Alchemy-Mick Jenkins

[ti:Alchemy] [ar:Mick Jenkins] [al:Alchemy] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Alchemy - Mick Jenkins [00:01.55]It's like turning nothing into everything [00:02.94] [00:04.22]Starting with scraps and redefining what society thinks is quality [00:07.29] [00:08.29]Like who thought up the golden standard the haves [00:10.12] [00:11.06]The have nots ask not what you can do for them but what have you done [00:14.53] [00:15.48]I mean you're sick and you're tired and you're hungry and you're thirsty [00:18.01]And you take that first bite or drink you sip slow [00:20.89]Because truth is harsh but it burns but it's also addictive [00:23.86] [00:24.38]You want more till you [00:26.68]Drink more water [00:31.24] [00:44.41]Flooded the market murdering flows it's blood on the carpet [00:49.03]A crime scene gave 'em the light [00:51.90]Wait 'till I turn on the high beams [00:53.35] [00:55.09]Niggas ain't seeing me [00:55.82] [00:57.02]Drunk off this water you might just see 3 of me [00:59.15] [01:01.10]Don't greet me as god my ni**a I ain't no deity [01:04.14] [01:05.43]Take off them water wings I'm losing water weight I been on creatine [01:08.52]Curing my countenance creating this gold from the lead in my pencil [01:12.56]I think I'm a alchemist and it's gon take courage no cowardly dogs [01:16.88]In the pound we don't want 'em round [01:18.57]No love lost or found don't give a f**k bout a clown [01:21.69]Bit 'em with the pros conversation profound [01:23.71]I was down on my luck but I'm still myself [01:25.86]Drinking all this water tryna heal myself [01:27.98]Know I keep it real even steal homie [01:29.55]Just want you to feel it I don't really ever feel myself [01:32.14]Remember when I had to find a meal myself [01:34.22]Fresh out of jail crashed at my ni**a slims [01:36.03]He ain't think twice bout the sh*t [01:37.45]The move was a roll of the dice [01:38.89]Know the lord on my side cause them 63rd nights was a b**ch [01:41.65]Always knew that life wasn't this though [01:43.56]Still had to get right with the wrist wrote this though [01:46.04]With a little light and a pistol [01:47.81]Lowkey peep how he keep the peace you know me [01:50.43] [01:53.88]They say I be talking bout water too much [01:55.64] [01:58.63]You hear that [01:59.23] [02:02.50]That's how many f**ks I could give [02:03.86] [02:04.86]Still I got love for a hater would give up a rib [02:07.28] [02:10.60]They say they confused about ginger ale [02:12.38] [02:14.72]Well come have a sip when it's chill [02:16.30] [02:18.75]Y'all need to chill [02:19.44] [02:23.33]People tell me I'm that ni**a now [02:24.95] [02:27.57]I know none of that sh*t is real