erlith – "Cold Reality" (Intro – spoken, chill) Now don’t think too deep into this… I’m just speaking my mind. (Verse 1 – Rap) Poverty blinds me, money gives me sight Poverty makes me stumble when I lose the light Money helps me balance, walk steady and right My uncle always said the poor must show respect to the rich But the same rules don’t apply when the tables switch One of the hardest lessons life been teaching me Money make the world go round — that’s the cold reality (Background: Yeah… uh-huh… tell ‘em girl) (Chorus – Beautiful melodic singing) Money make the world go round… round and round Turn good hearts cold, never make a sound Rich man smiling while the poor man pray Different rules for different days… that’s the game they play (Verse 2 – Rap) I seen families crumble over dollars and change Seen best friends switch up once money rearranged Uncle preaching bow your head when the rich man speak But I watched them same rich folks crush dreams with no grief They want respect from the bottom but give none from the top While the poor stay humble, still planting every crop I’m stuck in the middle tryna find some kind of peace Between empty pockets and golden dreams just out of reach (Background: That’s real… preach… yeah) (Chorus – Beautiful melodic singing) Money make the world go round… round and round Turn good hearts cold, never make a sound Rich man smiling while the poor man pray Different rules for different days… that’s the game they play (Bridge – Half-sung / Rap) I don’t hate money, I just see what it do Turn brothers to strangers, turn love into fuel… (Background: Mmm… that’s deep…) (Outro – soft & reflective) Poverty blinds… money gives sight… But the truth is somewhere in the middle of the fight. O V I A I R… over. It’s your girl Zerlith… always keeping it real.
