[Intro]
This is life n***a, this is life
You're born where you're born
You die where you die
(This is life)
They try and mould your mind
They try and mould your thoughts
They try to stop your grind
Get your foot in the door
(Get your foot in the door)
[Verse 1]
My point of view's shifted, from that younger kid
n***as is as n***as does, just tryna be the sh**
I wonder if the way were acting is somehow inherent
Some tendencies I see in me, I see em in my parents
I see em in my friends, I see em in my peers
I mean collectively we share the same urges
Tryna be something important while facing the worlds burdens
When sh** be burning these herders be getting nervous
They want you as a sheep, they want you in their service
Got all that money there, won't let these n***as earn it
If you born in privilege it don't mean you deserve it
There's children that live n die before they can get a word in
There's people that live n die before they can see their purpose
Born, struggled, died. That sh** ain't even worth it
It still happens though, each n every day
I'm tryna make a path, I'm tryna find a way
[Hook]
This is life n***a, this is life
You're born where you're born
You die where you die
That's the only sh** that's certain n***a
Don't let the sh** they say deter you n***a
They try and mould your mind
They try and mould your thoughts
They try to stop your grind
Get your foot in the door, get your foot in the door
You gotta find what's real to you before they choose it for ya
[Verse 2]
Go on
Am I allowed to speak ma mind n***a? Flow on
I'll never bow down to no n***a, no one
I'm about to touchdown on some real sh**, go long
Give me a sec to get this thing lit, get ma crow on
Was tryna live right for so long and got it so wrong
Especially when right and wrong are often relative
Laws and morals ain't the same like family and relatives
Can you not see discrepancies?
How can some upper-cla** politicians in parliament hope to know what's best for me
And yet they claim to do
n***as sit n drink themselves to d**h, tobacco too
But marijuana stays taboo
It's a joke, don't be so naive to believe that you can change sh** with a vote
They're gonna engineer events the way they wanna do
The only hope you've got is stay on top and profit too
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
When I make my money will it make a difference?
Will I make a difference when I make my money
Will the system insist that my convictions go unreported
Cos I'll give these kids the volition to do something important
Do something more than
Be a n***a, the type they want
An individual of no specific consequence
Till consequently our percentages are down to none
They're down to deal, they're down shoot
They're down to stab and rob
I'm only out for dosh, don't wanna have a boss
Living my life building another n***as balance up
I balance my thoughts, I make decisions weighted on scales
Dictated by the currency I'm in favour of bills
What else? When money's power n everyone knows
Can't make a change if you're so broke that you can't change your clothes
Your at the mercy of the system that they stick you in
Another number in the list of their constituents
[Hook]