Dreaming
N.O.R.E. feat. Mayday and Tech9ne Lyrics

Yea, reminisce nigga
Let's take a moment and look back on the past fondly

Be blessed
I hope you have a blessed life

Dreamin' but I don't think I'm a sleep tonight
I am dreaming, but I don't believe I am actually asleep at the moment

I'm livin' the dreamin'
I am living out my dreams

This just can't be life
This is too good to be true. It feels like a dream.

See I would wake up on the cold nights, half a pack left
In the past, I used to wake up in the middle of the night with only half a pack of drugs left

Pour like try to grab us while we roll dice
I remember dodging trouble on the streets while I gambled with my friends

Scatter, back to the block in the hour
Whenever there was danger, we would quickly run back to the block

Just bout time to change clothes in the shower
We would try to clean up quickly in the shower before we had to head out again

Shit I'm shot by the dough pad,
I was hit by a bullet near the money stash

Heroin stashed in the broke ad, gun by the moped
We used to hide drugs and guns in various places, like a broke advertisement or by a moped

Fingerprints in the last weapon I threw away
I am afraid my fingerprints are on the last weapon I discarded

So why are you away 9 to 5 to a day?
Why work a boring job for a measly paycheck?

I will usually, lay by the basement store
I typically hang out by the basement store

Sling raw by the barber shop
I used to sell drugs near the barber shop

Jerry's getting cut, stash my work there
While Jerry is getting his haircut, I hide my drugs there

As long as getting Jerry cut I could work there
As long as I can continue to hide my drugs at the barber shop, I can keep selling them there

Okay, been asleep and half awake
I feel like I have been in a dreamlike state, half-asleep and half-awake

Trying to direct but now I feel em at the matinee
I try to control my life, but it feels like I'm just watching a movie and not actually in control

Look ma I'm on the screen, I mean to beat the pack away
I am proud that I am now famous and have surpassed my competition

So I can share the meaning of get up and get the lap relayed
I want to inspire others with my success story and encourage them to work hard for their dreams

Relate relate, get em to give me the cash I made
I want others to be able to relate to me and hopefully reward me with money for my hard work

Getting into a relaxing place
I am trying to find a place of peace

Let me just get out my pack and play
Let me take out my drugs and relax

To the gods of my private little dreamscape
I am grateful to have my own little world where I can escape reality

I see you sleepin out so long even the sheep skate
You have been asleep for so long that even the sheep have left

Each break, each melody calls
Every break in the music reminds me of my struggles

Is all the jealous fucks who relish those who literally rock shit
The only people who enjoy my music are the ones that are jealous of me

Knock knock, get ready to drop
I am ready to drop a new track and make a big impact

Kick the hands of time, Damn you wind it right when the clock tics
I want to make the most of my time, but it seems like time is flying by too quickly

Okay, nobody listening
It feels like nobody is paying attention to me

Cause a baller let a baller ball and his bottom he brought it
People only respect me because I have money

But he bro into smaller bombing, better bring this bout it Blitzen
However, my wealth has also attracted dangerous people who want to take me down

All the baller shit is bothering, it's about Benjamin's product
I am starting to get tired of the flashy lifestyle and realize that it's really all about money

You're bottom pimpin', just borrowing, just balling bitch
Those who are only in it for the money are just borrowing wealth and not really living a fulfilling life

I annihilated, molly no longer dilated
I have overcome addiction to drugs like Molly

I fly away, since high away this is how I made it
I am successful now because I flew away from my past life and found a better path

I get violent when mine is spend on IRS to silence something crying
I get angry when I have to pay the IRS and it feels like a waste of money

I get you sick to try and make it
I am willing to do anything to be successful, even if it makes other people sick

Man I'm dreaming, I can't believe it
I am in disbelief that my dreams have come true

Making it hella hella but everybody need it
I am making a lot of money, but everyone wants a piece of it

I feed it to so many sources til I'm depleted
I give away my money to so many people that I am now running out of funds

Feeling I'm really beat up with greed, I can't conceive it
I am starting to think that my greed is leading me down a path of destruction, but I can't bring myself to believe it

Pursuit of Happiness he'll be writin in class rooms
I hope to inspire others to pursue their own happiness

Falling asleep, only the block assholes
I am falling asleep surrounded by the people from my old neighborhood who are still up to no good

Grew up a crash test dummy, no fastener
Growing up, I was like a crash test dummy without any safety features

Father was down so long, she called bastard
My father was absent for so long that people started calling him a bastard

Faster pussycat, ain't no slowing down
Life is moving too quickly, and I can't seem to slow down and catch my breath

Drip myself in a corner in order to make it out
I am backed into a corner and trying to find a way out

Shout may day now, get faded now
I am calling out for help, and trying to numb my pain with drugs

Ink on my fingers, dead ringer for the sing up of operds
The ink on my fingers from counting money makes me look like a professional dealer

While they sleep straight til they earns
While others sleep soundly until they earn their next paycheck, I can't rest until I have secured my fortune

Brown liquor in my stomach making my chest burn
Drinking is taking a toll on my health

They heard I count sheep for fomo
People think that I am counting my money and worrying about missing out on more opportunities

Fuck I've got a message from Noreaga
I have received a message from a fellow rapper, Noreaga

Said wake em up bro
He is urging me to wake up and realize the reality of my situation