(make rapper #1)
(Verse 1)
Listen
I was raised to be better than this
i know I'm better than this
I know I deserve so much better than this
But yet here I stay planting my feet
Half off and half way livin on these streets
Still, wanting more but almost scared to go get it
I can't keep making excuses to continue to be living like this
I'm so tired of this shit
Some days, I might decide to pray
Asking the Lord to send me a sign
I need a better life
I need something to feel like I'm not just here wasting my time
(Chorus)
(Female Chorus )
I gave too much to the streets, lost years I can’t get back,
Now I’m climbin' out the fire with my soul intact.
No love in the cold, just pain on repeat,
Now I’m fightin' for a life that the struggle can't cheat.
You want war? I’ve been there. Want scars? I got proof.
But I’m done with the lies—now I only want truth.
I ain’t runnin' no more, I’m just done with the strife,
Gave the block my blood—now I’m takin' my life.
(Verse2)
(Make rapper #2)
I was raised to be better—yeah, I know my worth,
But I been stuck in the cycle, same pain, same dirt.
Feet planted in struggle, heart heavy with doubt,
One step in, one foot out—I can't figure it out.
Still dreamin’ of more, but fear’s in the way,
Like I want the escape, but I’m scared of the day.
Can’t keep makin’ peace with a life that’s a fight,
I’m tired of these nights that don’t lead to the light.
(Chorus)
(Female Chorus –)
I gave too much to the streets, lost years I can’t get back,
Now I’m climbin' out the fire with my soul intact.
No love in the cold, just pain on repeat,
Now I’m fightin' for a life that the struggle can't cheat.
You want war? I’ve been there. Want scars? I got proof.
But I’m done with the lies—now I only want truth.
I ain’t runnin' no more, I’m just done with the strife,
Gave the block my blood—now I’m takin' my life.
(Verse 3)
(Male rapper #1)
Look... I been sleepin' in cars, bleedin' through scars,
Tryna outrun fate while I’m speedin' through bars.
Got pain in my lungs and a twitch in my grip,
I ain’t losin' no more—I was built for this shit.
(Male rapper#2)
I’ve been lied on, stepped on, stabbed in the back,
Seen love turn cold like a trap house flat.
Had friends turn ghosts, had hope turn smoke,
And I still didn’t fold—nah, I choked on the rope.
Now I'm back with a blade for the demons that haunt,
Cut ties with the past—I want peace, not a front.
You can keep all the clout, all the flex, all the noise,
I just want a clean break and a shot at the choice.
(Female Chorus –)
I gave too much to the streets, lost years I can’t get back,
Now I’m climbin' out the fire with my soul intact.
No love in the cold, just pain on repeat,
Now I’m fightin' for a life that the struggle can't cheat.
You want war? I’ve been there. Want scars? I got proof.
But I’m done with the lies—now I only want truth.
I ain’t runnin' no more, I’m just done with the strife,
Gave the block my blood—now I’m takin' my life.
Tiffany Luthi 
