Ayo, this is Severe for the Mark of the East, holdin' it down for the East Side.

Yo, this song we about to do right now is for all the brothers out there who haven't

come to terms with their soul.

You see, it comes a time in every man's life where they all have to determine whether they're

gonna serve God or man.

Yo, and this song right here is gonna bring it real to you, set aside for the way we used

to live.

Know what I mean?

Yo, check it.

I used to be that shorty wop on the block who didn't care to get locked in for the

cheddar sold the white rock and kept the spot top, lived a life of poverty, do or die was

my philosophy.

I brought the drama to anybody thinking they stopped me, the stress had my brain in a strain.

My pops was never there, my mom stayed sniffing cocaine and that I could have been, thought

it wasn't fair to go through life like this.

Got out my house, wrote with a knick a duck and tried business, got my masters in criminology,

shut out the school of hard knocks, messed me up psychologically, roaming the streets

with two blocks intoxicated every minute, puffing L's with dust in it, some talking

but I lived it.

And it was time to get with it, spiritually dead, constantly seeking for something death

this world can't bring.

But it was with me all the time, and it was Jesus Christ, the king, the divine shine that

inclines minds, hidden with the dumb, deaf, and blind, redefines my rhymes, knows the

last day I'll win time.

So let's get close to this, we were chosen for this, so dangerous to relive us, this

spreads the cosmos across the globe, we take this occupation serious.

To all those fallen angels that at one time blocked my vision, I'm coming back with my

purple sword, and I'm leaving D .C.

Yo, remember me?

Used to get bent off of Hennessy, foul tendency to move with negative energy, unnecessarily

I sinned heavily, actually I did it naturally, involuntarily and casually, spoke blasphemy,

foul lifestyle, lack the chemistry to live happily, I couldn't see but only temporarily,

love of money almost blinded me, all of my ways was contrary to the almighty, you mean

God?

Precisely, voted least likely to succeed, but instead he had a plan for me, my whole

philosophy, did a full 360, now I'm officially G .O .D.'s chosen emcee, that means I gotta

make sure my temple is clean, no longer can I park trees, pollute my bloodstream, spend

much cream on fame for material things, but now through faith I wait for them things unseen.

Last days, men hustling for cash in fast waves, believing that crime pays from they cradle

to they graves, yo we used to be the same, seen it all from alcohol to crack cocaine,

but yo my life son has changed through sunshine and rain, struggles I maintain, prayed the

Lord one day, and life's never been the same.

Check this, my whole life used to be reckless, could've been this next kid, faith bullshit

on a death list, I had a temper, almost made me get arrested, while inhected, six feet

I was headed, I broke recruits with rude attitudes, involved in disputes constantly after school,

got drunk, smoked blunts, so kid you had guns, bunch of hooligans, robbing groups for fun,

got chased by cops on streets full of bums for committing crimes, like robbery for some

bitch, split up the whole share, gave some to everyone who didn't care where we got the

money from, our street mission had to be accomplished, it became like religion, we couldn't stop

it, compelled to go out every week just to make a profit, for the side I was scared that

if I got spotted, I would be locked up or some had to spy fake, until I heard the full

message of Christ the Redeemer, my life became affected, and now I'm a believer, following

the path of Jesus, my true leader, my steps are split, as I walk deeper, feel the rest

from all stress, and now I'm all set, with braces in my mouth, I can't afford to pause

yet, last days man, hustling for cash in fast ways, believing that crime pays, from they

pray to they raise, yo we used to be the same, seen it all from alcohol to crack, cocaine,

but yo my life son has changed, through sunshine and rain, struggles I maintain, prayed to

God one day, and life's never been the same.