Lyrics
I guess you wonder where I've been I searched to find the love within
The speaker reflects on their past and the search for inner love.
I came back to let you know Gotta thang for you, and I can't let go
The speaker returned to express their feelings for someone and emphasizes the difficulty of letting go.
I guess I gotta step up to the plate Trapped up in a world full of hate
The speaker acknowledges the need to face challenges in a world filled with hatred.
Make it hard to be great We live in poverty, it's hard where we stay
The challenges of poverty make it difficult to achieve greatness.
The world done went crazy, so it's hard to be sane
The chaotic state of the world makes it hard to maintain sanity.
Cops giving guns to a bunch of cowards Then they give them 30 bucks an hour
Police provide weapons to those lacking courage, highlighting systemic issues.
And they take anything they want, so it's like nothing to ours
The police take whatever they want, making it feel like nothing belongs to the community.
We couldn't wash away this pain with a hundred showers
Efforts to wash away the pain seem futile.
This pain deep
The speaker emphasizes the depth of their emotional pain.
How im supposed to grieve when
The difficulty of grieving when the killer is on paid leave is highlighted.
My brother's killer on paid leave Lock us up and throw away the key
The speaker criticizes the justice system and advocates for change.
And now we can't leave Don't care to help us change
Freedom is restricted, and the call for help to enact change is ignored.
As long as they got what they need Don't just lock us up, we need therapy
A plea for therapy instead of incarceration for those in need.
And don't just tell us to move on, we need clarity
The request for clarity and not just moving on from issues is expressed.
And my family shouldn't have to start a charity To bury me, that shit ain't fair to me
A critique of the unfair burden on the speaker's family for burial expenses.
I want you to care about how I feel I just want you to keep it real
The speaker desires genuine empathy and honesty from others.
When I start going off, don't you tell me chill If y'all don't wanna make a change, then I will
A plea for action; if others won't make a change, the speaker will.
It's me against the world like Pac Me against the world, let me see what y'all got
Comparison to Tupac ("Me against the world") and a challenge to face the speaker's strength.
Me against the world, I'ma come out on top Me against the world, pick it up and let it drop
Reiteration of the speaker's determination to overcome challenges.
Pick it up and let it drop Pick it up and let it drop
Repetition emphasizing the resilience to pick up and move forward.
Cops pull you over cause you speeding in that bucket
Description of a tense encounter with the police due to driving a cheap car.
Now you nervous cause your gun, you need to find a place to tuck it
The anxiety of carrying a gun illegally and the need to hide it.
You know it's probably over with so you like fuck it
Resignation and recklessness in the face of a probable arrest.
Hop out, start blasting and hit a pig in his nugget
A violent response to the police, illustrating frustration and anger.
And now you take off running Got away but still got on the same clothes
The escape and the irony of not changing clothes after a crime.
You ain't take off nothing Gotta start thinking different now
The need for a mindset change as a fugitive cannot continue the same lifestyle.
You a fugitive, you can't live the same life that you used to live
Reflection on the challenges of living as a fugitive.
I guess you wonder where I've been Everybody wondering where you done been
A return, and people are curious about the speaker's whereabouts.
Now everybody know what you done did
Public awareness of the speaker's actions and consequences.
I came back to let you know They talking bout you saying what a stupid kid
The speaker returned to share the judgment and criticism received.
Life of a fugitive
Reflection on the challenges and struggles of a life on the run.
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