BLOODLINE (This Is War) Intro (low, intense) Yeah… (yeah) This ain’t pride… (nah) This pressure… (pressure) ⸻ Hook (With Ad-libs, darker) My bloodline countin’ on me (on me) Too much weight, I don’t sleep (no sleep) I was born in the fire (fire) Raised where the weak don’t eat (nah) Every scar in my name (scarred) Every loss in my veins (veins) I can’t fold, I can’t fall (won’t fold) Too many ghosts in my chain (ghosts) My bloodline countin’ on me (yeah) So I move like it’s war (war) I ain’t chasin’ a dream (nah) I’m protectin’ what’s ours (ours) ⸻ Verse 1 I come from hunger and hard floors (hard floors) From busted knuckles and closed doors (closed) From “don’t cry” and “man up” Even when life feel like war (war) Granddaddy bled through silence (silence) Mama prayed through pain (amen) Daddy carried that weight So I could carry the name (the name) I ain’t flexin’ for cameras (nah) I’m flexin’ for blood (blood) I don’t hustle for likes I hustle for us (for us) If I quit, I betray ‘em (never) If I fold, I disgrace ‘em (nah) I don’t move for applause I move ‘cause I can’t replace ‘em (facts) ⸻ Hook (Harder delivery) My bloodline countin’ on me (on me) Too much weight, I don’t sleep (no sleep) I was born in the fire (fire) Raised where the weak don’t eat (nah) Every scar in my name (scarred) Every loss in my veins (veins) I can’t fold, I can’t fall (won’t fold) Too many ghosts in my chain (ghosts) ⸻ Verse 2 (Darker) I done seen men waste their shot (waste it) I done seen dreams die slow (slow) I done seen families break ‘Cause somebody chose comfort over growth (damn) So I don’t move lazy (never) I don’t talk soft (nah) If I fall, I fall forward I don’t fall off (facts) Cousins stuck in the struggle (struggle) Kids watchin’ my grind (watchin’) If I quit on myself What example I leave behind? (what?) This ain’t ego, it’s legacy (legacy) This ain’t hype, it’s design (design) I don’t carry ambition I carry a whole bloodline (bloodline) ⸻ Bridge (dark, echo) If I break… they break If I win… they rise I don’t move for me I move for lives ⸻ Final Hook (Layered, chant style) My bloodline countin’ on me (on me) Too much weight, I don’t sleep (no sleep) I was born in the fire (fire) Raised where the weak don’t eat (nah) I can’t fold, I can’t fall (won’t fold) Too many ghosts in my chain (ghosts) This ain’t pressure… This blood in my veins (veins)

Bloodline (This Is War)