Lupe Fiasco – Failure

they said it was comin back around man
back to the lyrics man
ok!
comin back to people like me

its mean so just
now let me put the streets down like steam rollers
with the cats that push
40ounces through the hood
like king cobra see we sling soda
cuz the extra 4 in the split is mixed
its really thirty six
used to buy toasters and clips
you can tighten your circle or boa constrict
while you was lighting your purple
I was over the script
see I could walk the walk
couldn?t really talk the talk
had to get my talk to properly explain my walk
but this lack in talk had my walk looking off
now im over the limp
watch how they muggs drop when they see my verbal’s able
when I was po i was low
now me and my chaps cop purple label
its Ralph Lauren on the rap laureate
****** brown nose they are like alf to him
runners at interscope are not a stout as him
please don?t inter scope
its gon be a whole lot of ivene and respirating
if I lean out this window with Irene
****** as tall as Yao Ming
with l u p emperor
its the foundation’s, I Beams, and the antennas
somethingsomething every time I write my John Hancock like
you can damn near see Detroit
****** is scared of heights
this is seram wrap and aluminum foil
some, popuri little machine oil, Istack my paper and throw off my sets
this is top flow better look out below
pennies from heaven is the same as the semi from the second
and I reign (rain) supreme
turn your umbrellas upside down
did you even catch the change in theme?

And them ****** ain’t Watts nor from his regime
Gangsta lean
Hats on tilt like these ****** ain’t drop out the vending machine
You gotta put more money in
And I shake ****** up every time I drop a bar
(2 for 1)
It’s horse in the Porsche and bricks in the box
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
I am Dolemite
All that gas can’t help you but solar might
Just call on sun
Drop a ‘s’
Pick up an ‘o’
Uno, put it all on “one”
Brace yourself like overbite
“For that quiet ***** that relocated down south
Coming back to floss”
***** get your molars right
Fix your grill
No plaque but a whole lot of cheese
This the drill
Mr. Chill
Gave me the green light like Yoda knife
So I’ma force my will
Like the Force I wield
Of course you will
Take my time
But weight behind only pertains
To that Porsche grill
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

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
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 ****** wanna take me back to zero like tear fare
Well, my skill’s clear
You Sea 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