Akil The MC - Maintain lyrics

[Pre-Chorus:] Maintain my sanity Want more humanity, uplift my family Stay away from vanity Maintain [Chorus:] Maintain Maintain my sanity Uplift family Want more humanity Stay away from vanity [Verse 1:] Sober moments few an far between from it all Me an self keep it balance so you know we never falling for that drama Stay smoking that keesh show you peeps Show them lessons run deep Insomnia never sleeping, marijuana Top dollar supreme, hit a karma Keep it cool through the summer One wish, praying my armor's untarnished I wiz em with them sk**s that I harness Gets out with the hell, one stab n***a, I promise, honest shinin a Koran in my hand Knowing deep down that's the only truth that can cure us Indeed, to each his own My speech from a different zone Pledge my allegiance to the most high, leave it alone And gettin back to them lessons at hand My man showed me how to flip it, then flip it again I hit the block, i mean the booth, start spitting these grams I'm tryna eat you to this knowledge My ninja, get with the program [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Verse 2:] Never will I fall into that ugly clone sound Or that gangsta boogie sh** that truly toned down Stood above the whole crowd With the buggy post out Unapologetic, i'mma try to set it zoned out With that evangelical, pre-mandelic flow Manphibian, transcendent with an angelic glow Thee-aredical let that be a medical Three hands present so that he can't let it go He about to leave the premises soon, a visit from the vet Calling the benefit, I'm tall as a minaret And from the stage I got perspective like a bird's vision Heard rhythm, precision, beats, but the words missing The words sifting, i'mma take you nerds fishing Burn piffing, if you heard different Jack Spade Your neighborhood baritone will never compare with clones Step into my battle zone and you'll get embarra**ed homes [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Verse 3:] As I let my thoughts sink in the fabric of the page I've been trying to find light through the labyrinth of a maze Spent many cold nights really dealing with the pain Cause this so-called life isn't really what it seems My misfortune gave fuel for me to dream In a world full of angels scarred, with broken wings Prepare for the ending, pray, get on your knees If you looking for forgiveness ask, and you'll receive You see, I hold a tasteful advantage on the base of the planet In a race with the savages It only takes time to depict every word And my senses say you know, that's the way it is You gotta thank God that you living in this world Your position that ain't safe for your unborn kids This goes out to my family and friends and the life that I live God forgive my sins [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus]