Failure Lyrics

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Cover art for Failure lyrics by Lupe Fiasco

It's mean, soldier Now let me put the streets down like steamrollers With the CATS that push 40 oz. through the hood like King Cobras ( King Cobras are a brand of 40oz's) See me sling soda 'Cause the extra four in the split it is mixed It's really 36 Used to buy toasters and clips You can tighten your circle or boa constrict While you was lighting your purple, I was over the scripts( Lighting your purple = purple tops, set the stage with purple lights) See, I couldn't walk the walk, couldn't really talk the talk Had to get my talk to properly explain my walk 'Cause this lack in talk had my walk looking off Now I'm over the limp Watch how they mugs drop when they see my Verbal's able (That's the Usual) When I was PO I was LO( Ralf Lauren Polos ) Now me and my Chaps cop Purple Label It's Ralph Lauren on the rap laureate Niggas brownnose, they are like Alf to him Alf is a dog I think, Dogs sniff ass Runners at Interscope are not as Stoute as him Please don't Interscope(endoscope)-( [ i]Endoscope is a medical instrument used to view internal organs, so i think he's referring to respiration or I.V.[/i]) It's gonna be a whole lot of IVing ad) res pirating If I lean out this window with Irene Niggas as tall as Yao Ming With L-U-P-Emperor Is the foundation's I-Beams and the antennas It's so serious every time I write my John Hancock like Could "damn near see Detroit ( other than his signature The Height of the John Hancock Center) Niggas is scared of heights This is saran wrap and aluminum foil Some potpourri, a little machine oil I stack my paper and throw off my scents/cents This is top floor, better look out below Pennies from heaven is the same as the semi from the second Pennies from heaven (will hurt) the same a semi from the second (finger, trigger finger). And I rain supreme Turn your umbrellas upside down Did you even catch the change in theme?

And them niggas ain't Was( Wasalu ) nor from his regime( FnF ) Gangsta lean Hats on tilt like ya snickers ain't drop out the vending machine You gotta put more money in And I shake niggas up every time I drop a bar(2 for 1) It's horse in the Porsche and bricks in the box ( [ i]The Porsche logo has a horse with black and red colors symbolizing bricks, I think that what it is i'm not sure[/i] ) Like mo' money them every time I cop a car You see I'm a roller, right So it might be a Rover, right But every time I drop a r (Get off the streets) It's over aite Bet I be in the head like overnight Like rollers, right She the chauffeur, right So I keep her sober She don't get Fed Ex like overnight ( NVM, thats self explanitory I am Dolemite All that gas can't help you but solar might Just call on sun Drop a s Pick up an o U no, put it all on one Brace yourself like overbite For that quiet nigga that relocated down south Coming back to floss Nigga get your molars right Fix your grill No plaque but a whole lot of cheese ( no plaque or album, but a whole lotta chease or money) This the drill Mr. Chill Gave me the green light like Yoda knife ( Yoda’s saber from Starwars) So I'ma force my will Like the Force I wield The force from Starwars Of course you will Take my time But wait/weight behind only pertains To that Porsche grill Porsche designed the rear-engine sports car It's snakes in the hood Gotta watch for that Cobra bite Let me see There's snakes in the hood A bird, a horse behind the grill Something gator on the seat And a fox behind the wheel No, its not Noah's Ark

For achiever My procedure's To proceed at all cost With no breather I'm all walk Rain, snow, or fever I'm all coughs coming after your teacher I'm on the ball like FIFA Viva Lupe Duce ( [ i]Long Live the Leader[/i] ) Long live the leader I remember I ain't have sneakers It was welfare Coming up for air is like Whales there Fila But now I'm well here I'm Shamu with twelve pair And niggas wanna take me back to zero like tear fare Well, my skill's clear You See World It's Braille here I'm Bumpy Johnson I stick to the streets Keep my dogs out in front of me You see what I'm saying And I push ki's wonderfully

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