#03 - My Confessions (Al Capone)

Emotional rap, West Coast Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop, Old School Hip Hop, Dark rap, Deep bass, Sad storytelling, Mafia themes, Deep voice, Emotive, Piano, Violin, Harmonica

[Instrumental Intro]
*Dark piano melody*
*heavy beats*

[Spoken Intro - Italian-American Accent]
"For years I kept my silence... honor among thieves, they say
But now it's time for truth, time for my confession
Yeah, I got blood on my hands, no doubt about that
But you suits and ties... your hands ain't clean either"

[Verse 1]
Chicago streets made me who I am
Prohibition gave me my master plan
You needed someone to do your dirty deeds
While you sat in offices countin' your greed
Every bottle I moved, every deal I made
Was blessed by the ones who now want me to fade
You came to my club, drank my whiskey neat
Now you're acting like we never used to meet
I built this empire brick by bloody brick
While you politicians played your little tricks
Used me like a puppet in your money game
Then hung me out to dry, ain't that a shame?

[Interlude]
[Beat]

[Verse 2]
Tax evasion? That's what you got on me?
When you've been stealing from society
Every law you wrote had a price tag on it
Every judge you bought had my profit in it
I ran the streets but you ran the game
Behind closed doors we were just the same
Now you're pointing fingers from your high-rise view
Forgetting all the favors that I did for you
I'm a gangster, yeah, that's what you see
But I kept the code you broke so easily
Honor among thieves? At least I stayed true
Unlike you snakes in your red, white and blue

[Chorus]
(They call me) Al Capone, the king of Chicago nights
Al Capone, yeah I broke all the lights
But before you judge me from your ivory tower
Remember who came beggin' in my darkest hour
I confess to my sins, every single one
But your confession time has just begun

[Verse 3]
From South Side Chicago to Alcatraz cells
Got more stories than a gangster can tell
You called me monster, called me a disease
But I gave jobs when you brought people to their knees
Depression hit hard, but my soup kitchens fed
The same folks you left for dead
I protected mine, kept my family strong
While you sold out yours for a political song
So here's my confession, clear and true
I did what a man of honor had to do
But when your time comes, remember my friend
Betrayal's the sin that'll get you in the end

[Chorus 2 - Modified]
(They call me) Al Capone, yeah I wear my name
Al Capone, I'll take all the blame
But while I'm locked up in this concrete tower
Think about who really holds the power
I confess my sins, I'll take what's mine
But your judgment day's gonna come in time

[Beat]

[Final Chorus - With Intensity]
(They call me) Al Capone, and I'll wear that crown
Al Capone, you can't keep me down
From these prison walls I still see it all
How the mighty righteous gonna take their fall
I confess it all, got nothing to hide
But your secrets gonna eat you up inside

*Whispered*
Peace...

[Outro]
*Fading piano*
*jazz club music*

[End]

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[Instrumental Intro] *Dark piano melody* *heavy beats* [Spoken Intro - Italian-American Accent] "For years I kept my silence... honor among thieves, they say But now it's time for truth, time for my confession Yeah, I got blood on my hands, no doubt about that But you suits and ties... your hands ain't clean either" [Verse 1] Chicago streets made me who I am Prohibition gave me my master plan You needed someone to do your dirty deeds While you sat in offices countin' your greed Every bottle I moved, every deal I made Was blessed by the ones who now want me to fade You came to my club, drank my whiskey neat Now you're acting like we never used to meet I built this empire brick by bloody brick While you politicians played your little tricks Used me like a puppet in your money game Then hung me out to dry, ain't that a shame? [Interlude] [Beat] [Verse 2] Tax evasion? That's what you got on me? When you've been stealing from society Every law you wrote had a price tag on it Every judge you bought had my profit in it I ran the streets but you ran the game Behind closed doors we were just the same Now you're pointing fingers from your high-rise view Forgetting all the favors that I did for you I'm a gangster, yeah, that's what you see But I kept the code you broke so easily Honor among thieves? At least I stayed true Unlike you snakes in your red, white and blue [Chorus] (They call me) Al Capone, the king of Chicago nights Al Capone, yeah I broke all the lights But before you judge me from your ivory tower Remember who came beggin' in my darkest hour I confess to my sins, every single one But your confession time has just begun [Verse 3] From South Side Chicago to Alcatraz cells Got more stories than a gangster can tell You called me monster, called me a disease But I gave jobs when you brought people to their knees Depression hit hard, but my soup kitchens fed The same folks you left for dead I protected mine, kept my family strong While you sold out yours for a political song So here's my confession, clear and true I did what a man of honor had to do But when your time comes, remember my friend Betrayal's the sin that'll get you in the end [Chorus 2 - Modified] (They call me) Al Capone, yeah I wear my name Al Capone, I'll take all the blame But while I'm locked up in this concrete tower Think about who really holds the power I confess my sins, I'll take what's mine But your judgment day's gonna come in time [Beat] [Final Chorus - With Intensity] (They call me) Al Capone, and I'll wear that crown Al Capone, you can't keep me down From these prison walls I still see it all How the mighty righteous gonna take their fall I confess it all, got nothing to hide But your secrets gonna eat you up inside *Whispered* Peace... [Outro] *Fading piano* *jazz club music* [End]

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