Love Me Nina / Semiautomatic

And to me, we have a culture that, uh, is surpassed by, by, by, by no other civilization, but we don't know anything about it. So again, I think I've said this before in this same interview I think, my, my job is to somehow make them curious enough Or persuade them by hook or crook To get more aware of themselves and where they came from And what they are into and what is already there And just to bring it out. This is what compels me to compel them And I will do it by whatever means necessary. [Verse 1] Detroit red flow East coast, west coast Used to leave MoCo to hit Ledroit with Bo I dated women with poppin’ albums, they got spouses I dated strippers that trap loud inside they Challengers To be black and talented, all I've ever been Took a tour de France while my partners was somewhere peddling Yeah, we make depression look so effortless We desensitize while America tryna kill our kids [Refrain] So it's weighin' on me, Nina It's weighin' on me, Nina They playin' with me, Nina Send 'em on they way to meet ya [Verse 2] Look at my skin, look at my nose, I'm grateful for my features Like I made a CD with Mrs. Knowles and ain't pay a G I'm on my way to GA, magazine in the BM Imagine the nazis see me, a MAGA hat he can bleed in Nina, we just wanna be black and legendary Be us and be proud by any means necessary [Bridge] Nina got me feeling like I never have to walk alone, Nina Nina got me feeling like I never have to walk alone, Nina [Refrain] Yo, yo They playin' with me, Nina You stayin' with me, Nina They hatin' on me, Nina Send 'em on they way to meet ya I misunderstood Under your spell, perhaps Ain't no lookin' back Young, gifted, black [Interlude: Nina Simone] Everybody avoids everybody, all over the place In most situations, most all of the time I know, I'm one of those everybodys [Verse 3] Yeah, a semi automatic A scatterbrain, I'm shooting out of aim Since I've been famous, it's hard for me to hit up a target I'm sorry, I was humble on all them red carpets I got embarrassed, GRAMMYs carried me for Sandra Bullock Photo ops the paparazzi was opting out of Was doing drops for jockeys that ain't bother my album Telling me you honestly the best nigga Though I believe that you one welling-ass nigga How many niggas with jobs feel like they underpaid? Let's say it's that, plus you rhyme and 'bout to have a baby Let's say they calling you bipolar Not feeling you, your rhymes legend, but personality complicated Shoot at whoever, that's your only defense Had a job, you was poppin', now you lonely as shit Mental blocks, every shot was harder than before Like bootleg shoppers, see, I was rockin' my label wrong But I digress 'cause this isn't that song This just my plight, I am no different than y'all Speak to your boss, me, I speak in these songs I speak how I feel, I feel like a gun Yeah, a semi auto with a novice aim, uh A lot of thoughts and a lot of pain, yeah My ammunition come from all your hate My brain a loaded semi, I'm too offended to concentrate, yeah [Outro] Everybody gets sprayed, nigga Ayy, move, get out the way, nigga, yeah Under the surface, we the same nigga But my aim different, I'm way too brilliant to shank niggas, yeah Everybody gets sprayed, nigga Move, get out the way, nigga, yeah Under the surface, we the same nigga I got that loaded semi that stain cement and paint pictures