Woah, woah, woah
Once you cross that line, it ain't no tryin' to fix it
You want me to forgive you, let's be realistic
I can't kick it with your kind like I tore my meniscus
How you go from co-defendant to a ****in' witness?
They'll stand on couches with you but won't stand on business
Woah, I watched everybody turn on my brother like he ain't have 'em out here flyin' jets and ****in' bitches
This shit ridiculous
I feel your pain, my brudda
I know you from the struggle, I know how hard you hustled just to take care of you mother
I know you took clothes off your back for niggas you call, "Brotha"
I know how hard it get in this jungle, tryna prevail without bein' tried like you no sucker
Huh, life's a mother****er, yeah
I know ain't nobody perfect
But what's the point in makin' it out if all they do is cuff ya?
You know, we be comin' from like, the worst conditions, the worst circumstances
The trenches, the gutter
Sometimes we be forced to make decisions that we don't even want to make
It be about survival
At the end of the day, we be havin' good hearts
They just be in bad places
I guess that's life, though
Father God, forgive me for my sins
Take the mask off all my enemies that's out here actin' like my friends
Did some shit I'm prayin' I never gotta do again
I put bloodshed and tears inside this win
If I take care of my hood, the prosecutor call me Gotti
Turn my back on my hood, they prolly kill me, prolly rob me
It's a Catch-22, I'm bein' honest
Hard work, tryna keep the past behind me
I still be havin' flashbacks 'bout Johnny
Fast forward and the major label signed me
Had to hustle, had to focus, perseverance
Momma used to go to TJ Maxx and shop on clearance
Tayman and CJ, I can still feel their spirits
Skinny and Wanwan used to rap, I know they hear it
It ain't that easy, puttin' pain inside of lyrics
Send us up to Heaven so they can clear it
Y'all know like, real street niggas don't do this shit
And I don't want niggas to get misunderstood
'Cause the rules we live by, don't even matter no more
Just a, just a setback for you to come back
Can't hold a nigga down forever
Know what I'm sayin'
'Till then, we gon' hold this shit down, straight up
letter to my brudda - A Bao
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[00:00.000]作詞 : Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph/Tyrese McGriff/Kavi Lybarger/Park Min Geon/Paola Barba
[00:01.000]作曲 : Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph/Tyrese McGriff/Kavi Lybarger/Park Min Geon/Paola Barba
[00:09.636]Woah, woah, woah
[00:12.410]Once you cross that line, it ain't no tryin' to fix it
[00:15.233]You want me to forgive you, let's be realistic
[00:17.998]I can't kick it with your kind like I tore my meniscus
[00:21.172]How you go from co-defendant to a ****in' witness?
[00:24.134]They'll stand on couches with you but won't stand on business
[00:28.649]Woah, I watched everybody turn on my brother like he ain't have 'em out here flyin' jets and ****in' bitches
[00:35.345]This shit ridiculous
[00:37.615]I feel your pain, my brudda
[00:39.667]I know you from the struggle, I know how hard you hustled just to take care of you mother
[00:44.168]I know you took clothes off your back for niggas you call, "Brotha"
[00:47.157]I know how hard it get in this jungle, tryna prevail without bein' tried like you no sucker
[00:52.348]Huh, life's a mother****er, yeah
[00:56.361]I know ain't nobody perfect
[00:57.921]But what's the point in makin' it out if all they do is cuff ya?
[01:02.126]You know, we be comin' from like, the worst conditions, the worst circumstances
[01:06.233]The trenches, the gutter
[01:08.784]Sometimes we be forced to make decisions that we don't even want to make
[01:12.884]It be about survival
[01:15.636]At the end of the day, we be havin' good hearts
[01:18.334]They just be in bad places
[01:22.085]I guess that's life, though
[01:25.616]Father God, forgive me for my sins
[01:27.907]Take the mask off all my enemies that's out here actin' like my friends
[01:31.813]Did some shit I'm prayin' I never gotta do again
[01:34.556]I put bloodshed and tears inside this win
[01:37.666]If I take care of my hood, the prosecutor call me Gotti
[01:40.692]Turn my back on my hood, they prolly kill me, prolly rob me
[01:43.723]It's a Catch-22, I'm bein' honest
[01:46.809]Hard work, tryna keep the past behind me
[01:49.865]I still be havin' flashbacks 'bout Johnny
[01:52.690]Fast forward and the major label signed me
[01:56.117]Had to hustle, had to focus, perseverance
[01:59.213]Momma used to go to TJ Maxx and shop on clearance
[02:02.308]Tayman and CJ, I can still feel their spirits
[02:05.243]Skinny and Wanwan used to rap, I know they hear it
[02:08.338]It ain't that easy, puttin' pain inside of lyrics
[02:11.296]Send us up to Heaven so they can clear it
[02:15.614]Y'all know like, real street niggas don't do this shit
[02:19.625]And I don't want niggas to get misunderstood
[02:22.188]'Cause the rules we live by, don't even matter no more
[02:26.926]Just a, just a setback for you to come back
[02:30.675]Can't hold a nigga down forever
[02:32.445]Know what I'm sayin'
[02:34.798]'Till then, we gon' hold this shit down, straight up
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歌詞解析
一句話主旨
以街頭兄弟情為核心，掙扎於忠誠與生存的矛盾中，譜寫對過去與當下的反思。
主題
兄弟情誼、街頭生存、道德困境、背叛與自我救贖。
情緒
悲憤、無奈、掙扎、堅毅、反思。
意象與手法
運用「trenches, the gutter」（戰壕與下水道）象徵底層生存環境，以「Catch-22」（進退兩難）隱喻現實困境，透過「bloodshed and tears」（流血與淚水）強化掙扎感，並以「motherer」（婊子養的）等粗礪語氣凸顯情緒張力。
重點句解讀
1. 「Once you cross that line, it ain't no tryin' to fix it」
背叛一旦發生，便無從修復。揭示人際信任的脆弱與傷害的不可逆性。
2. 「It's a Catch-22, I'm bein' honest」
置身於無法兩全的困境，反映街頭生存的矛盾——保護同儕可能危及自身，違背原則又背離初衷。
3. 「They just be in bad places」
點明惡行非本性使然，而是環境逼迫所致，帶出對人性的寬容與理解。
適合情境
面對親友背叛時的憤怒與遺憾、在現實壓力下掙扎求存的時刻、反思自身與社會關係的沉思狀態。
魔鏡站長解析
站長私房短評：打動人的地方、適合什麼時刻聽（產生後永久保存）。
歌曲冷知識
AI 依歌詞整理 3-4 點有趣觀察（產生後永久保存）。