Little Vic and Rasheed Chappell - Praise

Was it all for nothing
Life
After the praise

We all want something
In search of something
Yo

I just want to feel something

My thoughts lost in the piano keys
I'm tryna keep pace
Many years wore a mask
Tryna save face
Say grace
My table been prepared
In the presence of my enemies
I overcame the fear
Yea
The burden of the chose
Never ran with a pack
So l had to walk alone
From a humble home
Gave birth to my desires
I never knew the sacrifice it require
I stay tired
Cause work leads to more work
And on the path to heal
Reveals more hurt
Church
No time for religion
Earned dollars for my sins
No time for redemption
No bullshitting l feel numb
At times nothing
I indulge in a vice
Just to feel something
Then it's back to the page
Right back to the booth
Then it's back to the stage
And it's back to the same
In search of validation
Life after the praise

Searching for my sense of purpose
Crowds they scream my name
Addicted to the vice of lights
They take away my pain
Searching for the validation
Crowds they scream my name
The lights go out
The curtains down
I'm looking for the praise

Started early got four kids
I love em all
In some ways
I feel that l failed em all
You know the sins of father
Trauma hereditary
They'll inherit my karma
And we never shared the same roof
So l see it
How they see it ain't the same truth
No excuse
And 19 is not a reason
For me to make a child
Or for me to leave him
Child support and a few visits
Ain't the same my n*gga
I still missed it
The birthdays the first steps the long talks
The discipline the tough love
I missed it all
I thank God for they mothers
I found God in they mothers
They showed grace they showed strength
They showed love
They gave me chance and chance
l deserved none
I give you life on the page
Before it hit the booth
See the lights on the stage
And then it's back to the same
In search of validation
Life after the praise

Searching for my sense of purpose
Crowds they scream my name
Addicted to the vice of lights
They take away my pain
Searching for the validation
Crowds they scream my name
The lights go out
The curtains down
I'm looking for the praise

Was it all for nothing
I just want to feel something
Was it all for nothing
I just want to something
I just want to feel something
Life after the praise

Written by:
Rasheed Chappell

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Lyrics © Sentric Music

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Little Vic and Rasheed Chappell

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