Snakebite

It all starts out with a vision, a dream
But what must one do yo precision it seems
Would have been the right tool to dissect the rap field
Pinnin down the skin of the Earth, keepin it real
Ain't that all a nigga gotta do to get on?
The right thought but the mic stops is all wrong
But that a young gauge though, what would one know
Fantasies of them rippin mics at every show
Crowds knowin the words of their song, shouting their name
Lights on billboards outside, it's wide fame they've earned
Many brothers have the similar dreams
Of Mercedes Benz and BMs [?]
Something in their minds
Even [?] signs
Especially if they said they had a future with rhymes
Gassin niggas sayin they got skills to win
Shakin hands and always sporting devilish grins
But there's something that to most is an unknown thing
Watch your back, they all got fangs

Hey yo gather 'round and get caught in my swing
But watch out for the industry's a venomous sting
Niggas hold the fortress down and keep it tight
Or else you might die from the snake bite

Hey yo gather 'round and get caught in my swing
But watch out for the industry's a venomous sting
Niggas hold the fortress down and keep it tight
Or else you might die from the snake bite

Hey yo check, back-stabbin is
A daily routine up in this music biz
Gold diggers be bustin
They really ain't ready for repercussions of getting caught up in the bear traps of rap
But check it, black
While they're waitin 'round for applause
They should have packed a first-aid kit, clutch the gauze
Cause a band-aid won't get a nigga paid
He needs a better back-up plan to be the man now maybe
I could just [?]
The room that runs deep from brothers tryin to keep their damn sanity
From the very first day being cautious of the ones with reptilious ways

Come on gather 'round and get caught in my swing
But watch out for the industry's a venomous sting
Niggas hold the fortress down and keep it tight
Or else you might die from the snake bite

Hey yo gather 'round and get caught in my swing
But watch out for the industry's a venomous sting
Niggas hold the fortress down and keep it tight
Or else you might die from the snake bite

Now to most prior knowledge usually calms savage beasts
But if one is not careful they just might release
Reality beyond most mortal men's dreamin
The face behind the mask of a scheming-ass daemon
That we call the industry--please remember these lessons
Yo later down the road they might avoid you from stressin
Cause when they throw you cars and girls
You retaliate with visions of havin stock bonds and ownin real estate
Cause that's what it's about man from here till beyond
Cause everything you work for in a year can be gone
And if you sign the dotted with the smallest bit of doubt
You'll be askin niggas to suck the poison out

Hey yo gather 'round and get caught in my swing
But watch out for the industry's a venomous sting
Niggas hold the fortress down and keep it tight
Or else you might die from the snake bite

Hey yo gather 'round and get caught in my swing
But watch out for the industry's a venomous sting
Niggas hold the fortress down and keep it tight
Or else you might die from the snake bite