[VERSE 1: Noah Caine] Sacrifice is the first and the last step And I'll be doing this From my first to my last breath So I'm improving since Every rep in my chest flex To show the power of God Represented in man's flesh Spent forever in search of my last test I'll never be done This a job that I can't stress Ever since a youngin' Infatuated with d**h Not dying but the fact that the ghetto's So complex Families familiar with felons and fallen fathers Made statistics out of potential Overachieving authors A riddle told to me by Professors and college scholars Was are you a talented artist Prepared to die a martyr What gutter do you rep And will you live to see tomorrow And would you be willing To bet it all on your deepest sorrows A couple gold chains And a rollie with some models A beautiful facade Whenever we need to borrow 'Cause we [Hook x2: Noah Caine] Living our lives Some living a lie Pray for forgiveness Then we capitalize Look in the mirror What you see in your eyes Put the truth in the lesson And the lesson survives [VERSE 2: Noah Caine] We up here battle demons on the acropolis Just to show them how a prophet Be saving Metropolis Scorch the Earth with the fire Burn a misogynist The problem is we living But we don't know what the gospel is It is obvious I'm a proper psychologist With knowledge at my disposal Like a multiple scholarship Life's a beautiful struggle And that's if you acknowledge it In astonishment I prefer to toast to my accomplishments Running in these circles We did it form the beginning When I was little my momma Would try to stop me from sinning Dinners was so limited Christmases never had a feeling What was so appealing About living around the k**ing Still we hope these villainous stories Will make a million Live my life and tell it to you As one of the realest Blood sweat and tears Prerequisites for the dreamers Or maybe consolation prizes For champions defeated When we [Hook x2: Noah Caine] Living our lives Some living a lie Pray for forgiveness Then we capitalize Look in the mirror What you see in your eyes Put the truth in the lesson And the lesson survives [VERSE 3: Noah Caine] Picture a person taking their last breath Now envision their soul living past d**h Premonitions that I've been given Ain't pa** yet Like on the microphone I am the son from Nazareth Heaven or Hell they say you can manifest By your decisions on this planet I'm planning and I finesse Intelligence intricate Spitting it limitless Definitive characteristics These attributes I possess Tryna elevate in this system That's how we're brought up Government manipulation Condition you for the slaughter Through the generations Placing self hatred upon your daughters Tell your sons to go to war To program them from taking orders Re-a**imilation as a civilian Leaving them caught up Inhale exhale drug harder Preserve your essence So your descendants will travel farther Now forgive me for my sins As I drown in this Holy Water