(Intro)
Turn me up…
Yeah
You ever love somebody so hard
That when they cross you, it change you forever?
This that pain talk…
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(Hook)
Pain for pain, that’s the way it go
Cold hearts made from the streets we know
Every scar turned my soul to stone
Now I ride through the night all alone
Pain for pain, I can’t feel the same
Too much loss, too much hurt, too much rain
Tryna hide all this anger in my veins
But the trenches turn love into pain
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(Verse 1)
I remember nights we was broke together
Now everybody changed when the smoke got better
Same dudes used to laugh in the rain wit’ me
Now they act weird ‘cause the fame hit me
I done seen envy up close, that’s facts
Seen love disappear when the cash got stacked
That’s why I keep my circle real tight now
Too many snakes try to bite now
My lil’ homie died, I still hear his voice
Still think about that night, ain’t have no choice
Bullets hit fast, ambulance lights slow
Now his mama cry every night, I know
That pain different when it’s somebody close
Have you talkin’ to God while you clutch your coat
Like why the real ones always gotta go?
And why the fake always live the most?
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(Hook)
Pain for pain, that’s the way it go
Cold hearts made from the streets we know
Every scar turned my soul to stone
Now I ride through the night all alone
Pain for pain, I can’t feel the same
Too much loss, too much hurt, too much rain
Tryna hide all this anger in my veins
But the trenches turn love into pain
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(Verse 2)
I was young learnin’ pain before algebra
Real tears mixed with smoke in the passenger
Seen my mama stressed, bills piled high
Still smiled for us even when she cried
That made me savage, I ain’t trust much
Started keepin’ my feelings in a clutch
Everybody claim loyalty ‘til it’s pressure
Then them true colors come out under pressure
I had love for a girl but she switched too
Guess heartbreak turn people to villains too
Now I barely open up when I speak
Too much pain make a grown man weak
And I can’t go back to the old days
Too much blood spilled on them hallways
Every funeral made my heart colder
Every betrayal made the chip bigger on my shoulder
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(Verse 3)
I still pray before I sleep at night
Ask God help me see what’s wrong from right
‘Cause revenge been heavy on my brain lately
And this anger inside really changed me
I got demons I don’t talk about
Trauma I just walk around
Smile in public, hurt in private
Ain’t nobody really know the violence
I watched real killers cry over coffins
Street life glamorous ‘til your dog in one
That’s why I move careful with everybody now
Too much fake love gettin’ tossed around
And if I die young, tell ‘em I was solid
Every scar in my heart, I survived it
Came from pain, so that’s all I know
When the world hurt you, the hurt gon’ show
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(Outro)
Pain for pain…
That cycle never end
You either heal…
Or you turn cold forever