Mantra
Jordyn
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Flip a buck into a million Don't give a f*ck about glass ceilings Raised up being told I wasn't good enough So I grind to make a killin Flip a buck into a million Don't give a f*ck about your feelings I'm going up while you're just stuck Cause I grind to make a killin I won't deny my privilege But I won't lie about being impoverished Everybody thinks white kids grow up rich I never felt a surface granite or polished My grandma always said I better go to college Better get a scholarship better get your doctorate Couldn't focus in school I was thinking about home life and How I'd rather die than go back to it See everybody has their own shortfall and Mine might not compare to yours at all But still be thankful for the little bit that you have In a second you can lose it all I found one little sliver of hope It was the only mechanism I had to cope Thank God that music exists Because without it I'd be tying a rope I don't speak for anyone but myself When I see a cop I still get scared as hell and I've never faced a charge or been in jail But goddamn their intentions are hard to tell and I pray for my black brothers and sisters I know they have it harder than I ever will But you're all still so strong and no matter what Black lives matter and you will prevail Now back to the story of a little white kid Who was never proud of his residence He saw first hand everybody's life was different and Most don't care about making investments He swore to himself if ever had children He'd never treat them how he was raised and Now he's twenty years old and He's questioning if he has what it takes Work hard boy and rough up your skin That's what his kin always said to him If you don't sweat and bleed What you have don't mean a thing You earn your keep by elbow grease Work smart boy you can run the show That's the truth he had always known Because he saw his whole family so work hard Yet something worth a million they don't own If hard work only puts fabrics on your back That never really last that long Then maybe I don't know here's an idea That whole mantra is wrong Flip a buck into a million Don't give a f*ck about glass ceilings Raised up being told I wasn't good enough So I grind to make a killin Flip a buck into a million Don't give a f*ck about your feelings I'm going up while you're just stuck Cause I grind to make a killin They want you to fail They want you in jail With no parole or bail We fight each other and we kill ourselves But the real enemies looking down From their office in suits so expensive That money could give us all help They want it all for themselves The life that we live They never have felt Don't fight your fellow citizens Rage war against the corporate wealth Work hard boy and rough up your skin That's what his kin always said to him If you don't sweat and bleed What you have don't mean a thing You earn your keep by elbow grease Work smart boy you can run the show That's the truth he had always known Because he saw his whole family so work hard Yet something worth a million they don't own If hard work only puts fabrics on your back That never really last that long Then maybe I don't know here's an idea That whole mantra is wrong Flip a buck into a million Don't give a f*ck about glass ceilings Raised up being told I wasn't good enough So I grind to make a killin Flip a buck into a million Don't give a f*ck about your feelings I'm going up while you're just stuck Cause I grind to make a killin
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