[Intro]
Light it, uhh
Light it up, uhh
[Verse 1]
The whole city is mine, prettiest Don
I don't like the way P. Diddy did Shyne, with different lawyers
Why it's mentioned in my rhymes? f** it, it's just an intro
Hate it or love it, like it, bump it or dump it
Write it, across the stomach spell "God son"
Life is like a jungle, black, it's like the habitat of Tarzan
Matter of fact, it's harder than most can imagine
Most of my n***as packed in correctional facilities
Half of them pa**ed on, Mack strong, couple of shots
Made the ghost leave a body, now they hauntin' the block
Where they used to stand at
Somebody's taking they place, a younger man perhaps
Hand slaps, can't understand that
Same walk, same talk, I wonder: can that be possible?
A thug dies, another step inside his shoes
And they will hurt you, laying low with a bottle
I'm blowin' circles, my state of mind purple
[Hook]
Light it, light it, uhh
Yeah... light it up
Light it up, uhh
[Verse 2]
Y'all just wanna deal with drama
Talk about n***as who got things, y'all ready to k** his mama
Everything you into is underworld related
You sell your man out, not even your girl is sacred
You don't trust a soul, hold up, you moldin' soldiers
To pull guns quick and always look behind the shoulder
Think of how many dudes died tryin' to be down with you
Everybody's under six feet of ground but you
Still standin', still roamin' through the streets, that's real
You a survivor, knowing all the beef is ill
You got a bunch of thugs with you even now that's ready
Trustin' your judgment, quick to put it down, they deadly
The hood love you, but behind your back they pray for the day
A bullet hit your heart and ambulances take you away
That ain't love, it's hate
Think of all the mothers at wakes
Whose sons you k**ed, and you ain't got a cut on your face?
Unmarked police cars roam the streets hard, the heat is God
Somebody tell these shorties reach for the stars
Instead they tell 'em how to reach through the bars
Holdin' a mirror
Lookin' down a tear in jail, making weapons to k** ya
Weed smoke, three tokes, n***a, pour more Henny
He sighs with eyes that seen a war too many
Cold-blooded murderers, universal
Hood to hood, blowin' smoke, state of mind is purple
[Hook]
Light it up, light it up, light it up, uhh
Light it up... light it up, light it up, uhh
Uhh... uhh, uhh, light it, light it, uhh
[Verse 3]
These hot-headed youngsters, always get into trouble
Reacting before thinking, they easily irritated
And murder's premeditated
It's a fact that we sinkin' when we should be climbin'
In a nutshell, it's just jail, drug sales, liquor and diamonds
n***as rewindin' instead of moving forward
To blow up, so what's the science?
People shouting, police pushing the crowd
And on the ground's a young soldier
With meat hangin' out him
Am I hallucinatin' off the hazin'?
Or did I just see a n***a shoot another n***a's face in?
It's a ugly nation, cops circle the block with mug shots
Photograph pictures of, suspect faces
It's usually two or three n***as who innocent
But if they lock the wrong ones up, then someone'll snitch
A divide and fall strategy, they aren't fair
I dig in my bag of weed that's covered with orange hair
This Color Purple, I'll make whoopee give me the p**y
Celie, Oprah and Danny Glover gots to feel me
This is how I escape the madness
Too much of anything I'll hurt you
So my state of mind's all purple