Album: Second Verse

Broken Silence

I grew up in the same place,
where Squeeky got shot in the face,
I saw Abrahams brains split on the pave,
he'd jumped off the block, right where the kids play,
we used to sit everyday,
chattin' ####, we all strayed,
I guess its deep-seeded urban decay,
from my angle I can see the ghetto burning away,
I wanna cry, I find myself turning away,
This kids 16, burning the yay,
mislearning the game,
I send a prayer for the pain

[Chorus]
As I stand here,
Ooooooh,
Watching the world go round,
How it always gets me down,
Is it supposed to be like this? (Like this?)
As we ride, (As we ride)
Ooooooh,
To gain an edge in life,
Searching-one always seems to try,
To come in the way,
Is it supposed to be like this?

I come from a place where,
you can't tell what's round the corner,
going to jail, or fail,
getting ###### up,
like them little black kids from Bronxtale,
well, as long as we're living in hell,
in the streets violence will always dwell,
I can tell u a thousand tales,
documented in detail,
and most niggaz can relate round the world,
my nigga Kirk got found,
with bullet rounds in his chest,
up in the ATL end,
and the papers hate me well,
I'm trying to revoke the violence,
not promote the violence,
this is my broken silence,
and u can hear my screams louder than police sirens,
I'm trynna fight back,
like my nigga little Byron,
just as long as I love and stay vibrant,
I shall provail, (I shall provail)
And I shall not betrayal, (I shall not betray you)
I shall put my hands up at the end and say I done wrong,
only time will tell for real

[Chorus]

[Last verse coming from the heart]
I guess we need more stability,
it's like we're imprisoned in the ghetto and it's getting to me,
to the point where I'm feeling institutionalised,
look in my eyes,
you'll see pain in it,
but who can decide?
whether I stay entrapped in,
packed in,
or fly from the restraining of thoughts packed in-side my brain but,
I proclaim that I will withstand the rain in order to get out this game, plus,
the Media, Government,
tried to blow us,
but they can't out the flame,
or doubt the name,
#### and ur evolution's bout to change,
trust me,
sitting round tables with the ties and shirts,
with the lust to discuss me,
you disgust me,
so I must be,
as level headed as I can,
to neva back pedal on the plan,
so we can all hold hands together,
unite so we can live as one

[Chorus (x2)]