Hourglass - Edited Songtext
von Borialis

A lot of cats are hatin′, slanderin', makin′ bad statements
Mad cause they sittin', their ass just stagnatin'
Always vacillatin′, now classmates are graduatin′
With the wonderin' how the stupidest kid up in the class made it
Sick of landscaping and jammin′ down in my man's basement
Gettin′ restrained to complaints from mad neighbors
Now prejudice bigots say I sound just like a damn nigga
The paramenters ain't repairin′ their impaired vision
I'm on a mission escapin' my own prison
Inflictin′ more pain than you′re givin', see I′m my own victim
I can't believe I let you take up my time
Take up space in my mind, give it here, I′m takin' what′s mine


The only ounce of power that I have is
What I do with now and how I let the hours pass
I don't know how long I'm gonna last
So I can′t let you snatch the powder out my hourglass
The only ounce of power that I have is
What I do with now and how I let the hours pass
I don′t know how long I'm gonna last
So I can′t let, no I can't let, no

Every day that I′m awake I face the angel of death
He may be takin' my breath so they can lay me to rest
And by now, my interstate′s the only place that I rep
The way that I dress is just another way to express
We know that someday everybody we see
Will be dead and rottin', long forgotten
We oughta keep this for a normal topic
Because we all get caught up in all the drama
But what's the gossip gonna mean when you and me are goners?
See I never did all this just for a part in this play
I know that someday I′ll accidentally fall in my grave
So I could really give a shit about what all of you say
According to me is how I′m spending all of my days, ya hear?


The only ounce of power that I have is
What I do with now and how I let the hours pass
I don't know how long I′m gonna last
So I can't let you snatch the powder out my hourglass
The only ounce of power that I have is
What I do with now and how I let the hours pass
I don′t know how long I'm gonna last
So I can′t let, no I can't let, no

The world will keep turnin', the inferno will keep burnin′
But it′s affirmative, my life on Earth is impermanent
And since I'm visiting and my minutes here are limited
I ain′t havin' to do with shit if I ain′t feelin' it
I′ll lend a hand to a hurt pedestrian
And I will help a friend in any way that I can
But I can't let man get up in the way of my plans
And make me stray from my path, I can't be takin′ that chance
C′mon

The only ounce of power that I have is
What I do with now and how I let the hours pass
I don't know how long I′m gonna last
So I can't let you snatch the powder out my hourglass
The only ounce of power that I have is
What I do with now and how I let the hours pass
I don′t know how long I'm gonna last
So I can′t let, no I can't let, no
The only ounce of power that I have is
What I do with now and how I let the hours pass
I don't know how long I′m gonna last
So I can′t let you snatch the powder out my hourglass
The only ounce of power that I have is
What I do with now and how I let the hours pass
I don't know how long I′m gonna last
So I can't let, no I can′t let, no