Story Behind The Song

Really, Sonny & I were havin a talk about life, why we hadn't made it yet, what it takes to succeed, etc. & this song just kinda happened. He wrote his verse on tha spot & i wrote tha 1st verse then too. It was originally only gonna have 2 verses, but a lil later i was goin through some shyt, started feelin a lil down, & that's how i came up w/tha 2nd verse. Like i've done on a lot of tha tracks on this album, i quit tryin to rap & simply wrote what i was feeling. In fact, tha album title "Nightfall" really has nothing to do w/tha title track, it's really an allusion to time passing us by

Song Description

Hype beat w/a good, positive feel to it. Song describes how those blinded with money & the smaller things in life miss the bigger picture. 1st verse talks about how my obsession with money led me to become one of the blind. The 2nd verse is basically me talking to my fans. I acknowledge that i may never become a platinum selling rapper, but i'm urging them not to make the same mistakes i have. Sonny speaks about life on his verse.

Lyrics

Chorus

So many times I've struggled
to make it out tha streets
but like tha blind
i couldn't see i'm already free
(so when you think of me
think of what a man should be
think of what a soldier is
and think if you can handle me)

V1

I put my life on tha line in order to rise
above the rest of my kind
I figured my talents were a sign
that it was my turn to shine
but since tha money was slow from writing rhymes
I stumbled into a life of crime
I risked it all in order to ball
was blinded by the dollar signs
I'd search tha nights to find
somebody to buy what I supplied
negotiated with clients while trying to hook 'em,
that's by design
and when tha time was right
was able to push my prices high
and if some nigga would buy from a rival
then fuck it, it's time to ride
I entered tha game for money and fame
tha more that I make the more that I crave
from slanging beats to moving that weight
as long as I'm paid, i'm never gonna change
they tell me greed's a fuckin disease
with tha power to bring even saints to their knees
that may be tha case with me
cuz if you come short then i guarantee somebody bleeds
it's all in pursuit of riches
and yeah, ya'll probably think I'm vicious
well if you niggaz just shut up and listen
you'll see that tha fuckin mission
is for Tila to get it then flip it
stash it then bargain with it
pass it down to my children
but take it back if they start to spend it

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V2

Yeah it's hard to believe, it's been 2 years
since my last cd
and what tha fuck?! I'm still here
selling beats in tha streets?!
I'm 24, i'm supposed to be rich
spending my weeks at tha beach
with Alicia Keys feeding me grapes
while massaging my feet
I thought I'd sell a million records
and when I was bored making hits
i'd win an Oscar with Pacino,
write an epic with Pitt
then have a scandalous affair
with that Destiny's chick
but right now, let's be real
they don't even know I exist
and that's tha point i'm getting to
if you squander what life has given you
it'll take it back, slowly but surely
until it's finished you
and if it's true, I fear i may never
get to see my visions through
but if I do, I know it was God
not the individual
cuz life's got a way of deceiving you
leading you further from your path
and every failure freezes you
seeming to grab and hold you back
but as each loss is leeching and feeding
bleeding you dry of cash
you can stop tha cycle,
tha key's to beat it with all you have

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V3- Sonny's verse

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