[Instrumental Intro: restrained, dusty] [soft acoustic guitar, vinyl crackle, faint whistle, harmonica hum] [Intro: Australian baritone, calm and weathered] Yeah… Hold on… I wear their hate today Just to see if I still breathe The words they say still stay They never let me leave [Verse 1: American rapper — SONG 1 KEPT INTACT] Stayin' fresh when it gets so dirty When nggas'll rock your top then hit they thirty Mama come in court waitin' on that verdict Vision of that casket got her so hurtin' Vision of that casket got her wheels turnin' Got to knock somethin' down 'fore bro sermon This is what I've seen, why these thoughts so pertinent Stay cool through it all, stay fresh through it all Stay blessed through it all, cross your morals I'm guaranteed you destined to fall [Verse 2: American rapper — SONG 1 CONTINUES, INTACT] I'm like the less you around, then the less you involved Fuck an election, I'm tryin' to make sure my section evolve Callin' me about mess, bro I'm rejectin' the call This ngga still stayin' still and they acceptin' the stall I'm not respectin' the stall, it's not respected at all Keep goin', keep growin', keep your chin to the stars I put my wins in these bars, I put my L's in them too J for sho' been a P and brought the L's with him too I learned the rules of the game and I respected them too But now I'm ready to break 'em, what you expect me to do? Shit [Chorus: blended — Song 1 hook + Song 2 theme] Why stayin' fresh through it all? (huh) Yeah Why stayin' fresh through it all, baby? Yeah They say it’s all our blame For every fall that land [Verse 3: Australian baritone — SHORTENED Song 2 Verse] I worked my whole life long My hands are rough and torn They call me what went wrong The man they all should scorn I gave until I broke Still they curse my name No one sees my truth They only see the blame [Chorus: Australian baritone — SHORTENED, STRONG] They say it’s all our blame We built this broken land They point at us for every fall For pain they never planned We’re more than what they say we are We’ve got too much to lose [Bridge: Song 2 Bridge — KEPT, fits both stories] [acoustic guitar stripped, harmonica breathing] I’m not their perfect sin I’m just a man in pain The harder that I fight The more they twist my name But still I hold the line And try to find some peace Even if they never stop Even if it never leaves [Final Chorus: FULL BLEND — competition moment] Why stayin' fresh through it all? When they say it’s all our blame Why stayin' fresh through it all, baby? When we’re carryin’ the shame They point at us for every fall For pain we didn’t choose We’re more than what they say we are We’ve got too much to lose [Outro: quiet resolve] [slow whistle fading, single drum hit] If I could rise again And wash away the pain I’d keep what’s left of me And learn to breathe again
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