Facade
Unveiling the Facade: Chris Grindz's Powerful Reflection on Identity, Struggle, and BetrayalLyrics
Are you down for your dogs?
Expressing loyalty and support for close friends or associates.
Would you ride for the cause?
Inquiring about commitment to a significant cause or purpose.
Is it all a Facade? Is it all a Facade?
Raising questions about authenticity or genuineness, especially in relation to faith.
Without yo church where is your God?
-Where's your God?
Questioning the presence of God without the support of organized religion.
I gave my voice for the cause
Having contributed one's voice to a cause, possibly with doubts about its impact.
Am I just wasting my breath?
Reflecting on the potential futility of expressing oneself.
Wish I could run from it all
Expressing a desire to escape from challenges or difficulties.
But all of us run into death
Highlighting the inevitability of facing mortality.
And it's coming where you reside
Anticipating challenges where one lives, regardless of attempts to avoid them.
Don't care if you change yo address
-It's a fact nigga you gonna die
Asserting the certainty of death as a factual reality.
Make it long you won't get no P.S
Encouraging a prolonged life without receiving a postscript (P.S).
Can't you see that my people oppressed?
Observing oppression of one's people and expressing justified frustration.
Why the fuck wouldn't we be upset?
-They snatch yo life for you alive
Describing a situation where one's life is taken without recourse, with a play on reporting it as theft.
Can't even report it as theft
-Turn my brother against me for cash
Exploring the impact of financial incentives leading to betrayal within the community.
Then tell us we killing our self
-I wouldn't waste time reading comments
Expressing frustration with negative comments and contemplating taking drastic action.
Got me wanna go kill em myself
-See everyone in it for self
Noting a self-centered attitude in society while seeking assistance.
But looking for some kind of help
-So many of my niggas dying
Addressing the loss of friends to violence.
I just gotta thank God for my health
Expressing gratitude for personal health amid widespread challenges.
I just gotta thank God for my child
Gratitude for family and avoiding legal troubles.
I'm just glad I ain't take it to trail
-I'm just glad I kept writing it down
Expressing gratitude for maintaining creativity and hoping it benefits others in the future.
Hope it help you when I ain't around
-Grindz
Signing off with the artist's name.
Are you down for your dogs?
Reiteration of loyalty and commitment to a cause.
Would you ride for the cause?
-Is it all a Facade? Is it all a Facade?
Repeating questions about the authenticity and presence of God without religious support.
Without yo church where is your God?
-Where's your God?
Repeating the question about the whereabouts of God.
Are you down for your dogs?
Reiterating commitment and loyalty to friends or associates.
Would you ride for the cause?
-Is it all a Facade? Is it all a Facade?
Repeating questions about authenticity and the existence of God without religious affiliation.
Without yo church where is your God?
-Where's your God?
Repeating the question about the location of God.
My father would aid and assist
Reflecting on the loss of a father and the recurring pain during Christmas.
Now they act like he didn't exist
-And we had to loose him on Christmas
-Now every Christmas we miss Chris
-They popped Paul at the Quicktrip in Berkeley
Referencing specific incidents of violence, including a personal connection (Chris) and incarceration (Woota).
They got Woota inside of the Slip
-I know I got beef with the police
Expressing a preference for non-lethal conflict resolution and emphasizing awareness of the true enemy.
But it's something these niggas don't get
-I'm a man and I'm using my fists
Emphasizing a commitment to using physical force only in war-like situations.
Less it's war I ain't shooting at shit
Reiterating the message of shared struggle and urging recognition of common enemies.
Thought I said "we all part of the Struggle"
Raising questions about the loss of identity and potential identity theft.
Don't you know who yo enemy is?
-Tell me where yo Identity went?
Posing questions about the disappearance of identity, possibly due to theft.
I can see the Identity theft
-Dontae needed a heart to survive
Referencing a need for a heart transplant while facing personal struggles.
Loosing mine I might need one myself
-Grindz
Signing off with the artist's name.
Are you down for your dogs?
Reiteration of loyalty and commitment to a cause.
Would you ride for the cause?
-Is it all a Facade? Is it all a Facade?
Repeating questions about the authenticity and presence of God without religious support.
Without yo church where is your God?
-Where's your God?
Repeating the question about the whereabouts of God.
Are you down for your dogs?
Reiterating commitment and loyalty to friends or associates.
Would you ride for the cause?
-Is it all a Facade? Is it all a Facade?
Repeating questions about authenticity and the existence of God without religious affiliation.
Without yo church where is your God?
-Where's your God?
Repeating the question about the location of God.
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