Before I Break

I'm from the city of the cardinal birds, my mother's last, but my father's first

Growing up, I used to see them hustlers hard at work

And they say you can't be soft if it's that hard you serve

Remember when I used to have to catch the TARC to work

That shit had me pissed, like I'm tryna mark my turf

So my future, I had to plan it out just like Mars and Earth

You never write a statement like a Shawn Carter verse

Cause they'll come and cut your top like an Islamic birth

Shalom to the ones seeking a different truth

Me, I'm just trying to get the coup with the missing roof

And I'll never judge a man based off religious views

Cause the ones they do are typically hypocritical