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So many know me that don’t know me, so honestly I’m nothing more than a familiar stranger
As kids we were taught that’s danger
So peep, they say the eyes are the gateway to the soul
The only way you can see their true glow
So no need to be phony
Just buckle up and prepare for this journey
Now look into my eyes tell me what you see
Can you see a man that will starve in order to watch the ones that he loves eat
A man that will put his life on the line to provide you with peace
That right there is only surface deep
Look more in depth
In order for you to get a good night’s sleep
I’ll run towards death
Now look into my eyes tell me what you see
Do you see my masked love for my father
Do you see the fear of being just like him is proper
since he abuses everything that abuses him and I refuse to walk side by side with that monster
One monster man I can’t cheat on depression with addiction
Now look into my eyes tell me what you see
Can you see the anger & pain from a past that seems to always haunt me
Cuz once someone finds out about it that’s all they see
Respect me for where I’m at
Love me for where I’ll be
Never judge me for where I was
Because there’s more to me than
That NaybaHood cuHz
Look into my eyes tell me what you see
Can you see the years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds wasted
From waitin, pacin
Dealin with women who didn’t know themselves, let alone their worth
Can you see how much that hurts
Seeing in them something that they’re looking for but may never find
that can weigh heavy on your mind
Now look into my eyes tell me what you see
Can you see the tears I’ve shed over my aborted babies
Slaughtered without my authority
Horribly
Wishin they were here
So I could at least match faces to cries that echo in my ear
Can you see the heart break from my children miscarried
Feeling like God punished me for having these children before I even plan on getting married
Look into my eyes tell me what you see
Can you see the pain I feel for my best friend who emotionally and mentally struggles to stay strong
As his mother battles this tag team cancer but no one knows for how long
His little brother been ***in up and he’s away from home
So it’s as if he’s feeling that pressure all alone
See me praying that he understands I’m his brother here to support’em like a backbone
My look into my eyes tell me what you see
Welcome to my zone
Do you see that 6x9 box
With no need for windows or locks
Sure as hell no need for correctional cops
YOU DO?? GOOD!!
That’s my prison that’s my mind
That’s where I reside
No water no food
1 chair 1 broom
1 bright light in a darkroom
Where pain, fear, depression, my dreams, my goals, and my talents are the brides
And I stand as the lone groom
Now that you looked into my eyes and went on this journey
You might feel closer to Keith
But mothafuccas will never know me
