[Intro]
Streets of Bijlmer, where we learned to breathe
Marcus and me, yeah, we had to believe
Two lost souls in this concrete maze
Fighting through all of those darker days
[Verse 1]
Remember when them boys tried to catch me slippin'
Marcus came through, had them suckers trippin'
Twelve years old, already knew the code
Immigrant kids on this lonely road
Your fists became my shield that day
But who's gonna shield you now, when demons play?
Switching tongues like we switch lanes
Dutch to Sranan, we speak that pain
Southeast side, where dreams get crushed
But we kept pushin', yeah we had that trust
[Chorus]
Marcus, my brother, where did you go?
Lost in the system, now you're moving slow
Could've been me behind them bars
Could've been you spitting these bars
Marcus, my brother, I made it out
While you're doing time, I'm on stages now
The guilt keeps eating at my soul
Two paths diverged, but we both paid toll
[Verse 2]
Police scanners echo through my mind
Every siren takes me back in time
To when we shared that last cigarette
Before the streets finally collected their debt
You chose the quick path, I can't blame you though
When poverty's deep and options running low
Now I'm here spitting rhymes about your life
While you're counting days with that prison knife
Southeast warriors, we both survived
But survival comes with different price
Some escape through beats and flows
Others trapped where darkness grows
[Bridge]
Every show I rock, I see your face
In every crowd, in every space
Could've been different, could've been free
But the system set up what we could be
[Chorus]
Marcus, my brother, where did you go?
Lost in the system, now you're moving slow
Could've been me behind them bars
Could've been you spitting these bars
Marcus, my brother, I made it out
While you're doing time, I'm on stages now
The guilt keeps eating at my soul
Two paths diverged, but we both paid toll
[Outro]
Streets of Bijlmer, still teaching me
That survival's just what we could see
Marcus, my brother, I'll tell your tale
Till these concrete walls finally exhale
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English
[Intro]
Streets of Bijlmer, where we learned to breathe
Marcus and me, yeah, we had to believe
Two lost souls in this concrete maze
Fighting through all of those darker days
[Verse 1]
Remember when them boys tried to catch me slippin'
Marcus came through, had them suckers trippin'
Twelve years old, already knew the code
Immigrant kids on this lonely road
Your fists became my shield that day
But who's gonna shield you now, when demons play?
Switching tongues like we switch lanes
Dutch to Sranan, we speak that pain
Southeast side, where dreams get crushed
But we kept pushin', yeah we had that trust
[Chorus]
Marcus, my brother, where did you go?
Lost in the system, now you're moving slow
Could've been me behind them bars
Could've been you spitting these bars
Marcus, my brother, I made it out
While you're doing time, I'm on stages now
The guilt keeps eating at my soul
Two paths diverged, but we both paid toll
[Verse 2]
Police scanners echo through my mind
Every siren takes me back in time
To when we shared that last cigarette
Before the streets finally collected their debt
You chose the quick path, I can't blame you though
When poverty's deep and options running low
Now I'm here spitting rhymes about your life
While you're counting days with that prison knife
Southeast warriors, we both survived
But survival comes with different price
Some escape through beats and flows
Others trapped where darkness grows
[Bridge]
Every show I rock, I see your face
In every crowd, in every space
Could've been different, could've been free
But the system set up what we could be
[Chorus]
Marcus, my brother, where did you go?
Lost in the system, now you're moving slow
Could've been me behind them bars
Could've been you spitting these bars
Marcus, my brother, I made it out
While you're doing time, I'm on stages now
The guilt keeps eating at my soul
Two paths diverged, but we both paid toll
[Outro]
Streets of Bijlmer, still teaching me
That survival's just what we could see
Marcus, my brother, I'll tell your tale
Till these concrete walls finally exhale
Streets of Bijlmer, where we learned to breathe
Marcus and me, yeah, we had to believe
Two lost souls in this concrete maze
Fighting through all of those darker days
[Verse 1]
Remember when them boys tried to catch me slippin'
Marcus came through, had them suckers trippin'
Twelve years old, already knew the code
Immigrant kids on this lonely road
Your fists became my shield that day
But who's gonna shield you now, when demons play?
Switching tongues like we switch lanes
Dutch to Sranan, we speak that pain
Southeast side, where dreams get crushed
But we kept pushin', yeah we had that trust
[Chorus]
Marcus, my brother, where did you go?
Lost in the system, now you're moving slow
Could've been me behind them bars
Could've been you spitting these bars
Marcus, my brother, I made it out
While you're doing time, I'm on stages now
The guilt keeps eating at my soul
Two paths diverged, but we both paid toll
[Verse 2]
Police scanners echo through my mind
Every siren takes me back in time
To when we shared that last cigarette
Before the streets finally collected their debt
You chose the quick path, I can't blame you though
When poverty's deep and options running low
Now I'm here spitting rhymes about your life
While you're counting days with that prison knife
Southeast warriors, we both survived
But survival comes with different price
Some escape through beats and flows
Others trapped where darkness grows
[Bridge]
Every show I rock, I see your face
In every crowd, in every space
Could've been different, could've been free
But the system set up what we could be
[Chorus]
Marcus, my brother, where did you go?
Lost in the system, now you're moving slow
Could've been me behind them bars
Could've been you spitting these bars
Marcus, my brother, I made it out
While you're doing time, I'm on stages now
The guilt keeps eating at my soul
Two paths diverged, but we both paid toll
[Outro]
Streets of Bijlmer, still teaching me
That survival's just what we could see
Marcus, my brother, I'll tell your tale
Till these concrete walls finally exhale
Writer: Ivan J.
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Too Lost LLC