Rich Roze - "Once Paradise" lyrics
rate me[Verse: Rich Roze:]
"envision a man mentally trapped,
Trying to get his shit together,
All the love in the world,
But nothing makes em feel better,
If theres a will, Then theres a way,
So he gotta hustle till his dying day,
Will he finally clear his case,
Blessed with a family,But cursed by His choices, He must have paranoia
Cuz he keeps hearing noises,
Every half second, he just keeps Walking,pacing, step after step as The next line is tracing.
But who are you to judge,
The arguments and such,
Pictures rattling off the wall,
And they weren't even touched,
The consequences setting in,
He keeps asking god why they hate me,
Please just lemme go,it feels like im Dying.
16 years old and he's never had Straight A's, His parents curse him Daily regardless of the dudes age,
The scars building up,
It's like the point of a knife,
Maybe when he's dead,
They'll finally see the moves he did right."
[Hook:]"Don't recognize what was once paradise, since we said our goodbyes,
Im a stranger"
[Verse: Rich Roze:]
"Fast forward to 18, he said no to Class,Cuz he's got that burner phone,
On his lap for that cash,
Graduations coming up n he aint going
He rather stack the bills from these Drugs that he's flowing,
Such a sad story, But yet such a Wrong way, A roof above his head but He doesn't wanna stay,
Cuz it's in his own mind that he Knows what hes doing, But the simple Fact never crossed his mind of who He's screwing.
The cops got a tip, now his spots hot as ever,nobody stays for talking they just switch it like a lever,
The police finally got em and they threw him in he car, The cops got a call partner calls says the others in a bar,
Kicking in the door, so he rushes to The back, the cop pulls the gun and Lets off into his back, His boys head drops as he sees it for himself,
Suddenly starts to break from these Cards he was dealt."
[Hook:]"Don't recognize what was once paradise, since we said our goodbyes,
Im a stranger"
"It's 10 years and he's about to Leave prison,Got his goals on his Mind,and examples he's been living,
His family stayed there for em,
And he never thought they would,
So his heart goes out to Pac,
Cuz he always he knew he could,
Rest assure he's gon get his life back on track, no more selling rock,no more coke,no more drop, no more nothing.
A new life is what he's after,
And everyones gotta realise what it Really takes to keep these plans Coming,
But went and changed em, what really Did it,was it the cage or the rage or The inmates waiting in it.
I guess you'll never know but just Know he's changed, Picked a new Direction and it started with a Flame.
He's just gonna keep burning, and Earning and working cuz it leads to him learning and this message is urgent.
I aint saying what im saying is the Right thing to do,But just remember Homie this could be you."
[Hook:]"Don't recognize what was once paradise, since we said our goodbyes,
Im a stranger"
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Thanks to Jacob
