(verse) take a step back and ponder on your decisions ya life is made but you really tryna risk it fuck all the guns, the drugs, focus ya vision bible verses tatted on ya body but you wanna-be sinnin’ livin’ fast, crashin’ quick, no intermission caught up in the hype, blinded by the glisten but where’s it gonna get you, six feet under? mama cryin’ at the service, you ain’t hear the thunder? you chasing paper, but it’s cursed with the pain dollars in your hand, but your soul in chains while they flexin’ on the 'gram, losing all they sense i’d rather build a legacy, fuck a short expense stay true to the grind, fuck the street dreams the block is hot but the future’s where the light beams keep your circle tight, loyalty’s the rarest gold forget the bullshit, let your real story unfold (chorus) dream big, stay clean, let your mind shine don’t let the bullshit ever steal your prime you got the power to rewrite your fate no more violence, no more hate, elevate dream big, stay clean, let your mind shine don’t let the bullshit ever steal your prime you got the power to rewrite your fate no more violence, no more hate, elevate (verse) they glorify the hustle, but at what cost? friends turn to foes, in the game, they get lost but we can rise above, break the cycle, break the curse came from the bottom, time to put in work, reverse the system got us trapped, but we ain’t no pawns we all kings and queens, destined to move beyond society’s chains tryna keep us in the dark but we spark revolutions with every single mark remember the legends, 'cause they ain’t die for nothing Malcolm, Martin, Pac, they ain’t go out bluffin’ they had a vision, but it’s ours to complete so fuck the negativity, rise up from the street they want us divided, lost in the pain but we got the strength to weather the rain so chase your dreams, let the bullshit fade you’re the master of your destiny, don’t be afraid (chorus) dream big, stay clean, let your mind shine don’t let the bullshit ever steal your prime you got the power to rewrite your fate no more violence, no more hate, elevate dream big, stay clean, let your mind shine don’t let the bullshit ever steal your prime you got the power to rewrite your fate no more violence, no more hate, elevate (bridge?) we living in a world where they prey on our fall but stand tall, homie, you can break down the wall you got the heart, you got the fire within so rise up, rise up, let the real story begin (outro) no more wastin’ time on the streets, no more lies see the truth in the mirror, it’s you who gotta rise from the ashes of the past, to a future so bright forget the guns and the drugs, chase the light *(best thing i've ever written or what? holy moly)*