“It’s funny how the paper changes the people... but it never fixes the person.”
Yeah... 999.
Uh, woah, woah.
[Verse 1: Juice WRLD Rap Style]
I’m in the back of the Phantom, I’m feeling like a ghost
I’m drinking ‘til I’m numb, to the money I make a toast
I got blue strips in my pocket, but I’m feeling kinda blue
I bought a hundred-thousand-dollar watch just to watch the time I lose.
Is it worth it? I’m looking in the mirror, is it perfect?
The demons in my head, they be scratching at the surface
I’m racing ‘til I crash, hundred miles on the dash
Trying to bury all my sorrows in a mountain of the cash.
I’m a rockstar, popstar, sipping on the potion
Money is a drug, but it’s messing with emotion.
[Chorus: Melodic Afro-Fusion]
Owo in my hand, but my heart is still cold
Trading my peace for the silver and gold
Owo ni koko, but it’s weighing on my soul
I’m losing my mind, I’m losing control.
Money, money, money... (I’m drowning in the rain)
Steady chasing the money... (To take away the pain)
Kosi nkan t’owo o le se
(There’s nothing money cannot do)
But it can’t bring back the old me... no.
[Verse 2: The Afro-Hustle]
(Beat gets punchier, more syncopated)
Mama told me, "Omo mi, ranti ibi ti o ti wa"
(My son, remember where you came from)
But the farther that I go, the more I’m seeing the scar
I’m in the club, throwing notes, making it rain
Owo is a fire, it’s burning my brain.
I’m a legend in the making, but I’m breaking inside
Nowhere to run and there’s nowhere to hide
Awon temi tell me that I’m winning, I’m the man
But they don’t see the hole in the middle of the plan.
Gbogbo aye lo n wa owo, I got it in my palm
But I’m looking for the storm in the middle of the calm.
[Bridge]
(Guitar melody slows down, heavy reverb)
Olowo n s’aye... But the money don't love you back.
It’s a lonely road, yeah.
Olorun sanu mi... (God have mercy on me)
I’m just a rich kid with a broken heart.
[Outro]
(808s fade out, leaving just the sad guitar)
Yeah...
Owo wa, alafia ko si.
(Money is here, peace is not.)
999 forever.
Just keep running...
(Sound of a car speeding off)
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