City of Real
Album: Onesoul Presents: Vol 1.5
By: Karanjis Soulwater
By: Karanjis Soulwater
Duration
4:51
Genres
Description
This song is a depiction of the struggle and strife of life in the cities of real across the country and world where billions of people struggle just to stay afloat despite personal, social and financial hardship. This song is especially dedicated to the city of Detroit.
Lyrics
Intro verse: (Aaron Lamont) When I turn on the TV I cant seem to be happy no more its like war going on outside my door Children dying everyday getting killed in these streets no life no hope just out here trying to eat so what am I to do just sit here everyday while my childrens futures are blowing away they closing up the schools so who are they to turn to tell me is it me or tell me is it you Rap verse: (Karanji) Broadcasting live yeah from the city of real where they still want taxes but they throw away meals to da pigs from buffets where we spins roulettes and scape away ya earnings while we making deem bets trying to live for da bread or deem bloody baguettes many die not truly knowing lifes key to progress life is hard when ya know is so much less and its so hard to relax when you living wit stress just ask them single parents tryin to do they best coming home late from work to find the house in mess daughters mail on table said she failed dat preganancy test and baby boys in deem streets trying to slang dat cess so they pray everyday just to make a way trying to survive in the critical days Chorus:(Aaron Lamont and Karanji) When ya heats of yeah thats real when ya laid off yeah thats real when dey putting ya out yeah thats real and when you got no insurance yeah thats real This is the city of the real the real this is city of the real the real This is the city of real the real The city of the real The city of the real Verse 2: (Karanji) Its dark outside, he up a five straight waiting for da bus lips freezin/ whisperin to himself hurry up bus gotta make it work before 7 oh there it goes damn it full please stop feel like my feet are froze thats real dat i see that so real to me the way we hustle when we struggle its so real to see that the life that we living will not always be and the life they they living will not always be see my peoples out struggling trying to survive trying to get dey bills payed always on dat grind still fighting hatas from within and from outside while da still talking still pushing deem lies see out babies so confused they just trying to get by in a world that doesnt wanna hear dey crys you still trying to push GOD's seed to da side?? huh, but like grandma said the devil is a lie Chorus:(Karanji and Aaron Lamont) When ya heats of yeah thats real when ya laid off yeah thats real when dey putting ya out yeah thats real and when you got no insurance yeah thats real This is the city of the real the real this is city of the real the real This is the city of real the real The city of the real The city of the real Intro verse: (Aaron Lamont) When I turn on the TV I cant seem to be happy no more its like war going on outside my door Children dying everyday getting killed in these streets no life no hope just out here trying to eat so what am I to do just sit here everyday while my childrens futures are blowing away they closing up the schools so who are they to turn to tell me is it me or tell me is it you (Chorus 2X)
