Opening track of the album "Urban Testimony" by Brooklyn rapper Justo the MC & Edinburgh hip hop producer Brelstaff released on November 3rd 2023 through New Dawn Records
lyrics
Urban Testimony the plot thickens
Easy at the height of confusion to fall victim
Story of this rhythm, almost forgotten
But the more things failed, the more I ran out of options
Come on
I can’t do nothing but live
In the course of my downfall had to take it to give, you
The humble listener, a guide through my journey
Now see yourself a part of it
Consider you're worthy
Maybe you’ve been through it
Maybe I’m keeping you from it
'Cause once you lived through it
I’m talking taking the plummet
Hit rock bottom
Come out of it with your head high
Residual effects stain your spirit like fungi
So many stories from one guy
Shake it off my nig and tell them why
Could have prayed a little harder
Wasn’t trying to detour
When life gives you lemons, got to squeeze it and squeeze more
My God
Got to stick to the path
Getting kind of heated it’s not even the half
Minus plus a minus that’s some negative math
But let me slow it down it’s only the first draft
My clarity is near, that means I’m close to clear
My vision was type blurry, my focus was all smeared
Taking y’all way back, I’m talking like ten 10 years
No matter what you forget, this music won’t disappear
You’ll hear
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