Half A Man by Pharoah P. Lyrics
[Intro: Pharaoh]
Sometimes I feel weak, I feel worthless
Nothing more then the dirt on my sneakers
Like I'm neva goin to be man enough
Cause to be a man in this world, you gotta
[Verse 1: Pharaoh]
Sacrifice all emotions
Sacrifice all hope and
Sacrifice your sanity
They'll chain you down in this reality
Sacrifice your kindness
Sacrifice your shyness
Your sacrifices are endless
And you can't stop till you're lifeless
You can't stop asserting your dominance
You can't stop degrading intelligence
You can't stop living in arrogance
Man why you gotta be so selfish?
Takin what you want and their not yours
Grabin who you want and their not yours
Then tell the boys bout how good you scored
You really playin everyone like a chord
Tryna hide the pain inside
God forbid men ever see you cry
You'll be hunted down and crucified
So you wear your pride like a crucifix
Sorry it don't replace the emptiness
In ya chest when ya heart left homie take a step
Homie take a breath
Realize this life is only leads to death
Realize this life is suicide
Trust me, let me tell you how I almost died
Let me tell you how I reached the top of my stride
Then the world came down on me like a landslide
Stroke at 18, I was petrified
Though no one knew, even my family didn't have a clue
Told them it was a little rough
But men gotta act tough
Woke up, sounding like Mickey
Woke up, balance kinda iffy
Woke up, left hand kinda shakey
Woke up, face feeling droopy
Hospitalized for 4 days
Went to school on the 5th day
Felt my body start to decay
Life was hell, man was time to change
[Verse 2: Black Flash]
Been feeling really lost, don’t know where to go
Feeling half a man, I can’t take this no more
So, Let me catch it back, you already know what I do, man I just attack
Facts, I’m just uncontrollable, Do what I want, but I still get emotional
Still gonna be the best, man indisputable
Y’all can’t reach my peak and that’s quotable
Sorry, I’m just a beast, Y’all haters stuck in limbo doing the least
Hypnotized, those real eyes, don’t realize, those real lies
Look up at the sky and I see the sun rise
Got those super powers like I’m at sky high
Calling me a freak and I even know why
But like my boy Zeke, I’m strong enough to fly
Head in the skies, yeah my heads in the skies
Can’t trust no one, acting sly
Are you a friend? Are you an ally?
Doing me wrong to make the crime justified
Better watch out before they multiply
Hold on wait a minute, I can hear them nearby
Living in a life where they go and roll the dice to determine if you hard enough to ride
I’m gone
[Verse 3: Pharaoh]
Last verse, imma make it count
So all of y'all better hear me out
This man card bs gotta go
It's destroyin our health, real slow
Gotta slow it down like Conceited
Take a second to think how ya bein treated
It's okay to be happy, it's okay to cry
Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise
Can't be waiting till your life's at risk
Make that change, make that fix
Before that bucket you might kick
Your inner thoughts will be throwin a fit
Tho one day soon you'll have your bliss
I know this
Cause I'm half the man I used to be
But I'm all the man I need to be
[Outro]
(laughter)
G.I.M.J Jigga!
Sometimes I feel weak, I feel worthless
Nothing more then the dirt on my sneakers
Like I'm neva goin to be man enough
Cause to be a man in this world, you gotta
[Verse 1: Pharaoh]
Sacrifice all emotions
Sacrifice all hope and
Sacrifice your sanity
They'll chain you down in this reality
Sacrifice your kindness
Sacrifice your shyness
Your sacrifices are endless
And you can't stop till you're lifeless
You can't stop asserting your dominance
You can't stop degrading intelligence
You can't stop living in arrogance
Man why you gotta be so selfish?
Takin what you want and their not yours
Grabin who you want and their not yours
Then tell the boys bout how good you scored
You really playin everyone like a chord
Tryna hide the pain inside
God forbid men ever see you cry
You'll be hunted down and crucified
So you wear your pride like a crucifix
Sorry it don't replace the emptiness
In ya chest when ya heart left homie take a step
Homie take a breath
Realize this life is only leads to death
Realize this life is suicide
Trust me, let me tell you how I almost died
Let me tell you how I reached the top of my stride
Then the world came down on me like a landslide
Stroke at 18, I was petrified
Though no one knew, even my family didn't have a clue
Told them it was a little rough
But men gotta act tough
Woke up, sounding like Mickey
Woke up, balance kinda iffy
Woke up, left hand kinda shakey
Woke up, face feeling droopy
Hospitalized for 4 days
Went to school on the 5th day
Felt my body start to decay
Life was hell, man was time to change
[Verse 2: Black Flash]
Been feeling really lost, don’t know where to go
Feeling half a man, I can’t take this no more
So, Let me catch it back, you already know what I do, man I just attack
Facts, I’m just uncontrollable, Do what I want, but I still get emotional
Still gonna be the best, man indisputable
Y’all can’t reach my peak and that’s quotable
Sorry, I’m just a beast, Y’all haters stuck in limbo doing the least
Hypnotized, those real eyes, don’t realize, those real lies
Look up at the sky and I see the sun rise
Got those super powers like I’m at sky high
Calling me a freak and I even know why
But like my boy Zeke, I’m strong enough to fly
Head in the skies, yeah my heads in the skies
Can’t trust no one, acting sly
Are you a friend? Are you an ally?
Doing me wrong to make the crime justified
Better watch out before they multiply
Hold on wait a minute, I can hear them nearby
Living in a life where they go and roll the dice to determine if you hard enough to ride
I’m gone
[Verse 3: Pharaoh]
Last verse, imma make it count
So all of y'all better hear me out
This man card bs gotta go
It's destroyin our health, real slow
Gotta slow it down like Conceited
Take a second to think how ya bein treated
It's okay to be happy, it's okay to cry
Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise
Can't be waiting till your life's at risk
Make that change, make that fix
Before that bucket you might kick
Your inner thoughts will be throwin a fit
Tho one day soon you'll have your bliss
I know this
Cause I'm half the man I used to be
But I'm all the man I need to be
[Outro]
(laughter)
G.I.M.J Jigga!