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Braille - Restless
(from the album The IV Editition)
© copyright 2008, Hiphopismusic.com
Chorus:
Ain’t getting no sleep no more
Ain’t getting no sleep no more
I’m restless
I got a lot to do and I’m restless, yo check this
I got a checklist of things to do and I’m stressing out
cause all my bills are due, I got less money in my bank
account than the amount that I owe, so my checks will
bounce, if I write them out that’s a bondage, I don’t want
this to stand in the way of my focus, I stay zoning with
deep concentration, late night, suffering from sleep
deprivation, I don’t got five pairs of Nike Airs, I only got
one car, me and my wife share, I’m in the studio, my
daughter is upstairs, walking in the kitchen or sitting in
the high chair, I put food on the table, she wears a bib,
sleeps in our bed instead of the crib, people get surprised
when they visit my crib, like “Yo, I didn’t know you were
living like this", I got a nice house, but don’t get it
twisted, when I was growing up I wasn’t a rich kid, I try to
be wise, make good investments, so little time, and that’s
why I’m restless
I rap with tactics to pass to the masses, a message of hope
and peace that surpasses understanding when I’m standing
under rain clouds with warnings of lightning and thunder, no
umbrella, so this young fella gonna have to get wet and run
for shelter, oh well, I can get mad and upset or I can
propel like fuel for a jet, I got tools in my box and I use
what I got to build on the lot with the building blocks, and
I’m building a lot, living on the block and they say that
the streets are like a stumbling block, that’s why we
stumble a lot, running from the cops, hustling rocks and
glocks, busting shots, no wonder we’re lukewarm instead of
being hot, getting caught trying to be something that we’re
not, and I’m not convinced that I simply exist to stand back
and watch, I’d rather uplift, it’s hard to sleep with all
this in front of me, it’s hard to work and only think about
the money, so much to consider when I stand and deliver, and
I figure I could help if I see the bigger picture, it’s
worth it to me, I’m willing to work for free, knowing God is
willing to work through me
Behind the Song:
"Knowing the urgency of people’s salvation, sometimes it’s
hard to rest. The world around us is slowly crumbling into
pieces. We have our own stresses that keep us up at night.
Things like bills, work and the pursuit of our own passions
and hobbies. This is about setting aside our own burdens and
desires at times – and losing sleep, or losing our own
comforts in order to invest into someone else’s situation. I
stayed up late many nights finishing this record, sort of
restless during the process because I felt it was so
important. So this is about investing that same kind of
urgency into other people." - Braille