Love and War by TayoFromOhio Lyrics
Intro:
There is an illegal war being waged on my sanity, salary and my freedom by my fellow Americans, who instead of behaving as brothers and sisters in love, they have fallen prey to hate and social injustice. I am that man and I fight on; some of you may know of my legacy, others will find out in time
[Protests, rioting]
Verse 1:
All they ever want is tragedy
So they can get mad at me
I’m the baddest ain’t none bad as me
And I’ll end it nigga, happily
Yeah there ain’t a nigga glad as me
And I’m glad it’s nighttime rapping see
That scrappin’, laughin’, cappin’, trappin’, clappin’ ain’t gon’ happen, G
Unless it’s me, quit guessin’ please
Cuz nothing really testing me
Y’all need to learn y’all’s lessons, these are simple matters learn your manners
- No selling dope, no stealing quotes
No hearts were broke, quit blowing smoke
I win you choke, I’m rich you broke
Before I spoke, you were a joke
“Don’t let ‘em know...”, or should I say
In Love and War, you need to pray
Cuz time will tell, who won’t be saved
Ain’t none enslaved, but best behave
I rant and rave, ‘bout what’s the cost
There’s games we play where someone lost
In music ain’t no taking L’s
If y’all can’t tell, then y’all won’t sell
You getting better, getting cheddar
Notice we all win together
Do good and you’ll avoid a lecture
Cuz some of y’all can’t handle pressure
No living if y’all born to sin
Just dying out while walls close in
At your rate hating you’ll never win
You want success, it all goes in
Hook 1:
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Shake it down, run the town, no hate now
Shake it down, take ‘em down, a takedown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Can’t fake the sound, or the crown, don’t hate now
No mistake, imma make, I make now
Verse 2:
Police shooting us in the street
City tellin’ me I can’t eat
I got everywhere on two feet
Only hate crimes when they speak
Every hater accepting defeat
While they put in their two weeks
And you know what’s got me weak??
They all trippin’ off my skeet
Or do y’all need another skit?
Are we pretend friends?? Y’all getting rear ended??
Are y’all near ended?? Blocked and unfriended??
Shunned, gunned, and sonned by mere money spending??
When the guilt hits ain’t no faking
Tell me to live off their hearts breaking
And every day my head stays shaking
I do double takes at the mistakes they making —
It was all good ‘til they caught feelings
Now they crying out like pigs squealing
Tried to do me dirty now everybody’s reeling
I’m Spielberg spieling on some sexual healing
Off of smut and criminal enterprise
They prey on black sex and pray for my demise
Steal from Black Lives, hate on Black guys
Hate on Black women and hate on all our children
I’m in the ‘Hood, chillin’ they paint me as a villain
Saying no hard feelings, I’m smashing glass ceilings
Pretend we all should be on hard times
Say I should do the time for their hard crimes
While I’m living the life they try and scar mine’s
They want whites to take credit for our rhymes
Like these dummies can’t tell which bar’s are mine
Hate can’t stop my shine and so far I’m fine
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Shake it down, run the town, no hate now
Shake it down, take ‘em down, a takedown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Rich or Poor, Love and War, don’t hate now
Forevermore, imma score, I make now
Outtro:
Rest In Peace Samuel Dubose. Let’s all stand together against racism, bullying and hate crimes. We must learn to treat each other with respect, kindness and dignity — after all we are all human
There is an illegal war being waged on my sanity, salary and my freedom by my fellow Americans, who instead of behaving as brothers and sisters in love, they have fallen prey to hate and social injustice. I am that man and I fight on; some of you may know of my legacy, others will find out in time
[Protests, rioting]
Verse 1:
All they ever want is tragedy
So they can get mad at me
I’m the baddest ain’t none bad as me
And I’ll end it nigga, happily
Yeah there ain’t a nigga glad as me
And I’m glad it’s nighttime rapping see
That scrappin’, laughin’, cappin’, trappin’, clappin’ ain’t gon’ happen, G
Unless it’s me, quit guessin’ please
Cuz nothing really testing me
Y’all need to learn y’all’s lessons, these are simple matters learn your manners
- No selling dope, no stealing quotes
No hearts were broke, quit blowing smoke
I win you choke, I’m rich you broke
Before I spoke, you were a joke
“Don’t let ‘em know...”, or should I say
In Love and War, you need to pray
Cuz time will tell, who won’t be saved
Ain’t none enslaved, but best behave
I rant and rave, ‘bout what’s the cost
There’s games we play where someone lost
In music ain’t no taking L’s
If y’all can’t tell, then y’all won’t sell
You getting better, getting cheddar
Notice we all win together
Do good and you’ll avoid a lecture
Cuz some of y’all can’t handle pressure
No living if y’all born to sin
Just dying out while walls close in
At your rate hating you’ll never win
You want success, it all goes in
Hook 1:
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Shake it down, run the town, no hate now
Shake it down, take ‘em down, a takedown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Can’t fake the sound, or the crown, don’t hate now
No mistake, imma make, I make now
Verse 2:
Police shooting us in the street
City tellin’ me I can’t eat
I got everywhere on two feet
Only hate crimes when they speak
Every hater accepting defeat
While they put in their two weeks
And you know what’s got me weak??
They all trippin’ off my skeet
Or do y’all need another skit?
Are we pretend friends?? Y’all getting rear ended??
Are y’all near ended?? Blocked and unfriended??
Shunned, gunned, and sonned by mere money spending??
When the guilt hits ain’t no faking
Tell me to live off their hearts breaking
And every day my head stays shaking
I do double takes at the mistakes they making —
It was all good ‘til they caught feelings
Now they crying out like pigs squealing
Tried to do me dirty now everybody’s reeling
I’m Spielberg spieling on some sexual healing
Off of smut and criminal enterprise
They prey on black sex and pray for my demise
Steal from Black Lives, hate on Black guys
Hate on Black women and hate on all our children
I’m in the ‘Hood, chillin’ they paint me as a villain
Saying no hard feelings, I’m smashing glass ceilings
Pretend we all should be on hard times
Say I should do the time for their hard crimes
While I’m living the life they try and scar mine’s
They want whites to take credit for our rhymes
Like these dummies can’t tell which bar’s are mine
Hate can’t stop my shine and so far I’m fine
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Shake it down, run the town, no hate now
Shake it down, take ‘em down, a takedown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Break it down like a mental breakdown
Rich or Poor, Love and War, don’t hate now
Forevermore, imma score, I make now
Outtro:
Rest In Peace Samuel Dubose. Let’s all stand together against racism, bullying and hate crimes. We must learn to treat each other with respect, kindness and dignity — after all we are all human