Heaven is a State of Mind

Philly drill with cold half-time drums, sliding sub weight, and a vacant top end that leaves the snare exposed; verse runs dense and grimy, pre-chorus tightens with rising tension and chopped vocal echoes, chorus lands on a short chant with gang doubles, bridge strips to voice and low-end rumble before the final lift, Close-mic lead, gritty cadence, layered ad-libs, reverse swells and distant siren-style textures, dark and punchy mix, drill

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[Pre-Chorus]
If the world go crooked, I stay straight
If the night get loud, I don’t break
One life, one shot, one lane
I keep my peace in a hurricane

[Chorus]
Heaven is a state of mind
Live your life and feel just fine
Heaven is a state of mind
Keep that calm when the blocks collide
Heaven is a state of mind
I can rise while I’m still alive
(Heaven state of mind)
(Heaven state of mind)

[Verse 2]
I seen a man with a brand new chain
Still look broke when he spoke that pain
I seen a girl with a baby on her hip
Still hold grace in a trembling grip
Everybody tryna flex that shine
I’m tryna make it through with my soul intact
Got a dent in the wheel, but I’m still on track
Every scar in my face got a story back
I don’t chase what the vultures praise
I want quiet in my chest on the hardest days
Let the loud ones bark at the gate
I got peace in the mud and a held-up plate

[Bridge]
[Breakdown]
When the sirens pass and the windows shake
I breathe in slow, let the dark escape
Ain’t no throne in the sky I need
I make home in the way I believe
And if tomorrow come with a harder hand
I’ll still stand where the strong ones stand

[Verse 3]
My cousin said, “Stay low, keep true”
He got a grin like a cut that healed right through
We was young in a world too cruel
Now we learn how to bloom in a concrete school
I seen fear try to rent my mind
Seen doubt put locks on every line
So I talk to God in a low-lit room
Tell Him I still got work to do
Ain’t all gold, but it’s good enough
Got a beat-up life and a heart that’s tough
If the gates stay shut, I’ll build my own
With a steady pulse and a spirit that won’t fold

[Bridge]
[Half-Time]
Let the pressure fall
Let the fake ones drift
I was made for more
Than a running script
Heaven right here
In the way I move
In the way I choose
In the way I groove

[Verse 4]
When the block gets cold and the hours bite
I keep a little light in the borrowed night
Not from a street, not from a sign
It’s a hush in my chest and a sharpened mind
So if you ask what I came to find
It’s not far away, it’s in how I climb
I’m alive, I’m here, I’m still in frame
Still good with my name, still good with the flame

[Bridge]
[Drop to Voice]
If the roof cave in, I won’t lose my soul
If the road get rough, I still take control
Got heaven in my step, got peace in my chest
Got a whole hard city, but I still feel blessed

[Verse 5]
Last round, same block, same sky
Same old sirens, same hard eye
But I changed the way the storm read me
Now the pain don’t own what the dawn see
I came from the scratch, from

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[Verse 1] From the badlands, I learned how to breathe Cold hands, warm steel, and a chip in my sleeve Corner store glare on a cracked-up screen Mom said, “Boy, keep your head on clean” But the block got teeth and it wanted mine Every prayer hit late, but it still align I seen friends fold where the fence line bend Seen love go ghost when the rent came in Now I move like I owe the rain Every step got weight, every grin got pain Still I’m up when the sun don’t show Got a hard little heart and a slow-burn glow [Pre-Chorus] If the world go crooked, I stay straight If the night get loud, I don’t break One life, one shot, one lane I keep my peace in a hurricane [Chorus] Heaven is a state of mind Live your life and feel just fine Heaven is a state of mind Keep that calm when the blocks collide Heaven is a state of mind I can rise while I’m still alive (Heaven state of mind) (Heaven state of mind) [Verse 2] I seen a man with a brand new chain Still look broke when he spoke that pain I seen a girl with a baby on her hip Still hold grace in a trembling grip Everybody tryna flex that shine I’m tryna make it through with my soul intact Got a dent in the wheel, but I’m still on track Every scar in my face got a story back I don’t chase what the vultures praise I want quiet in my chest on the hardest days Let the loud ones bark at the gate I got peace in the mud and a held-up plate [Bridge] [Breakdown] When the sirens pass and the windows shake I breathe in slow, let the dark escape Ain’t no throne in the sky I need I make home in the way I believe And if tomorrow come with a harder hand I’ll still stand where the strong ones stand [Verse 3] My cousin said, “Stay low, keep true” He got a grin like a cut that healed right through We was young in a world too cruel Now we learn how to bloom in a concrete school I seen fear try to rent my mind Seen doubt put locks on every line So I talk to God in a low-lit room Tell Him I still got work to do Ain’t all gold, but it’s good enough Got a beat-up life and a heart that’s tough If the gates stay shut, I’ll build my own With a steady pulse and a spirit that won’t fold [Bridge] [Half-Time] Let the pressure fall Let the fake ones drift I was made for more Than a running script Heaven right here In the way I move In the way I choose In the way I groove [Verse 4] When the block gets cold and the hours bite I keep a little light in the borrowed night Not from a street, not from a sign It’s a hush in my chest and a sharpened mind So if you ask what I came to find It’s not far away, it’s in how I climb I’m alive, I’m here, I’m still in frame Still good with my name, still good with the flame [Chorus] Heaven is a state of mind Live your life and feel just fine Heaven is a state of mind Keep that calm when the blocks collide Heaven is a state of mind I can rise while I’m still alive (Heaven state of mind) (Heaven state of mind) [Bridge] [Drop to Voice] If the roof cave in, I won’t lose my soul If the road get rough, I still take control Got heaven in my step, got peace in my chest Got a whole hard city, but I still feel blessed [Verse 5] Last round, same block, same sky Same old sirens, same hard eye But I changed the way the storm read me Now the pain don’t own what the dawn see I came from the scratch, from

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