Legacy

Lyrics

[Verse 1: ILL BILL] What's the true meaning of legacy? It's what you leave behind after you're gone If you love somebody, write 'em a song Name your label after them, build colossal pyramids in they honor Paint Michelangelos for your mama, thank you for birthing life Tattoo the Earth with a knife Thank you, Howie, yeah, I learned from the trife I'm part of his legacy, some would describe it as treachery But I cherish those lessons until the death of me I'm the future, I'm grandma's childhood dreams, a legacy her essence Every time I spit a rhyme I feel her presence I'm a father now, my daughter's continuation of me My legacy will be, I taught her to be, greater than me Make my mark on this planet, engrave it in pure granite Start a legendary Exodus like Kirk Hammett Or Moses the Hebrew, or like the Pope in the cathedral Even after we gone we still feed you [Chorus: Salome] What you leave behind determines who you were in life What you leave behind decides if you wanna lose this fight You were stronger than me, but I'm more than you believe So before you go, gonna leave a legacy [Verse 2: Sean Strange] Yo, when I'm gone, will you remember me and carry on my legacy? I'm bred to be a legend like my father And your memory I'll carry 'til the day that I die I can't believe I'm looking at your coffin now, and I'm waving goodbye (Damn!) At the wake I play the Coltrane record and try to keep the faith You told me keep on going even when people hate Do you believe in fate? 'Cause when you died, I felt that it was your way of telling me that I need a break Now take a look at my career and the way I'm rappin' With no manager or agent I made it happen (Real!) I've been around the world more than you've been around your block I used to be the one you thought would fail, homie, but now I'm not I dropped an album with an icon, a pioneer And all the fam I have reminded me why I am here I find the fear in my heart and turn it to domination Of anything in my way, I made it my obligation [Chorus: Salome] What you leave behind determines who you were in life What you leave behind decides if you wanna lose this fight You were stronger than me, but I'm more than you believe So before you go, gonna leave a legacy