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In My Sleep - Joe Budden



     
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Baby girl told me in my sleep I was talkin'
So it's only natural I asked her what I said?
She said she woke up when she heard
But she was so damn tired she couldn't make out a wordShe said she was tryin' to see if eventually
If I would scream the name of a bird
I told her that's absurd
And then gave her the face like, word?And then she replied, yeah
Said it was quite weird, said she was type scared
I said that's the side effect that you get
When you trade bad dreams for some great nightmaresWhen I close my eyes, I escape the poltergeist
My escape from reality, just what I needed
Brings me to a place where shorty never cheated
And even if she tried and succeeded
In this other world I wouldn't even get heatedFuck the details, I don't care about why
I'm chillin' with my grandmother, she ain't die
I was browsin' online and seen Mike on that banner
That said you can be like me and beat cancerAnythin' I touched I feel
Know it's fiction but it seems so real

Was leavin' out the casino with a nympho
Yes Ray, it can be so simpleHere's how I avoid problem with my kin folk
Learn how to build me a house with no windows
And that's when I think I saw a ribbon in the sky
But it wasn't from an intro'Cause where I'm at, there's no rumors or gossip
But still got love for Miss Info
She said in my sleep I be laughin'
But shit seem funny to meMy ice cream was two hundred degrees
If it dripped I'd get a hole in my dungarees
See my anonymity is my protection
And me and hip hop have no connectionWhich got me to reflectin'
Is that why the mirror won't show my reflection?
When I close my eyes, there's no dollar
So we can stretch that one as an excuseOf why folks do the things they do
Or why people act so brand new?
I had wings on flyin' outta prison with a ratchet
Was only there 'cause someone snitchedNo one's poor but no one's rich
Just my way of creepin' if life's a bitch
Took a walk on the ceilin' just to get my mind right
That was yesterday, so in hindsightSince I was able to haul off
I took it as God tellin' me, I'll never fall off
Got rid of the name brands and the jewelry
Most people just use it as medicineLike it takes them somewhere they ain't never been
But here you better off not better then
Stuck in the room with an elephant
Open the closet and dapped up my skeletonHad a convo with a man with no ears
And all of a sudden everythin' became so clear
Have no fear, I just bought a first class trip
To nowhere, everybody goes thereBut they don't stay the whole year
Me I got three hundred and sixty five shows there
My girl said in my sleep I be walkin'
So I ask baby, where I go? She said I be walkin' slow
But she don't ever wanna get outta bed, so she don't knowI went to see a man walkin' on water
Asked if he'd ever get things back in order
I been there two years over a quarter
But every time I open my eyes, it's like tortureHe said, please I gave you a whole other world
For you to go do with as you please
Just so you appeased, mixed with a couple
Of signs 'bout real life while you make believeSo I teleported outta there with a grin
Met a bum with a mansion that invited me in
Then we politicked about politics
Said somethin' 'bout Def Jam but I ain't acknowledge itI went to see a virgin with AIDS
Yeah, I thought about smashin' that
Yeah, her ass was fat, so appealin'
Tattoo on her inner thigh that said
She was doin' better then she was feelin'I think I seen shorty before, maybe in the club or somethin'
Maybe in VIP, but wasn't nobody there but me
And the club was all red and she started playin' with my head
And then I cameThen I asked shorty what's her name
And it was weird 'cause she fucked around and disappeared
Like what a cruel joke, cig lit but from it was no smoke
Flicked in the ashtray and seen Stack's face
Slashed to a school hallway on a half dayWas gettin' chased, couldn't tell by who
Then the hallway turned into a cliff
Screamin' piff before I was dead
Somehow I jumped my ass up out that bedThen baby girl told me in my sleep I was screamin'
So I said, that's a lie, she put her right hand in the sky
And said, you was but I don't know why
Gotta go, goodbye

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Joe Budden (born August 31, 1980 in Spanish Harlem, New York) is a rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey. In recent years he has come to prominence as one of the most skilled and sought-for rappers in the game, despite his best work being on the internet mixtape circuit.

His music initially gained popularity on New York City's famous mixtape circuit in 2002. Although his biggest mainstream hit to-date is 2003's up-tempo "Pump It Up," Budden is known for his reflective and often insecure lyrics. He is widely considered one of hip-hop's most gifted lyricists, thanks largely in part to his numerous works on mixtapes by such DJ's as DJ Clue, Clinton Sparks, DJ On Point, and DJ Envy.

On one particular mixtape song, called "Crosscountry Connection", Joe started a feud with the G-Unit camp. The Game took offense to a line where Joe claims that gangsta rappers should "be in a G-Unit video with all the gangsta actors", obviously claiming G-Unit are fake gangstas. Unbeknownst to Budden, The Game had just recently signed with the G-Unit camp. The Game and G-Unit fired a few diss songs Budden's way; he replied in kind. The feud was ended when The Game and Budden met in a club in New York City and put the past aside.

During winter and spring of 2005, through Joe Budden mixtapes and hip-hop rumor mills, it was said that he departed from Def Jam to Roc-A-Fella Records with CEO Damon Dash. In reality, Budden was legally obligated to stay with Def Jam. In the beginning of Budden's career, it took him a long time to get public exposure, working more than three years from the first time his demo tapes were heard to the first time he was on the radio. He has appeared on many tracks with other artists including 112, Amerie, Brandy, Cassidy, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Freeway, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Jin, Kelly Rowland, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Marques Houston, Usher, and more recently a remix to the hit song "Hollaback Girl" with Gwen Stefani. Some of these were not official remixes, simply mixtape tracks where a Joe Budden verse was added to an existing song.

Though he is thought of as one of rap's most skilled lyricists, Budden's success outside of the mixtape circuit has been marginal purposely. He is known to have invested in real estate in North Jersey and instead of blowing up into the rap scene he decided to make money from other methods instead of getting a record deal. His music is usually more sensitive and thought provoking than that of gangsta rappers, but subsequently, it is also more explicit and unrelenting than most "conscious" or "backpack" rappers.

In late December of 2005, Joe released a mixtape after almost 5 months of being absent from the game. Mood Muzik 2 is considered by most to be a lyrical masterpiece and with so deep tracks such as "Dumb Out" and the emotional "3 Sides to a Story" (in which Joe harrowingly describes a disturbing situation), many wondered had these songs originally been scheduled to appear on The Growth.

In 2007, he was released by Def Jam. In December 2007, he released Mood Muzik 3, which many are calling the best mixtape of the year, with some even saying it's the album of the year since it contains all original material. Some have questioned this since the beat for 'Ventilation' is an edit of 'It's A Shame (Da Butcher's Mix)' by Kool G Rap.

In October 2008, Joe Budden released another highly-rated mixtape, Halfway House; featuring album cuts such as 'Touch & Go' and a snippet of 'Blood On The Wall', a diss to Prodigy of Mobb Deep.

In his career up to his 2nd album, he has worked with artists such as Busta Rhymes and Christina Milian, and has been involved in feuds with rapper The Game and G-Unit. He has since reconciled with The Game.

Since this reconciliation, Joe Budden signed to Amalgam Digital records, and both artists finalized the beef and have collaborated on the single 'The Future' for Joe Budden's now-released 2nd album, Padded Room. The album released February 24th in the U.S. and March 3rd in Canada.

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