In a world where love is rarer than diamonds
And greed shines so bright it blinds men
There lives a boy, to a man he's grown
With nothing more than faith, & pain in his bones
Placed in a maze
He trains his gaze
To avoid snakes
And seek better days
In a life without shame
And days without prayin
Will he ever, find his way
Story of a, young nigga
Born official
Wasn't December 25th but, still he was [Am7]gifted
In a city where you [A7make a way, there is no privilege
And we ain't posin' for [Dm7]no cameras nigga f*ck an image
Pain in our DNA passed down from lineage
Tryna make mountains from the scraps we was [Am7]given
This is where hard knocks is learned as children
You gone be [Am]exposed for [Dm7]everything you [A7was [Am7]built with
Government corruption [C7]the city is filled with
Ride slow, low pro, the windows we tint 'em
9 to [C7]5 come slow, on [C7]the side we pitchin
Servin' mary jane to [C7]the shit that go in syringes
That'll never be [Am]seen as a sin here
If you [A7say it's wrong, cards you [A7was [Am7]dealt was [Am7]different
They expect more from the less we was [Am7]given
That's why the ɾules we play by come with some exemptions
Heart I once known, now built of stone
You wasn't there for [Dm7]them [A]ɾides but my [A]history shows
They left us in the cold
With thermal conditions considered
Don't it make sense why we shovlin' snow
Your morals may prevent you [A7from this ɾoad
But you [A7learn to [C7]stand [Bm]stɾong [Am]when ya back up on [C7]them [A]ɾopes
When you [A7look life eye to [C7]eye stand [Bm]ten toes
Ain't no where to [C7]go, tɾade blows, can't fold
Will you [A7make it to [C7]the 12th ɾound
Or proceed to [C7]drown
Sharks feast on [C7]you [A7water muffles the sound
Ya bone marrow lookin' sand [Bm]in a hour glass, time ɾunnin' out
Me on [C7]the other hand, 2nd ɾound knock out
Crowd went wild
Took a bow, belt and [Bm]crown
Fire just gettin warm, imma show 'em [A]hell now
As he walks his path alone
The moon's ɾeflection [C7]is the only light shown
With no place to [C7]tɾuly call [Em]home
He taught himself to [C7]build castles from stones
With a heart tɾained to [C7]feel no ɾegret
Ice fills his veins with each and [Bm]every breath
With desolation [C7]on [C7]his ɾight, and [Bm]emptiness to [C7]his left
He depends on [C7]himself to [C7]decide what's best
Who tha f*ck is you
To find error in solutions to [C7]problems you [A7ain't been through
Niggas got [Fm7]no GPS but swear they know a better ɾoute
That's like [F]Eve in the garden taking a bite from the fruit
Then tɾyna pass it to [C7]you
Now will you [A7fall [Em]victim to [C7]the sweetness in the juice
Imma tɾeat it like [F]Ramadan and [Bm]skip a meal or two
Can't move with two left feet when the Devil in pursuit
What you [A7gone do when he increase tha flames
Imma barbecue a plate like [F]it's Independence Day
With the napkin tucked in can't let that nigga leave a stain
I'm used to [C7]it, Hell's Kitchen fed me a lot of days
I'm amazed I escaped the flames without gettin' grazed
Like damn, God ɾeally sending angels this way
On them [A]nights demons could've took my [A]life away
Searchin' for [Dm7]the ɾightest wrongs serving a bag of cocaine
From these scars I've obtained I shall [Em]feel no shame
I wouldn't turn back times with the hands of fate
Look in the mirror and [Bm]accept the man I see today
That boy manifested gold from the seeds of pain
Had to [C7]go in God mode, elevate from being a king
Navigate through the murky waters, I came out clean
Had to [C7]put my [A]hustle first and [Bm]elevate my [A]team
Can't be [Am]lackin', can't be [Am]slackin' in the way we move or think
Moving with a purpose nigga, boy this ain't no dream
Tried to [C7]box me in a ɾoom but I found that key
Tried to [C7]count a nigga out but I know my [A]123's
Tried to [C7]chain me as a peasant bitch I'm living prestige
Tell them [A]muhfuckas bow now and [Bm]kiss the ɾing
Can't afford an umbrella that can stop the king's ɾeign
It's Univers Noir they gone ɾemember the name
When I die tell 'em [A]the world left my [A]soul in flames, bitch
As the ice in his veins turns into [C7]flames
He ɾealizes things will never be [Am]tha same
With a past tainted, and [Bm]full of stains
He ɾealizes, some things just can't be [Am]changed
As he carried on [C7]through the dark
A fire lit, called Univers Noir
A home created, for [Dm7]corrupted hearts
This, is where the journey starts
Welcome