Back of My Mind

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Oddisee] Welcome to the back of my mind Where brain cells are chained cells, locked in solitary confine I hope that they may never see shine Where the insane dwells is not a place for people Way too lethal at times See the demeanor I present you is kind But the truth is I'm ruthless I plan to do this until I'm toothless and dying See I've realized it now That most of my pals will never get the chance to see What they were dreaming about Well, look at me, I must be a nightmare for those Who was right there, so close, but not enough to see May you live vicariously If you helped me on my feet Know I'ma be there, always around Ironically the honesty is profound It's the ones that tried to leave me on the ground That don't fuck with me now Die slows brothers, die painfully This in the, back of my mind this ain't a thing to me [Hook: Paolo Escobard] Hey, so ya'll are trying to leave me behind But I'm speaking from the back of my mind, little loud It's got me fighting wars in my head With all the mother fuckers wanting me dead Ain't got no time for them 'Cause I got mind for living And I got mine from being In the back of my mind, where a live [Verse 2: Oddisee] You know I'm trying to be a better person, the more I get ahead, I worsen I use to have a higher tolerance for when people be talking shit Now I just put them on mute when they're cursing I know we ain't perfect but I tryna be above stooping low Negativity ain't worth the exertion But lately, the thoughts in the back of my brain That I contain be leaking out I'm speaking out through these verses And this is what it is, cutthroat is this biz You either hold the knife or hold the wound, I'm trying to live My competitions in need of no help They're good at killing themselves But I assist them, 'cause I hate to see them bleeding on shelves I'm pretty selfish and I know it, I do my best not to show it Sometimes though I can't control it I let it go and expose it I say some shit that's insulting and proud that I am the culprit And hope you find it revolting That's what's from the back of my mind [Hook: Paolo Escobard] Hey, so ya'll are trying to leave me behind But I'm speaking from the back of my mind, little loud It's got me fighting wars in my head With all the mother fuckers wanting me dead Ain't got no time for them 'Cause I got mind for living And I got mine from being In the back of my mind, where a live