Dear God
Shyheim Lyrics

Dear God, I wonder can you save me?
Shyheim feels lost in a world filled with crime. Hence, he wonders whether God can save him from this mess.

I'm working out in this world that you made G
Shyheim feels he is trying to make his life work out in a world that God made.

Homicide rapes and robberies
Shyheim is surrounded by crime, which includes murder, rape, and robbery.

When it happens in my neighbourhood police they look for me
Shyheim is saying that he is always considered a prime suspect when any crime in his neighbourhood occurs.

I'm the prime suspect in the projects
Shyheim is often considered a prime suspect due to his reputation in the projects.

I got this f**** up rep that keeps me behind a step
Shyheim has a bad reputation that has kept him from progressing in life.

Always broke so I got this attitude
Shyheim's lack of money has resulted in him having a negative outlook on life.

In my lab never fool my man, this is crazy rude
Shyheim is saying that he remains focused on his music despite his circumstances.

Gyros and pizza, be my lunch and dinner
Shyheim's circumstances do not allow him to afford decent meals, and he has to survive on cheap food like gyros and pizza.

I know that I'm a sinner, but God help me out n****
Shyheim acknowledges that he is a sinner but hopes that God will help him out of his struggles.

I got problems that only death could solve
Shyheim feels that his problems are so intense that only death could provide a solution.

A high school drop out, and my GED won't get me no job
Shyheim has dropped out of school and feels disheartened as he thinks his GED won't be sufficient to get him employed.

My family be calling me a loser
Shyheim's family perceives him as a loser due to his struggles and circumstances.

Moms she's a boozer, got me livin' life with no future
Shyheim's mother is an alcoholic, which leaves Shyheim feeling that he has no future to look forward to.

The only thing that keeps me strivin' is rhymin' and uhh
Shyheim finds solace in music, which is the reason he keeps striving to make something of himself.

Bump 'n' grindin', besides that I feel like dying
Shyheim doesn't feel fulfilled with anything besides music and being in the industry because he feels like his life is empty.

I send my blessings, Word to my peoples in the essence
Shyheim is sending his good will to his friends and family members.

It might be for the best, 'Cause life is full of stress
Shyheim is acknowledging that his friends and family who are deceased may be better off, as life is filled with stress and hardships.

And the projects you won't progress
Shyheim asserts that one is unlikely to progress in life when living in the projects.

Pop Da Brown Hornet, Dear, God, as I look into the sky
In this part of the song, Shyheim has switched voices, and now he would like God to help him out too.

I wonder why things be the way they are
Shyheim is perplexed about why he is going through his struggles.

So until then I pray for that it ends tomorrow
Shyheim is hopeful that his struggles will end soon, and seeks God's help to make that happen.

I'm in another world lookin' from the outside in
Shyheim feels like he is separated from the rest of the world, viewing it all from the outside in.

A corrupt planet, operating strictly off sin
Shyheim feels that the world operates through sin and that corruption is a norm.

You ask me will I miss this joint when I pass
Shyheim is not sure if he would miss being alive since death is the end of all struggles.

The world can kiss my ass, I'm staring at the hour glass
In this verse, Shyheim is frustrated with the world and knows that his life will end one day too.

Every day lived, is a step towards death
Shyheim feels like we are all walking towards death with every single day.

It's not 'til you're dead that your body's at rest
Shyheim is saying that our bodies are only at rest after we have passed on.

A funeral should be a celebration, everyone embracin'
Shyheim wants funerals to be a celebration of life, a time when everyone should come together and celebrate the life of the deceased.

This song'll be my dedication, unto, The Two Cent S, my cousin Duana, and Case
Shyheim has dedicated this song to his deceased friends and family members named The Two Cent S, Duana, and Case.

Rest in peace no one can ever take your place
Shyheim is acknowledging the dead, saying that no one can replace them.

No one to turn to when I sit and think about you
Shyheim has no one to turn to when he thinks about his deceased friends and family members.

No longer in the physical, dealing with your spiritual essence
Shyheim's dead friends and family members are no longer physically present, and he must deal with their spiritual essence instead.

You're gone but we still feel your presence
Shyheim is acknowledging that his dead friends and family members are still missed and remembered.

Nothing can bring you back, black
Shyheim is saying bluntly that nothing can bring his friends and family members back.

Still and all it's just a fact that you gone
Shyheim feels that the cold hard truth is that his friends and family members are gone forever.

Dive I intox on the bar, a dagger in the heart
Shyheim's response to grief is to drink alone at the bar, which isn't a healthy way to deal with his emotions.

For every lifeforce that gets a brand new start
Shyheim is acknowledging that when people die, they get a new start elsewhere, which isn't possible on earth.

It's the harsh reality you're forced to deal with
Shyheim acknowledges the harsh reality that people must move on after a loved one's death.

Another family hit crawling in an endless pit, Of sorrow no one's promised tomorrow
Shyheim is acknowledging the fact that grief can feel infinite, and there is never a guarantee how much time we have before death claims us too.

Yo I barely go to school 'cause crime be on my mind
Shyheim's preoccupied with thoughts of crime, which is why he skips school often.

Fuck local hits to leakers that's all in the past
Shyheim doesn't care about local drug dealers that he used to do business with in the past.

And I'm livin' for the future, gotta make the great cash
Shyheim is focused on making money and working towards a better future.

True indeed, but I got mouths to feed
Shyheim agrees but must take care of those who depend on him financially.

Members of my family upstate in need for commissary
Shyheim has family members in prison that he must provide financial support to.

And if you stressin' me, gettin' the, best of me
Shyheim cannot take anyone's stress on, as it would put him over the edge.

So it seems like life is my worst enemy
Shyheim feels life is challenging him at every turn to survive.

Don't let it get to you, Shy
Someone is encouraging Shyheim not to let life's challenges break him down.

Life is what you make it, you can't escape it
Shyheim is told that one must accept the life they have and make the most of it.

Play you like a bitch and just take it
Someone is warning Shyheim that if he doesn't adapt to life's challenges, it will play him like a fool.

Hell no, 'cause when I'm goin', I'm goin' out with style
Shyheim is adamant that he will exit this world with grandeur.

With two macs going to war with the other side of town
Shyheim intends to go out with guns blazing if his life must come to an end.

Ain't nuttin' sweet about me, Pop let them n***** know
Shyheim is giving a warning to anyone planning to cross him that he isn't sweet and means business.

I'm countin' blood money, 'cause I'm a thug honey
Shyheim is involved in activities that generate cash, yet he's conscious that it's not the right way to make money.

I use the world as my zoo, I ain't no f***** dummy
Shyheim feels like life is a zoo where everyone is trying to take advantage, which is why he must be smart about how he navigates his life.

I'm street smart, I tear a college grad apart
Shyheim feels like he's smarter compared to someone with a college degree in terms of street smarts.

I gets amped when I think about the slave camps
Shyheim feels rage when he thinks about the history of slavery and how African Americans were treated horribly.

I feel the pain, use a Tec-9 to brake away the chain)
Shyheim is hateful towards the memory of slavery and wants to break away from the chains of slavery.

Yo calm down big fella everything gonna be aight
Someone is trying to calm Shyheim down and assure him that everything will turn out alright.

Go looki' for them blues you got a n**** want to do right
The individual is encouraging Shyheim to keep up his spirit and keep the blues away from him.

Yeah aight
Shyheim is agreeing but doesn't necessarily believe that everything is going to work out.