Advanced Communications
Navigating Friendship's Turmoil: Confronting Growth and Responsibility
Lyrics
Yo homie
Greeting or acknowledgment to a friend
Had I known you would of grown
Expressing regret for the friend's negative transformation
To a full blown example of how to act like an asshole
Describing the friend's current behavior as unpleasant
I never would have introduced you to booze and skipping school
Regret over introducing the friend to negative influences
Cause right now I feel responsible to find an antidote
Feeling responsible for the friend's current state and seeking a solution
Back in junior high when you and I started getting high
Recalling the time in junior high when they started experimenting with substances
Life was just a joke, we was to young to know the punch line
Life was carefree, not understanding the consequences
And you were sooner die, then realize your running out of time
Describing the friend's reckless attitude toward life
Who is to decide there is no more recess after lunchtime
Ruminating on the uncertainty and choices in life
Bam here you am, intoxicated again, yo how you doing man, yeah its good to see you
Encountering the friend in an intoxicated state, expressing mixed feelings
Bam here you am, intoxicated again, you used to be my man, understand
Expressing disappointment in the friend's current state
I believe you slightly succeeded, how many of them drink that you think you need
Recognizing the friend's partial success in their destructive behavior
When you are trying to boost the bonus points and reinforce your voice
Describing the friend's attempt to enhance their image or status
But I'm not trying to walk within your obnoxiousness
Rejecting the desire to engage with the friend's obnoxious behavior
We used to be friends back in the day when you had direction
Recalling a time when they were friends and had a sense of direction
But that was before your brain felt that infection
Attributing the friend's negative change to a mental "infection"
I ain't claiming innocence, I was right there with you then
Acknowledging their own involvement in past mistakes
But I'm just saying, when we was waiting to move up some of us grew up
Reflecting on personal growth while waiting for positive change
We all knew what the difference between what wrong and right was
Recognizing the difference between right and wrong, despite blurred lines
Sometimes the line blurred
Admitting that moral boundaries can sometimes be unclear
When we was influenced by a light buzz
Recalling moments influenced by a light buzz or intoxication
But from what I see
Observing the friend's established persona and behavior
You've established the persona basis
Noting the friend's foundation for emulating drama without karma
Built the foundation for emulating the genera, drama
Observing the friend's development in drama without considering consequences
Without taking the moments upon the trail of karma
Commenting on the friend's lack of reflection on their life choices
That's peeved through the field that you wandered
Expressing displeasure at the friend's unexamined journey
No longer am I shocked, by the things you do
No longer shocked by the friend's actions but confused about confronting them
I'm just confused as to why it has to be me to confront you
Expressing the need to confront the friend despite confusion
I guess nobody else gives a damn
Noting the lack of concern from others, feeling compelled to act
So I got to go up myself, cause I am a man
Recognizing personal responsibility and the duty to confront the friend
Understand
Reiterating the importance of understanding the situation
You can take it as concern, or you can see it as your ego getting burned
Offering concern or viewing it as a challenge to the friend's ego
Either way tonight though, one us is going to learn
Anticipating a learning experience or confrontation tonight
And I guess nobody else gives a damn, but see I do, cause you used to be my man, understand
Reaffirming concern for the friend and expressing past connection
Even if you beat me down to the cement, its all love
Emphasizing enduring friendship despite physical harm
I need to see you stick around until the end
Desiring the friend's presence until the end despite challenges
Bam intoxicated again right (got to go up myself)
Repeating the observation of the friend's intoxicated state
Bam cause I am a man understand
Reiterating personal responsibility and the duty to confront the friend
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