.
We are, we are.
Going through the same thing
Going through the same shit.
All I wanted was to be more poppin
And to see more profit.
Whats the detour options. Ay!
I feel like Philip Seymour Hoffman
And less Denzel Washington, when people are watching me.
If the right amount of likes and follows could make me less hollow
I’d somehow be more complete.
But people tend to be more toxic
So we see more gossip and it’s tension on the streets.
Won’t anybody take the lead?
It's ourselves we love the least.
Everyone seems make believe
That's the nature of the beast.
A couple dollars and a dream.
What did Mama say kid? .
Everything ain’t what it seems.
Life is what you make it.
We are, we are.
Going through the same thing,
Going through the same shit.
We are, we are.
Going through the same thing,
Going through the same shit.
Everybody’s caught up trying to find.
Living with our guards up all the time.
And breaking through it all never crossed our minds.
And greatness is withering on the vine.
A couple dollars and a dream.
What did Mama say kid?
Everything ain’t what it seems.
Life is what you make it.
We are, we are.
Going through the same thing
Going through the same shit.
We are, We are.
Going through the same thing,
Going through the same shit.
I’m tired of this.
What is it, what are you tired of?
I’m tired of you not being here
I’m here.
The only time that I’m connected with you is via social media. And you never home
#TheRoots
