CHORUS: [AZ] Pieces of a black man (uh huh) My thoughts travel, trapped on savage land it's like taboo (taboo) Stuck in time, so many young boys bustin' nines (Bustin') Some servin' state bids, cuz they hustle blind Pieces of a black man My thoughts travel (yeah) trapped on savage land it's like taboo (yeah) Stuck in time, so many young boys bustin' nines (Bustin') Some servin' state bids, cuz they hustle blind AZ: Yo when times get trifle I'm subjected to street survival See many never complete they cycle, other retreat to bibles Livin' holy, but currency seem to control me Movin' coldly, in the presence of old parolies My mind mold me, keep me in mack mode like Goldie Police know me, but ain't got enough to hold me (yeah) I follow rules, through the knowledge, swallow jewels A form of teachin', from the streets never taught in school (uh huh) You caught you lose, a wise man utilize tools Solitude certifies all moves So I walk this path of the old dread, that lead me off the Ave. (Yeah) Absorbin' fast, learnin' from niggas I lost in the past (Yo) It's poison plays in these foul days Housin' cops & they foul ways, and walkin' through a wild maze Holdin' my brain, tryin' to maintain Sleet, snow, or rain, I guees the game'll never change CHORUS: [AZ] Pieces of a black man My thoughts travel, trapped on savage land it's like taboo (taboo) Stuck in time, so many young boys bustin' nines (Yeah) Some servin' state bids, cuz they hustle blind AZ: Since the genesis, paraphanalia circle my premisis Poor images, project life drained my innocence (Uh huh) It's all the worst genocide, I guess the water's cursed My old earth identify, though her soul is for the church (uh huh) She prayed for peace, hopin' I'm saved before she lay deciest