Lil CJ11 - Through These Eyes Lyrics

Through these eyes I seen it all-the rise the fall
The smiles the cries the truth beneath the lies
This is my story my legacy my testimony
I was raised in the struggle where the light don't shine
Had to hustle for the bread just to buy more time
Mama workin' two jobs prayin' life aligns
While I'm dodgin' every bullet on a thin chalk line
The corner's cold but it's home to me
Every soul here's a soldier known to bleed
They say the game's cursed but it's sewn to me
Like the ink in my skin I'm the poetry
I seen kings turn fiends queens lose dreams
Kids growin' up quick caught in the in-between
The streets never loved us but we still chase schemes
Tryna paint a better picture but it's never serene
Through these eyes I've seen the pain and the glory
Every scar's a page in my story
I carry the weight no matter how heavy
Through the storm I stay rock-steady
I got brothers locked down throwin' years away
System built to trap us make us fade to gray
Dreams deferred but we hope and pray
That someday we'll see the sun through the clouds of decay
Life's a gamble and the deck stays stacked
Every ace is a trick every heart gets cracked
But I play my hand can't turn my back
'Cause the ones who fold never make it back
I write for the kids in the trap with no voice
Caught between survival and a deadly choice
I tell 'em "Rise no matter how loud the noise
You're stronger than the struggle find your poise"
They tried to bury me but I'm a seed in the dirt
From the pain I've grown though it's deep and it hurts
Every tear's a river every loss a rebirth
And every rhyme's a prayer to heal the earth
Through these eyes I've seen the pain and the glory
Every scar's a page in my story
I carry the weight no matter how heavy
Through the storm I stay rock-steady
So when you see me rise know it's real and true
Every battle I fought I fought for you
Through these eyes I see the world anew
This is my story my life my view