I am blessed to be alive Made it out I survived Where I'm from it's do or die Tell the kids to stay inside Day light them bullets fly Ain't get a chance to live But these kids lose they life Some about that shit ain't right Contemplating late at night Should I speak give advice Would it reach am I wise Make them think at least twice Realize it's more to life Than the shit that's on the block It ain't cool to be that hot Burning cities it won't stop This is for my burning city My city burning So many burning cities Lord My people hurting As I sit and mediate I await for better days Hands together and I pray That your pain alleviate Stick together keep the faith Hard times oh no we don't break This ain't weed so we can't shake I'm Not kidding, I don't play Life balanced Ying yang Nintendo no game Fuck the tech use your brain Detached and go sane Pop the pill leave the matrix This that real I can't fake it Spiritual solider I'm awaken No more souls will be taken This is for my burning city My city burning So many burning cities Lord My people hurting I am blessed to be alive Made it out I survived Where I'm from it's do or die Tell the kids to stay inside Day light them bullets fly Ain't get a chance to live But these kids lose they life Some about that shit ain't right Contemplating late at night Should I speak give advice Would it reach am I wise Make them think at least twice Realize it's more to life Than the shit that's on the block It ain't cool to be that hot Burning cities it won't stop The City Burning Cause They Don't Learn They Want To Take When They Don't Earn The Scripture Say That God Eventually Exalt The Humble But these young ones rather rumble let the metal burn Truly sad How the system eliminates a dad Sugar coat it with the latest fad A Shoe box full of cash And now hood full of straps Make it make sense Gentrified double the rent Pistol a young one defense Can never white picket the fence Impossible to get a loan or advance Only if you ball Only if you trap Only if you rap Only way to a Benz Damn This verse was so imperative SLD and Vibeking here to change the narrative This is for my burning city My city burning So many burning cities Lord My people hurting I am blessed to be alive Made it out I survived Where I'm from it's do or die Tell the kids to stay inside Day light them bullets fly Ain't get a chance to live But these kids lose they life Some about that shit ain't right Contemplating late at night Should I speak give advice Would it reach am I wise Make them think at least twice Realize it's more to life Than the shit that's on the block It ain't cool to be that hot Burning cities it won't stop