"what'd you do night? " "we did umm, two whole It was me, dez, and main right? And on the first car in small it said you see is..' and then you know Big, big, you know block silver letters That said '..crime in the city' " "it just up the whole car? " "yeah yeah, it was a car and shit..."
[spanish woman] escuchela.. la ciudad respirando (translation of spanish: to it.. the city breathing)
* repeats 3x *
speaking woman] escuchela..
[mos The new rode high in the crown of the metropolis Shinin, like who on top of People was tusslin, and bustlin Gangstaz of gotham hustlin I'm wrestlin words and ideas My ears is picky, what will transmit The scribes can to transcript, yo This ain't no time where the is suitable Tonight alive, let's describe the The indisputable, we new the narcotic Strength in metal and fiber Where mercenaries is to trade hot stock tips For profits, thirsty criminals take Hard knuckles on the second of workin class watches Skyscrapers is collosus, the cost of Is preposterous, stay alive, you play or die, no No batman and robin, tell between The cops and the robbers, they both partners, all heartless With no conscience, back streets darkened Where hearts stay hardened My eagle talons stay sharpened, like lights stay throbbin You either make a way or sobbin, the shiny apple Is bruised but sweet and if you to eat You could lose your teeth, many retreat news repeat, who got shot down and locked down Spotlight to savages, nasdaq My narrative, to explain this existance Amidst the harbor lights remain in the distance
So much on my mind I can't recline Blastin holes in the night til she bled Breathe in, inhale vapors bright stars that shine out, weed smoke retrace the skyline Heard the bass ride out like an mating call I can't it y'all, I can feel the city breathin Chest heavin, against the flesh of the Sigh before we die the last train leaving
[talib Breathin in deep city breaths, sittin on shitty We stoop to new lows, hell the night the city slept The beast crept concrete jungles with one another And ghetto where waters fall From the to the gutters The walk the beats, but the beats we be makin You on the wrong side of the track, visibly shaken Taken them plungers, plungin to that's painted by the numbers crime unapplied pressure, cats is playin god But havin children by a lesser baby mother but it We played against each like puppets, swearin you got pull When the only you got is the wool over your eyes Gettin in jail like a blessing in disguise in the skies for god, what you see besides the smog Is broken dreams flying away on the wings of the Thoughts people put in the air Places where you get murdered over a glare But is fair It's a paradox we reality So keepin it real will make you casualty of abnormal Killers born like, mickey and mallory Not knowing the ways'll get you capped an nba salary Some cats be to illustrate what we be seeing Hard to be a spiritual being when shit is shakin what you in For trees to in brooklyn, seeds need to be planted I'm if y'all feel me and the crowd left me stranded My blood pressure boiled and rose, new york niggaz Actin spoiled at shows, to the winners the go I take the l, transfer to the 2, head to the New york life type trife the roman empire
def and crew] So much on my mind I can't recline Blastin holes in the night til she sunshine Breathe in, vapors from bright stars that shine Breathe out, weed smoke the skyline Yo don't the ride out like an ancient mating call I can't take it y'all, I can feel the breathin Chest heavin, the flesh of the evening Sigh before we die like the last leaving
[spanish woman] escuchela.. respirando ? ?
Yo...on the amen, corner I stood at my former hood Felt the spirit in the wind, my friend was gone for good Threw on the casket, the hurt, I couldn't mask it Mixin down emotions, struggle I mastered I coreograph steps to heaven And hell, waiting to exhale and make the bread Veteran of a cold war chica-i-go for I know or, what's known So days I take the bus home, just to touch home the crib I spend months gone Sat by the window with a dome listenin to shorties cuss long girls with weak minds, but they butt strong Tried to call, or at least beep the lord, but have a touch-tone a dog-eat-dog world, you gotta mush on Some of this I must own Outta the city, they want us Tearin down the 'jects plush homes My circumstance is cabrini and love jones by hate, yet I love home Ask my God how he thought travellin the sound Found it to imagine he hadn't been past downtown It's deep, I heard the breathe in it's sleep Of I touch, but for me it's hard to keep Deep, I my man breathe in his sleep Of reality I touch, but for me hard to keep
def and crew] So much on my mind I just recline Blastin holes in the night til she bled Breathe in, vapors from bright stars that shine out, weed smoke retrace the skyline Yo how the bass ride out like an ancient mating I can't take it y'all, I can feel the breathing Chest heavin, against the flesh of the Kiss the ide's goodbye, I'm on the last train