Sincerely Yours

[Intro]
Yeah
I just want to thank everyone that’s supported me during this long journey
Even if you didn’t necessarily believe in me in the beginning
Or even if you did and don’t believe in me now, thank you
Without you guys, none of this would be possible
But I still have a few things that I have to get off of my chest

[Verse]
Barry Allen as I run from my demons hugging my soul tight
Became accustomed to fear, failure, frivolous relationships and lives being taken when there was no right
At this point, I’m just numb to it, but I won’t succumb to it
How many bullets can I dodge alone?
Do I put my faith in this world or only in your God alone?
Never mind bullets, how many snakes slither round my home?
Praying for my downfall and my people to die as clones
Or maybe it’s just my paranoia speaking for me
I look around; don’t see any black doctors or scholars
But I know who was murdered last night; I went to school with him
As a matter of fact, I was pretty cool with him, we balled together
He was young, hit by a stray
And that could happen to anyone of us on any day, but should it?
See ain’t no unity between you and me
No one’s immune to these in our community

[Hook 1]
Sincerely yours
Me and my friends are from three different worlds and you know that ish
Love, peace, and little bit of hope, that’s it
But I won’t lie, those homicide numbers float in my mind
Pretty similar to the soul that sits with the skeletons in your closet that you won’t give in to
Sincerely yours

[Verse]
I look myself at 19 and see a different person
A person who’s hoping he’s alive next year
A person that’s human, hurting, that usually hides that sheer terror caused by hallucinations that arrived last year
Never been too in depth with my feelings, unless with my friends
Reclusive with everyone else, but extroverted to them
Never been too in depth with my feelings, unless with my fans
Rina said we could live forever, never knew what that meant
Imagine knowing so much about me, yet still knowing nothing
Whatever the weather for better or worse, I give my all cause it’s something
For every person walking up to me in silence in public
You pull your sleeves up, showing what you’ve survived through
It’s touching that I’m the reason, then you ask about my old friends
Cause I’m an open book, and how two friendships that close can both end?
I tell you that it’s just life, to some it’s bout control
If they don’t have control, they lose sight
Just so you know...

[Hook 2]
Sincerely yours
Sincerely yours
I see the times we live in
I see the writing on the wall and the blood that’s spilling
I see unnecessary wars and the guns that’s killing my people
In hands of my people
And the drugs still filling our neighborhoods up with this evil
Ain’t no fathers, supposedly caught doing something illegal
If they ain’t for my people, I am
Sincerely yours

[Verse]
My name is Byron Henderson, recently turned 21
I lost my best friend at 18, so if I’m to give you one piece of advice
It’s cherish whoever you have with you, relinquish your vices
I’ve had a lot of things happen to me
Like having to leave a friend to die cause he was bleeding out after being shot by a cop for no reason
Tell me how to get over that or the thief that left Tony leaking?
I ain’t known for holding back, or to pull it and start squeezing
See I lost a couple friends cause we grew apart
Listen, I’ve gained a couple fans
If I influence y’all, then I’d better make it positive
How am I to shed light on this?
How am I to prevent suicide at the time I’m writing this?
If I’m to lose anyone else, I promise I might flip
Couldn’t care less about having this game in a vice grip
Couldn’t save me or Rina, but might be able to save you
To end this open letter, the best of me’s what I gave you

[Outro]
Sincerely yours, Byron Henderson
A.K.A. the Underdog from the Underground
A.K.A. the American Nightmare, haha