Broken Silence (feat. The Reelists)

I grew up in the same places as Ricky got shot in the face

I saw Abraham's brain split on the pave

He jumped off the block, right where the kids play

We used to sit everyday chattin' shit, we all strayed

I guess its deep-seeded urban decay

From my angle I can see the ghetto burnin' away

I wanna cry, I find myself turnin' away

This kid sixteen, burnin' the yay

Mislearnin' the game, I send a prayer for the pain

As I stand here, ooh, watchin' the world go round

How it always keeps me down

Is it supposed to be like this, like this?

As we ride (As we ride)

Ooh, to gain and edge in life (To gain an edge in life)

Someone 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

Goin' to jail, or fail gettin' fucked up

Like them little black kids from Bronxtale

Well, as long as we're livin' in hell

In the streets, violence will always dwell

I can tell you a thousand tales documented in detail

And most **** can relate round the world

My **** Kurt got found with bullet rounds in his chest

Up in the ATL and the papers hate me, well

I'm tryin' to revoke the violence

Not promote the violence

This is my broken silence

And you can hear my screams louder than police sirens

I'm tryna fight back like my **** little Byron

Just as long as I love and stay vibrant

I shall prevail, I shall not betrayal

I shall put my hands up at the end and say I done well

Only time will tell, for real

As I stand here, ooh, watchin' the world go round

How it always keeps me down

Is it supposed to be like this, like this?

As we ride (As we ride)

Ooh, to gain and edge in life (To gain an edge in life)

Someone always seems to try to come in the way

Is it supposed to be like this?

(Last verse comin' from the heart)

I guess we need more stability

It's like we're imprisoned in the ghetto and it's gettin' to me

To the point where I'm feelin' institutionalized

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

Shit and your evolution's about to change, trust me

Sittin' 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 never back pedal on the plan

So we can all hold hands together

Unite so we can live as one

As I stand here, ooh, watchin' the world go round

How it always keeps me down

Is it supposed to be like this, like this?

As we ride (As we ride)

Ooh, to gain and edge in life (To gain an edge in life)

Someone always seems to try to come in the way

Is it supposed to be like this?

As I stand here (As I stand here) ooh, watchin' the world go round

How it always keeps me down

Is it supposed to be like this, like this?

As we ride (As we ride)

Ooh, to gain and edge in life (To gain an edge in life)

Someone always seems to try to come in the way

Is it supposed to be like this?