[Verse 1]
Got a call on the prepaid
“Vente, we ready,” that’s all that he said
Cross on my neck, pistol under the bed
Mama prays rosarios, I count up instead
Dust on my sneakers from a long road
Desert in my lungs, heart in cargo
Uncle disappeared, they say he talked, bro
So loyalty is church, what I die for
I learned math in the kitchen light
Break it down, build a different life
Borderline dreams, everything a price
Dios me cuida, but I roll the dice (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m tryna make it out, but I’m in too deep
From the sierra to the city, they depend on me
Digo “todo bien” while I barely sleep
Blood on the money, still it feels so clean
Cartel corazón, that’s my family tree
“Por la raza,” that’s the code, that’s the creed
If I go today, let the story read
I was a sinner in the shadows tryna plant my seed
[Verse 2]
Mama say, “Mijo, cambia tu camino”
But my pockets answer back, “Más kilos”
Grey Toyota with the fake plates
Pray the dogs smell fear, not the briefcase
I seen kids turn ghosts for a wrong word
I seen priests bless men they don’t deserve
I send cash in a box with the toys, herbs
For my sister’s school books, that’s my one nerve
I’m both villain and victim, I know
Put a saint on the dash when I go
If I vanish in smoke, in the valley below
Diles “lo intentó,” that’s all they gotta know
[Chorus]
I’m tryna make it out, but I’m in too deep
From the sierra to the city, they depend on me
Digo “todo bien” while I barely sleep
Blood on the money, still it feels so clean
Cartel corazón, that’s my family tree
“Por la raza,” that’s the code, that’s the creed
If I go today, let the story read
I was a sinner in the shadows tryna plant my seed