The Book of Soul (Explicit)-Ab-Soul

[ti:The Book Of Soul] [ar:Ab-Soul] [al:Control System] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Book of Soul (Explicit) - Ab-Soul [00:08.86]Soul [00:09.67]Ah ah ah la la la la la la [00:19.83] [00:23.10]Your momma told me read the book of Job [00:24.88] [00:26.27]They shoulda called it the book of soul [00:27.95] [00:28.91]I came into this hurtful earth in perfect health [00:31.56]Caught Steven Johnson syndrome when I was ten years old [00:34.32] [00:34.84]Internal and external fever 80% [00:37.49]Fatality rate at that time [00:39.40]Ain't that some sh*t [00:40.44] [00:41.15]Severe pink eye [00:42.23]My eyes swollen shut [00:43.36] [00:43.90]For like two or three months [00:45.20]It still bright as f**k oh [00:47.31] [00:47.96]And I even lost my lip skin [00:49.62]Grew back darker than it's original pigment [00:53.01]Skin disfigured from boils and blisters [00:55.42] [00:56.02]Unidentifiable by my little sister [00:58.74] [00:59.40]Come to think of it I could've got a crazy check [01:02.24]The shrink thought I'd be traumatized but I'm alright [01:05.48]My first years of junior high school were not alright [01:07.85] [01:08.47]Them dimes wouldn't give me no time [01:10.18]No not a nod [01:11.08] [01:11.62]I mean not even you [01:12.56]We eventually got cool [01:13.98]But I was nobody [01:15.15]You was the hottest hottie in the school [01:17.68]But the world to me [01:18.60]Not saying that cause I'm your dude [01:20.85]I'm glad I got to watch the woman that you blossomed too [01:23.37] [01:24.23]Ironic we always had the same classes [01:26.78]I copied off your work [01:28.22]And you ain't always had the right answers but it worked [01:31.08]Mama thanks a lot [01:32.12]Probably wouldn't have graduated had you not [01:35.33] [01:36.22]Somewhere down the line we became an item [01:38.83] [01:39.69]The love was in the air like this flight I'm lightin' [01:42.15] [01:43.13]The first few years was so excitin' [01:45.34]Got deeper in this rap and started pushing sh*t back [01:47.79] [01:48.32]My money got funny [01:49.48]You wanted to go on dates [01:50.84]I had a Soundwave beat tape tryna be Drake [01:54.16] [01:54.68]Could've spent every minute with you but I had to get it [01:57.31]For me and you [01:58.34]You sing too so you knew the business [02:00.28] [02:00.95]I know it was hard but you stayed down [02:03.81]My fam had doubts [02:05.28]You told me you was proud [02:06.97]I did some things you did some things [02:08.55]Always came back together [02:09.95]We knew the only way to make it work was work together [02:12.55] [02:13.16]Seven whole years seven whole years [02:15.82] [02:16.59]It was supposed to end with our grandkids [02:18.75] [02:19.44]Luckily for me I'm used to being cut short [02:21.95] [02:22.76]But I'm such a nice guy why Lord [02:25.17]Why Lori [02:25.74]Why'd you have to take her from me [02:27.82]Guess you needed your angel face for all of heaven to see [02:30.58]Your picture still on my mirror and it's so scary [02:33.42] [02:34.28]I swear I still ain't looked at your obituary [02:36.59] [02:37.62]So now I'm so doped up I think I'm flying [02:40.33] [02:41.55]I hope the spliff will never finish [02:43.05] [02:44.76]I guess the Mayans wasn't lying [02:46.50] [02:48.07]2012 my world ended [02:49.69] [02:50.40]You used to say that I could see the future [02:52.72] [02:54.15]You was wrong cause you was in it [02:55.84] [02:56.58]And I was just with you the day before [02:58.92] [02:59.67]You said you loved me I said I loved you more [03:01.88] [03:02.44]And as much I wanna cower and bid the mic adieu [03:05.38]And fall off a f**king tower tryna find you [03:08.34]I gotta stay cause I remember that day I looked you [03:10.91]In the face and told you nothing can stop me [03:13.19]Not even you [03:14.02] [03:14.97]Stick to the plan [03:16.16]I'll meet you at our spot [03:17.72]If reincarnation is true and we don't get too lost [03:20.40]Even if you forget me and everything you left behind [03:23.20]I never lied [03:23.91]I love you in a place where there's no space and time [03:26.94]I close my eyes and I can still hear you singing loud [03:29.34]We never got to tell them who The Love Religion was about [03:32.96]I ain't finna stage a cry in this rhyme [03:35.32]Signed [03:35.81]Sincerely yours [03:37.62]I live to let you [03:38.61]Da da da da da da da da da da [03:44.42]Shine [03:44.83]Da da da da da da da hu [03:52.53]Everything I love most get taken away [03:54.72]My momma and music is next [03:57.08] [03:57.74]And if that happens before I turn 28 [04:00.14] [04:01.01]Then I'm going out with Curt Cobain [04:02.79] [04:03.78]I still believe in God we just ain't never spoke [04:06.41] [04:06.98]Unless we talking symbolically then I might agree [04:09.22] [04:10.02]But if you really wanna look at it that way then [04:12.92]Hey man [04:14.26]God don't like me [04:15.78]Wu wu wu [04:17.06]I refuse to believe that [04:18.12]But what's acceptable is anything's possible [04:20.80]But nobody special [04:21.91]My ma took my TV took my radio [04:24.76] [04:25.38]Now I'm on TV and on the radio [04:27.79] [04:28.32]Don't be dethroned by these systems of control [04:31.02]Just keep your fingers crossed and get them locks off your soul [04:33.78] [04:34.61]Don't be dethroned by these systems of control [04:36.72] [04:37.28]Just keep your fingers crossed and get them locks off your soul [04:40.00] [04:43.11]Soul