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The Screen Go Black lyrics
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Intro
Yeah... Woke up at the finish line, watch the screen go black. Breathe in. Hold up.
Verse 1
Chasin' all that motion, thought the paper would save us, Stackin' dirty money, trying to dodge all the cages. Trappin' out the bando, we was blind to the phases, Standin' on business, but we digging our graves. Got the Rollie on the wrist, but the hands don't spin, Put the city on my back, took it all on the chin. Ain't no cheat codes left, the stash box empty, Seen the feds in the diamonds, man, the streets don't pity.
Chorus
Got the ultimate clarity when the motion stop! Silence! Thought we was the bosses, we just targets for the cops. Tryna reverse the slide, ain't no spinnin' that back, Finally catch the whole vision when the screen go black. Woke up at the finish line... right before we clock out.
Verse 2
We was sliding on the opps, thought the score meant somethin', Hollows loaded in the switch, keep the block jumpin'. Paranoia on a hundred, couldn't sleep a wink, Off the 42, didn't have a second to think. Now I'm lookin' at the pavement, the blood turn cold, All that crash-out pride? Man, that story got old. Saw my brother in the smoke, realizing the trap, We just pawns in a maze, put the hood on the map. For what? A mural on a brick wall peeling?
Chorus
Got the ultimate clarity when the motion stop! Silence! Thought we was the bosses, we just targets for the cops. Tryna reverse the slide, ain't no spinnin' that back, Finally catch the whole vision when the screen go black. Woke up at the finish line... right before we clock out.
Verse 3
Poured the Wock in the Sprite, tryna numb the brain, Poppin' 30s like candy, standing out in the rain. Mind locked in a cell, heavy under the tint, Ridin' foreigns through the trench, never catching a hint. Then the fog just lifted, like a switch got flipped, Felt the organs start to fail, felt reality slip. Ain't no cup that can hide what the soul gotta face, Got my mind back fully, but I'm out of the race.
Bridge
Silence! They say before you cross over... everything aligns. Every mistake... every dollar... all the warning signs. I see the systemic trap. I see the pipeline designed to hurt us. God, I see it all.
Verse 4
Lookin' at my lil man from the stretcher bed, All the street code garbage washing out of my head. I told him 'be a savage', should've told him to read, Should've watered the roots, but I poisoned the seed. I can see the whole cycle, clear as the day, How they set up the board, how they lock us away. Takes a deathbed moment just to realize the truth, Left a chain behind, but no hope for the youth.
Verse 5
Heart monitor slowin', but my soul on ten, If I had another chance, wouldn't walk in the pen. Ain't no cap in my lungs, taking one last breath, Found my ultimate peace staring straight at death. The ceiling dissolving, I'm lookin' at stars, No more dodging the sirens, no more shaking the bars. I'm awake. Yeah, I'm finally awake.
Outro
Woke up at the finish line. Crystal clear. Watch the screen go black. Silence!
Inside the recording
Yeah... Woke up at the finish line, watch the screen go black.
Got the ultimate clarity when the motion stop! Silence!
Woke up at the finish line. Crystal clear.
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