Jinovibe - Schiphol Nights Lyrics

[Intro]
Terminal gates and cargo crates
Watching pops break his back for minimum wage
Schiphol nights, fluorescent haze
This is how an immigrant gets paid

[Verse 1]
Heavy lifting in the warehouse, dad's shoulders getting weak
5 AM shifts while y'all comfortable and sleep
Mama's scrubbing toilets clean, that's how we ate that week
Built this whole damn country but they treat us like we thieves
Hard work ain't enough when the system's rigged to fail
But papa never broke down, even when his body frail
Living in them concrete blocks, Bijlmermeer dreams
Now I'm spitting fire tracks while they counting all my streams

[Chorus]
Started from the cargo bay, now we taking flight
Papa's calloused hands gave me strength to write
Blood, sweat, and kerosene, that's my DNA
Watch me turn their exploitation into my payday

[Verse 2]
They thought we'd stay down low, cleaning up their mess
But they don't know our power, don't know how we finesse
From warehouse worker's son to making hits they can't ignore
Now I'm in first class while they're mopping up the floor
F*ck their hierarchy, f*ck their corporate chains
They built walls around us, now we climbing past their lanes
Every beat I drop is vengeance for my people's pain
Every track I kill reminds them how we break these chains

[Bridge]
Hear them engines roar, that's the sound of change
Bodies getting sore, but we rise again
Terminal to terminal, shift after shift
Now watch your boy lift

[Verse 3]
Made it out the trenches, but I ain't forget the grind
Every time I touch the mic, I see my parents' sacrifice
They thought we'd stay the help, stay quiet, stay in line
But now we own the game, and baby, that's divine
From cleaning crews to headline news
Breaking all their rules
This immigrant's son got something to prove
Watch me turn their system to my stepping stool

[Outro]
Terminal gates and cargo crates
Now I'm flying first class, that's how tables change
Schiphol nights to stadium lights
This is how an immigrant's son takes flight