The Pyroglyphs - Life That I Chose (Pride) Lyrics

I was always getting into shiff
I never been a good little kid
If momma had a little chips to spend
She probably would have got me ritalin
As a kid I learned never snitch
And always keep your mouth shut
I seen the type with loose lips
Have fooz come shoot they house up
Product of a small town
Where gang banging's the law style
Always hostile so I never let my guard down
Young I thought it'd be fun to back up the hood
I changed my mind looking down the barrel
Of a strap like, I'm good
The streets will summon
The reapers cousin to teach you something
We beef for nothing
Repeated violence and repercussion
I seen whats up then
Dreamed of the tightest beat production
A mic with a beam above it
Its like if it was Jesus coming
But in this life
You can live righteous and still die
Because that karma superstition
We were given is still lies
I remember watching the richest
Get forgiven for ill crimes
And the instant that I witnessed it
Was the minute I realized

This life is a gift
At times with no hope
Like a slice to the wrist
Or a knife to the throat
At times its a prick
Like a spike from a rose
But this the life that I live
The life that I chose

I done felt a high from that Pride
I done got a buzz from that Greed
I took a hit of that Lust
Just to come down with Envy
I been a Glutton when I'm grubbing
A Sloth after I eat
And been the drunkest of my grudges
And love the Wrath that I leave

Ever since I began to spit
I never been into simple shit
Always getting intricate
Till I pushed past what my limit is
Never gassed
And I always watched the game when they played
Never had to crash
To learn from all the mistakes that they made
Born poor craving for more
My creativeness soared
Old ladies praising the lord
While the gangs waging a war
Insane pain to absorb
And I made it before
So if I lost it all today then
I ain't afraid to be poor
Do or die truth is I
Was kinda foolish inside
Loosing time getting high
With all the goons to my side
Id be a fool satisfied
Given these tools to survive
Tunnel view is to the sky
What Im trying to do is to strive
And before the time that my life exist
Id get negative vibes and shit
My parents fight while trying to provide
Just to divide at six
And maybe why my subconscious hides
From having a wife and kids
And the only time I still feel alive
Is when I'm writing this

This life is a gift
At times with no hope
Like a slice to the wrist
Or a knife to the throat
At times its a prick
Like a spike from a rose
But this the life that I live
The life that I chose

I done felt a high from that Pride
I done got a buzz from that Greed
I took a hit of that Lust
Just to come down with Envy
I been a Glutton when I'm grubbing
A Sloth after I eat
And been the drunkest of my grudges
And love the Wrath that I leave

I desire to sin
Then my righteousness shows
I fight when I'm pissed
And cry all alone
I feel like dying again
Then my eyes see the hope
But this the life that I live
The life that I chose