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AS AN ADULT

from I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS by Illingsworth

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now.....is this fact or fiction? YOU DECIDE.

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i rose very late that day
had to make drive quick

no 9 to 5 under my belt
my pride slipped
but milady on some ride or die shit

didn't ge ta chance to do the routine
you know, me upon the throne as the new king

my subjects appear at a regular time
you could atomic clock to it
we making milly rocks plop and even hot fluids
my misfortune, this morning, yo i did not do it

so my sweet lady suggest i eat
top loaded some breakfast meats
now it's time to caress the streets

drawbacks of the seated position
.body remembering similar feelings

in the whip tryna ignore the rumble now
in my stomach the sow, cow
are doing triple salchows

gassy like kiss kiss bang bang
peck peck pow pow

GPS wanna redirect to a quaint residence in brown town
full of shit and gotta get the pounds down

thinking 'bout home and comfort there
but i'm closer to my folks crib, running scared

it's something 'bout the memory
and the proximity that turns your
autonomous operations to the enemy

i'm hitting speeds past legal limits
that lavatory, i can see me in it

it's the hare VS the tortoise head poking out
sphincter muscle choking at it's only job

i see the front facade of my childhood
body like nostalgia, yo we all good

i fumble for the keys and i can't squeeze
hard enough, looking at the door , it's a war

going on inside of these pant seams
well-known sensations, and i hate it and i can't scream

key enters the hole
Elvis has left the building
and i lose control

it's like seeing the goal and reaching it
but then it disappears just as soon as you speak of it

recognizing the smells of the crucial ingredients
the heat and the greasiness
the heavy uneasiness
damn, indeed i did

chorus
i shit on myself as an adult
i was old enough to vote
i was old enough to smoke
i never smoked
but i
shit on myself as an adult
i was old enough to smoke
i was old enough to vote
i did vote

i couldn't be too upset
nobody saw me and nobody was up yet

hit the toilet n destroyed it
but i can't forget the truth , i can't avoid it

you see the soiled drawers and jeans
turn on the shower, piping hot, and
enjoyed the steam

washed away a quantum of shame
from this day on my outlook cannot be the same

in that dank basement i found some old sweats
the ghosts of my relatives' souls wept

and so i scrubbed the tainted linens in the basin
then threw em in the washer with the chemical cocktails

an kicked it with my pops after he exited slumber
he didn't ask why i was there
and i did not tell

chorus
'cause
i shit on myself as an adult
i was old enough to vote
i was old enough to smoke
i never smoked
but i
shit on myself as an adult
i was old enough to smoke
i was old enou

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from I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS, released April 29, 2016

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Illingsworth Detroit

EMCEE + PRODUCER

stuff i make = music with @rufiojones @seanuppercut, beats, raps, videos.
born & bred resident of Detroit.
smooth due to alopecia.

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