Punto y Aparte

Everyone knows ThePoing
But nobody knows me
That's why ThePoing dies today
From this day on, call me Rakeem

Thanks, Mom, you taught me
That at home, a man’s not needed
We were alone, and you always found
A way to hide the hunger
My other mom made me understand
That if I want to make a name for myself
I have to be me, I have to work
Without selling out and dreaming big
I also have two dads
One I hardly see, we barely keep in touch
The other I met, and since that day
There's always food on my plate
I've always been sensible
I've searched for my path, my own way
Now I’m heading straight for the goal I’ve been after for a while
And now I’m fulfilling everything I dreamed
But sometimes I ask, what’s the point?

If I made it, it was to enjoy it
With my family, but everything changed
I spend hours flying on planes
Preparing the next song
And I forget I haven’t seen my mom
In weeks, and it can’t go on like this
Little by little, she’s getting older
My little nephew is already walking
I carry four friends in my heart
Just four that I know won’t turn on me
Since I was young, I’ve known betrayal
The friend who wants your girl
The friend who wants to see you fail
And you hug him thinking it’s all good
Many were the ones who came to me
Looking for my help to grow
In their moment, I lent them a hand
And they took it with admiration
When they saw I was no longer needed
They left, forgetting my home was theirs
That if I help you, it’s from the heart

I don’t want to be like the rest
Even if it’s trendy to be a criminal
The one above gave me a gift for this
I’m not one of those who lie to themselves
Always with my head on straight
I’ve never taken a hit in my life
I haven’t even tried a drink
I only have money on my mind
I’m not lying, I like women
But I’ve never been a player
I’ve been unfaithful, I won’t deny that
And in that moment, you don’t know who you are
I realized I couldn’t hurt
The woman I love
She doesn’t deserve to cry
No one deserves to be cheated on

For a while, I don’t know what happened to me
With that woman, she managed to win me over
She convinced me it was real
Everything she said and felt for me
I, who don’t cling to people
Without that person, I wasn’t happy
And from one day to the next, I stopped being me
The one she turned to when she was alone
From that day, I realized
That no one deserves the warmth of my kisses
That no one deserves to hear my "I love yous"
Nor feel my hugs
And that no one deserves the power to break you
To make you feel trapped
Since that moment, I struggle to trust
I camouflaged my pain in rejection

Everyone tells me I should go out
But I don’t feel like it
What good is it to have sex?
When she barely knows you
If she doesn’t care how you are
If you’re good or bad, she only cares about the touch
And that’s fine someday
But if it’s frequent, your soul gets poor
Life is a journey, not a station
Words from a wise poet
You must choose who to travel with
Whether with trash or people who uplift you
People who are just as happy
As you when you arrive and achieve your goals
Or with people who laugh with you
And really enjoy watching your defeats

Everyone knows ThePoing
But nobody knows me
That’s why ThePoing dies today
From this day on, call me Rakeem
My people know how I am
And they know I’m not like that
I’m not bad, nor do I want to be
I started with music to be happy
Evil only brings more evil
I want to leave behind the dark, the gray

I know many won’t understand why I want to change
They’ll say I sold out
But I don’t care what they think
I’m not doing it for anyone, I’m doing it for me
The journey now continues at another station
Let whoever wants to get on, get on.