Life We Lead

Lyrics

This is my rhyme, our lives, my views, our cities [Verse 1: Fliptrix] Switch-blade mistakes Leaving kids' tales never heard Victims are physical until they believe the earth This sickness is visual, you don't need to dig this dirt Addictions are killing citizens before they've seen the world Swiggered on a drink until their insides and livers hurt Kids are killing kids and then there's young women giving birth Driven by their instinct before they've ever lived and learned Vision's blurred, 'cos they don't seem to know their worth And we all struggle clear like our role models Man punching walls till they're left up with broke knuckles Disputes settled on a pavement with blood puddles Surveillance doubles Our pictures taken like our freedom and they make it subtle Cameras in a little bubble Placed in all the trains and buses, they don't trust us So when we're born, we're born as suspects It's all assumptions, treated like we're drug lords and gunmen Just 'cos we rep our hoodie cap and we bun cest The Babylon, we bunned them, my middle finger's up, yes Fuck stress, I wanna live life nice in sunsets [Hook x2] This is the life we lead, but not the life we love This is the reason why I crush mics 'til I be dust [Verse 2: Verb-T] You gotta balance mind, channel aggression Stay focused, keep perspective Show respect, change perception Love conquers all, trying to make progression Shape, protect and mould the young minds As these times get iller, signs get hidden I couldn't care less if my rhymes get written Or style gets copied, there's more of importance As we try and discover the coordinates for the end destination Just open your eyes for some confirmation Complications occur in the journey We spiral down in the ball of flames burning Some become ash, some rise again Some can't stand and some ride the pain Strive to be free, fighting from the hate [Hook x2] This is the life we lead, but not the life we love This is the reason why I crush mics 'til I be dust [Verse 3: Fliptrix] Never am I going back I move forth, making tracks Till my vision fade to black I stay intact, 'cos Half my fam are in the grave I pray for them, but they were snatched It's all around you, trust, it ain't about them Mugs, they try and doubt you Hunt you with a foul tool Drugs that come and cloud you Suck you to your downfall Before it's too late for round two So take a step back, listen your faith Elevate your mind and see what you'll amount to See what you'll amount to... [Verse 4: Verb-T] When you're down to your last penny, stressing Money ain't everything, make some progression Tape some aggression, leave you by the wayside Beef now is like a sea of arms like a stage dive One's got a weapon, others gotta match it, had shit To the map pointed at your damn wits Stop telling fibs, stop telling kids lies Yeah, they're mad enough to emulate others' lives Hate thrives on the ignorance and anger Twelve-year olds handcuffed Yeah, man, it's damn fucked [Hook x2] This is the life we lead, but not the life we love This is the reason why I crush mics 'til I be dust Yeah-yeah, Fliptrix, Verb-T, it's the life that we lead...