Demons

haha

yeah they always leave the door open

every time

without fail

…every. time.

pulled up to the spot at like two in the morning

bi*ch said don’t come over,

left the porch light on though

funny how that work, say one thing do another

left the deadbolt off, must’ve forgot, whatever

i ain’t even had to force nothing

she kept thinking it was something

she kept saying she fuckin done

but that b*tch always callback

i just answered

what you want me to do about that

i’m consistent, she the one that never changed

showed her who i was the very first weekend

she said “i can fix that” — so really who’s the reason

open door policy

that ain’t on me

you left the light on

you gave me the key

say i took everything

but check your hand

you the one that kept

extending my hand

open door

every time

open door

every time

ni**a on the corner think i came to take his spot

b*tch I been here, he the one who moved in on block

kept telling his people he was done with this life

but mother f**ker stayed available, stayed in eyesite

Smoked 3 of that niggas homies, on the same road

he still out here, weather getting cold

talking bout he trapped like something got a hold

i don’t hold nobody

ask around

i just stay ready

and they come back around

years later serving clientele same place i always stood

little ni**a thought he ran me out the neighborhood

told everybody how he cleaned his life up for good

six months later i’m back eating at his table

he introduced me to his kids, that part wasn’t in the fable

he tells the story like i hunted him down

like i got some kinda power that i run this town

but last i checked he drove to me, knocked on my door

told me things was different, things wasn’t different no more

and i looked at him

and i ain’t say nothing

just stepped to the side

let him walk back in

cause that’s what i do

i don’t chase nobody

i just stay where i stay

and they find they way

you know what’s crazy

i never once lied to nobody

i showed up exactly like i showed up the first time

same f**kin way

same energy

same result

they just kept thinking

this time gon be different

…it’s never different

till a mother fucker see

mother f**kers stay pointing fingers at the demon

but who the f**k called the demon

who gave the demon meaning

who built they whole f**kin life around me

then got lost when i left cause they ain’t know who they’d be

that’s the part yall aint wanna say out loud

i ain’t the problem

i’m the symptom of the crowd

i don’t make no noise

that noise was already there

i just gave it somewhere to go

A familiar mask to wear

a face, a name, a reason, an excuse

i’m just what happens

when you hand someone the noose

and they surprised

every time

they surprised

yeah

i’ll be here

i’m always here

door’s open

…yours, not mine