Survivor's Guilt
Survivor's Reflection: Navigating Struggle and Systemic Odds
Lyrics
Smoking weed to keep my mind clear
Using marijuana to maintain mental clarity.
My money bubble up like a Moncler
Wealth is increasing, likened to a Moncler, a luxury brand.
Vacations off a timeshare
Taking vacations through a timeshare arrangement.
Escaping all the madness
Seeking refuge from chaos and turmoil.
Fake love crabs in a barrel and swine with badges
Dealing with false love, competition, and corrupt authorities.
Your hood can keep you trapped in
The neighborhood can be confining or limiting.
Everybody trappin but the only thing promised to all is death and taxes
Reflection on the inevitability of death and taxes for everyone.
They want us to be goners
Societal forces pushing for the downfall of individuals.
Its hotter than a sauna but we acclimate to hate and that can transform into trauma
Adapting to negativity can lead to lasting psychological damage.
Can’t take it any longer
Feeling overwhelmed and unable to endure further.
The hood been getting gentrified
Observing the impact of gentrification on the neighborhood.
Murder we desensitized
Becoming desensitized to murders in the community.
When it comes to doing crime it feel like we incentivized
Crime seems incentivized, contributing to the desensitization.
Babies having babies
Young people becoming parents at an early age.
Kids are using drugs for recreation like the 80's
Drug use among kids for recreation resembling the 80s.
Driving mothers crazy
Causing distress for mothers, perpetuating a cycle.
She clutching to the bible where we from its like a cycle
Turning to the Bible for solace in a challenging environment.
He got locked he got killed like a struggle for survival
Deaths and incarceration are common struggles for survival.
What do you expect they barely living check to check all you left with is your stress when I see it I’m upset that’s why
Expressing frustration at the financial struggles in the community.
Hard for us to get straight
Difficulty in finding a righteous path.
Blacks is killing blacks we just victims of our self-hate
Internalized self-hate contributing to violence within the black community.
Don’t want to see the next wake
Reluctance to witness another funeral.
I rather see you woke
Prefer to see people awakened to social issues.
Killing one another just because we get provoked
Violence among each other triggered by external factors.
And they laughing like its jokes
Observing societal issues treated lightly or humorously.
System democratic but oppression systematic cops shootin little kids like a game of target practice
Critique of a supposedly democratic system with systematic oppression.
With no punishment
No consequences for law enforcement's harmful actions.
How can you trust the government
Lack of trust in the government due to systemic issues.
Another man killed just imagine how his mother feel
Reflecting on the emotional impact of a man's death on his mother.
She drink away the pain cuz liquor stores on every block
Coping with pain through alcohol, highlighting its accessibility.
And just keeping it real I feel like shit will never stop
A sense of hopelessness, feeling like problems will persist.
The racism and prejudice
Addressing the prevalence of racism and prejudice.
No way to get ahead of it
Frustration at the difficulty of overcoming these challenges.
It’s just the dark truth when Americas your residence
Facing the harsh reality of being an American resident.
Just look at who’s our President
Criticism of the person in power, the President.
He arguing on Twitter crackers call us n#gger and then wonder why we bitter
Highlighting racial tensions and offensive language on social media.
I’m not tryin to blame the system
Not blaming the system but acknowledging the challenging circumstances.
I’m just saying how we living fight the power is the message that we gone deliver
Advocating for resistance against societal oppression.
You feel this
Challenging the listener to connect with the emotions expressed.
Be fearless
Encouraging fearlessness in the face of adversity.
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