Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Ghost I Used to Be, artist - Vinnie Paz. Album song The Cornerstone of the Corner Store, in the genre Рэп и хип-хоп
Date of issue: 27.10.2016
Age restrictions: 18+
Record label: Enemy Soil
Song language: English
The Ghost I Used to Be |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
You see, I preyed on things and then I preyed on them |
And I took it to the corner, got paid off then |
The destruction wasn’t even on my radar then |
And my heart was black, it was Darth Vadar then |
It was jumbs to the bums, G packs to the OGs |
The money came to me, I sat back with my Co-Ds |
Money changed hands and moved on like a cold breeze |
And I ain’t give a fuck about death or an OD |
Mama always in my ear, saying that I didn’t care |
But I ain’t going back to being broke like this was yester-year |
The plan is to try to be out in less than a year |
No drugs, no thugs, no weapons in here |
You see I’m trying to get out ma, but I feel trapped |
What employer gonna hire me when I sell crack? |
I’m not fully rehabilitated, I fell back |
And regret is a muhfucker, run, tell that |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
Tempt us, lead us to the edge, watch the wise turn into fools |
The greatest lie ever been told is the one closest to truth |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
I’m gone |
You see, I preyed on things and then I preyed on y’all |
My attempt was to never get paid off y’all |
When I was young I saw politicians of all stripes |
But all I saw was lies in they eyes and that’s not right |
I said, «When I get older, I’m going to change shit» |
Take the welfare system and rearrange shit |
Years later, I’m quietly moving up the ladder |
Trying hard, realizing that it doesn’t matter |
My wife told me, «Baby, money doesn’t buy elections |
Money doesn’t buy votes, it just buys attention» |
I kissed her on the head and told her she was right |
But she couldn’t understand and see the coldness of the plight |
Couldn’t understand why it’s so cold for me at night |
Cause political bribery just hold me in a vice |
But there’s always implicitly some string that’s attached |
By a muh’fucker think he got wings on his back |
You ain’t an angel, probably, you working for the Devil |
The nightmare of money, the league would be a rebel |
I did all of you dirty, so I should’ve gone to jail |
I took your fucking government and put it up for sale |
Look, American democracy has been hacked |
By the corrupt paradigm, that’s a supreme fact |
And every word that I said in this song |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long and now I’m gone |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
Tempt us, lead us to the edge, watch the wise turn into fools |
The greatest lie ever been told is the one closest to truth |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
I’ve been working for the Devil too long |
I’m gone |