Still I Rise Lyrics

You may write me down in history with your bitter, twisted lies

You may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise

Just like moons and like suns with the certainty of times

Just like hope springing high, still I'll rise, still I'll rise

I said we call this hell home

Word to the bros, niggas chattin' like hoes

But what they really know

Yeah, my heart's chilly-freeze, but I swear I've never froze

Bruddaz playing tough, but you're crying down the phone

She was quick to drop your pin, better leave me alone

Seen how it would play out, Deppy told me long ago

You don't get it yet? Shit, you're either deaf or you're slow

Wasn't destined to blow, I was invested in road

Fuck the flexin', 2 Live that's my guy, Yeah it's Jones

Legal or illegal, we was trying to cover both

Telling Shaq we'll get the M, I can feel it in my soul

Niggas weren't involved, call my phone like they need to know

I really seen it close, niggas schemin' low when we approach

Sayin' safe to my face, but they wanna see me ghost

Wanna see me fucked up, wanna see me broke

Thinking fuck rap, I got my business booming on my own

But I'm still grinding for real, lively for real

Bait face, but I think your bitty like me for real

Niggas see me rap, yeah

Then they wanna rap, Yeah

Then they wanna act like they're like me for real

Boy, I grew around lions, hustlers and giants

Catch you offside and they will question your alliance

Picture was different, really took it out the frame

Studied it hands on, OGs taught me ways

Never let them take your chain, or disrespect your name

M.O.B. never step outside your brain for a dame

When you're down, don't complain, wipe them tears from your face

Embrace the madness, pack your plate and say your grace

See this place come with pain, and the pain come with shame

Afraid to say we're wounded, pride surging through my veins

Grinding through the dark, snow and rain

Whole team trying to get piece, like we're queuing for a train

It's a cold world, I bet this Dolce jacket don't keep me warm though

I know the score, trust me I've seen it all bro

Rats calling out snakes, snakes calling out rats

Niggas will smoke with you then, try and turn you pack

They will stab you in your back then, readjust the mask

Careful when you're throwing shots, I'm sure your house is made of glass

Ahh, I swear they think it's all an act, stood on ten before rap

Could never be your doormat, I can't welcome that

Stepping on me won't be rewarded, think you see something sweet

Nah, darg visions distorted awkward

You help a man, he grateful, repeating his thank yous

Behind your back he's speaking down, telling niggas he skanked you

I don't know about them, ain't sure about them

Just because they call your line, don't mean you call that man friend

Yeah, you see man winning, they might be sinning

The devil favours the weak, don't assume that man's blessed

But we call this hell home, word to the bros

Niggas chatting like hoes, but what they really know

Heart's chilly-freeze, but I swear I've never froze

Anti-gang brudda, I've been fighting demons on my own

Getting back into my zone, back into my mode

Back in that dark room, but it really helped me grow

Yeah, I'm back in that dark room, but shit, it really helped me grow

Never let them take your chain, or disrespect your name

M.O.B. never step outside your brain for a dame

When you're down don't complain, wipe them tears from your face

Embrace the madness, pack your plate and say your grace

See this place come with pain, and the pain come with shame

Afraid to say we're wounded, pride surging through my veins

Ay, grinding through the dark, snow and rain

Ay, real niggas still relate