A Page In Hip Hop's Diary Lyrics - Singles - Benefit

Gone and left me 

And I'm feelin' mighty low (x4) 

The current state of events has me depressed 

I used be accessed by the best 

But now the worst has me stressed 

And believe me friend there is no exaggeration 

I was created as a medium for poetic communication 

I was born in the US as an original culture 

I'm definitely art, but not a painting or a sculpture 

I used to be positive, now I'm suffering depression 

Way to much corruption in this poetic expression 

People used to love rockin' shows and it showed 

Once money was involved I traveled on a rocky road 

The love has left me 

Now I'm feeling awfully empty 

And the ones who abused me are driving off in a Bentley 

I'm thought to be ignorant by the mainstream 

'Cause misrepresentation and misconceptions remained seen 

All I want is for people to embrace me 

And if it doesn't happen I want the history books to erase me 

It's a shame that they use my name in vein often 

And it's because of me a few people are in a coffin 

As an individual I'm dastardly lonely 

I wish that somebody would actually master the ceremony 

Without being phony and coming with the real 

Instead of chasing all the money and ignoring the skill 

The love has definitely gone considerably 

So I'll let it be and simply drown in my misery 

I'm feelin mighty low 

And I'm feelin mighty low(x4) 

I'm still sad 

I feel bad blatantly 

I can't watch TV without somebody raping me 

And it's tough to be constantly violated 

The return to my true state is what I've long awaited 

It's really not easy being in an exploited culture 

Everyone bites ideas like rode kill to vultures 

People have taken me so far from my essence 

Like going from being the kings men to the peasants 

Our presence is felt by the dedicated 

To all the rest is big business like federated 

I'm heart broken 

But there is no need to start coping, 

I stopped coping a long time ago and I started choking 

On the tear drops that wouldn't stop fallen from my face 

'Cause it seems that i have no place, a fallen disgrace 

All the love is lost 

And what it cost to pay 

To be tossed away 

Like tea in the Boston bay lost today 

But hopefully found tomorrow 

I'd hate to go out and openly profound sorrow 

But that's the way it's headed and that's the fate I'm dreaded 

And when I'm dead and gone give me my belated credit 

I feel no reason to live 

Why should I exist and get ignored and yet continue to give 

All I want is for people to acknowledge me the respect 

Signing off hip hop now solemnly reflect