As Small As A Giant - Big K.R.I.T.

See, I was made in my father’s image and they belittle my deeds

Their lustful convictions pledge allegiance to the almighty power and greed

See, seeds born withered, parents still children, adolescent in their ways

Some preachers false prophets, educated pigeon droppers using our sins to get

paid

Slaves, give them freedom, but give them dope

Take away their leaders cause that gives them hope

Sell them dreams of changing things like they were never kings and queens befo'

As small as a giant

As small as a giant, I’m still riding

Hand on my sword, Good Lord I need time

Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine

Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme

I’ma find Zion, free my soul

Repent for all the things I done till my eyes close

When the boat man come I’m paying my toll

Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I’m chose

As small as a giant

The beginning’s kinda dark, not too soft, fairly hard

Drenched with love from my mother, connected to her struggle

till she cut me loose, now what shall I do?

It was all so easy, look at how they treat me ever since she pushed me through

Now put me back in, stop these contractions

Water breaking, aw damn, I know it’s bout to happen

Failed events, no picket fence, a dream deterred

Bending liquor, chilling with my niggas, swishers and herb

Eviction notices, hopelessness thrown on my shoulders

God won’t give you more than you can handle, carry these boulders

Give it all I got until I get older

Couple of medals on my sleeve cause life made me a soldier

Reminisce on how it was way back when

when some thangs were better off way back then

As small as a giant, a promise so divided

Probably ain’t surprised in so long since we sung songs over large campfires

Cosbi was cool, but television is a lie

Some reason I relate to Survivor

Fresh Prince with no Uncle Phil

The Carlton that I knew never stayed where we lived, couldn’t play with those

kids

While they was reading books, we was playing cops and crooks

While they was writing essays, I was writing hooks momma

I’ll be that nigga on TV

cause people like Bow Wow and Soulja Boy make it look easy

No pun intended, hoping they get offended

I’m throwing up if these niggas spitting

Didn’t write it, but recite it like puppets on strings

Belittled as a peasant, but my bloodline is of kings

Knight in shining armor for this rap shit, I slash quick

towards a man’s beard, leaving gashes on these industry bastards

They can’t see what is real, don’t know how I feel

They weren’t raised where I live, in Mississippi

Rise and shine, no time for sleep, thinking bout eating

Leaving this place, long gone

I get no service on this earth, I need to phone home

Did too much dirt to talk to God, nowadays I get the dial tone

Try again tomorrow, my heart filled with sorrow

My family broke too, so why bother trying to borrow?

No car, no house, drug dealing, feeling like it might be

my only option to get meals, what else could I do?

Put yourself in my shoes

If you had no whip, you’d take some shortcuts too

There ain’t no time to be wasted, the world is going under

Nowadays can’t tell fall from spring and winter from summer

I wonder if this was meant to be

Maybe all the bullshit was meant for me, it takes a lot of energy

Break these chains, erase these thangs society put up on our brain

How could I explain it?

We ain’t free yet

Obama cool, but he ain’t sending me no free checks

They killing all my niggas, Lord forbid I’ll be next

Not now, got too many sorrows to say and kisses to give

They don’t feel how I feel, they weren’t raised where I live, in Mississippi