"Broken Silence" Lyrics

I grew up in the same places as wiki got shot in the face
i saw abrahams brain split on the pave
he jumped off the block
right where the kids play
we used to sit every day
chattin shit we all strayed
i guess its deep seeded urban decay
from my angle i can see ghetto burnin away
and when i cry i find myself turnin away
this kid 16 burnin the yay
mislearnin the game
i send a prayer for the pain

[Chorus]
As i stand here
oooooooh
watchin the world go round
how it always keeps me down
is it's'posed to be like this, like this?
As we ride
oooooooh
to gain an edge in life searchin one 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 whats around 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 swell
i can tell you a thousand tales
documented and detailed
and most niggaz can relate around the world
my nigga kurt got found
with bullet rounds in his chest
up in the ATL
and the papers hate me well
i'm tryna 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 nigga little byron
just as long as i love and stay vibrant
i shall provail
and i shall not betrayal
i shall put my hands up in the end and say i done wrong
only time i tell, fo' real

[Chorus]
As i stand here
oooooooh
watchin the world go round
how it always keeps me down
is it's'posed to be like this, like this?
As we ride
oooooooh
to gain an edge in life searchin one 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
its like we're imprisoned in the ghetto and its gettin to me
to the point where i'm feelin institutionalised
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 restrain 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 my name
shit and i know a revolution's about to change
trust me
sittin round tables with ya ties and shirts
with the lust to disguss 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

[Chorus x2]
As i stand here
oooooooh
watchin the world go round
how it always keeps me down
is it's'posed to be like this, like this?
As we ride
oooooooh
to gain an edge in life searchin one always seems to try
to come in the way, is it supposed to be like this?

As i stand here
oooooooh
watchin the world go round
how it always keeps me down
is it's'posed to be like this, like this?
As we ride
oooooooh
to gain an edge in life searchin one always seems to try
to come in the way, is it supposed to be like this?