Not Here Anymore (Feat. Elzhi) (Produced by 9th Wonder)
[Verse 1: Phonte] Went to the well and made a wish Pray to God I stay around Tigallo love to throw his weight around On the same scale they weigh the fish It's just what it seems, sweet dreams are made of this Holla at me if you ever been a underdog or set up a upset Standing on the verge of your success Steady bearing your soul to the world, you undressed Surrounded by your successors and the whores you ain't fucked yet That's how I was gettin it, I don't need the limelight That's young nigga shit, I'm a O.G. and the G is for gentleman Yes, Phontigga spit amazon flame, watch 9th rekindle it Cause I pad verses with the wisdom of my innocence lost Two brothers, two peas in a pod, two comeback seasons apart Take it back to when I be in the park Then rhyme 'til I couldn't see in the dark So silly niggas betta be on ya guard Long as breath is in my being, I'mma be on my job With good music, got that good feel A good meal, leafy greens, two veggies, protein and a starch And I'm out
[Hook: Phonte] Right where I thought I'd be It's another part of me And the world's so sad to see That I'm not here anymore
[Verse 2: Phonte] Wind blowing through the trees Blue bull city skies, 70 degrees Te' embodies a architect and when he rhyme about it He body the whole alphabet, so bury me a G My mama say she done enough worrying for me So I'm done currying, favor what you niggas groundhog And spitting that same shit, y'all Bill Murraying My D.C. niggas say you bamas lack expurrience Carolina on my mind like Steve Spurrier I'm the currier, carrying the word that with these verbs That nigga Phonte's a little murderous See a little nervousness, and a frown cause you know deep down You ain't nice, just a little courteous You just running game nigga, we the fucking tournament You a temporary visa to a fucking permanent, resident Citizen is evident the denizens Took over the big house on some Nat Turner shit Shoulders back, hair tied to the fucking firmament Can't be like us, and fear no man Niggas bleed like us, get a fucking tourniquet, nigga
[Hook]
[Verse 3: Elzhi] I'm poetic while they po-thetic I play they life like a movie and in the end give 'em no credit I was told to run it, so I grip the baton And spit magic like it's pouring out the tip of a wand Don't trip, you ain't equipped to fix ya lip and respond I plan to X you out like the man who hand you and script the Quran Since life flipped, I'm getting chips in Milan Pull dips, push whips like the one from the clips in the Tron film I blow your mental mass where your mind stem Like a nine M-M right at your line trim You must rewind him, the syllable sensei Then bring ya to ya knees the way biblical men pray Or whores in a brothel Cause I spill ill from the grill Like one who reveals sores from their mouth hole And if you only knew the shit that I been through To pain the type of pictures my pen drew Your label tries to fuck you, your friends screw you over Now you sober watching bad energy affect the evils that men do They fucking see through I'mma sick flower that carry lines Like when you click over on you dick blowers And it sucks to be you