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1997

from Life Is Change by Arkan

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The year I was born in 1997 and growing up as a kid, so I wanted to make a song covering that stage of my life

lyrics

This is my story my life my dreams
Can you relate I'm lost at sea
Eyes clouded by all these trees
Now I see how reality breathes

May 97 swept past 28 days
All the same life went an gave my name
Deep in the forests and swamps I'd lay
Coyote screams leak in window frames,
Learned nature of life at an early age
The good die young weakness is prey
You wanna live forever an escape fate
Our dreams lucid so forget that display,
Don't charge the game listen an wait
Hate lights up neon in bars charades
Don't mime others actions dispel fake
Empty promises see through if it's made,
What do I make from that? Just hate
You don't have cash so we'll do a trade
Your life for an opportunity to elevate
Survivals built off blood banked

This is my story my life my dreams
Can you relate I'm lost at sea
Eyes clouded by all these trees
Now I see how reality breathes

Growin up rap took me at once
Parents never got it rhythms stuck
Lyrics spoke to my soul cleared head of dust
Polished morals so they shine from rust,
Moving forward one way my engine chugs
Smoking weed at 13 breathing harms lungs
Swallowing smog lookin down so smug,
Believe they're better trustin only their funds
If I was rich greens the color I would love
Some family had wealth care shown none
I got a chip on my shoulder with little trust,
Aimin to build a bank invest back in day ones
Can't change my past but a future's done
Gotta succeed life taught me we live once
Pay off parents debts before I turn to dust

This is my story my life my dreams
Can you relate I'm lost at sea
Eyes clouded by all these trees
Now I see how reality breathes

97 I was descended from heaven
What's life on the other side I question
Swear I seen death pass as a vision
Sometimes you hear truth if you listen,
Sickening some lie sleep on any mission
Goals better yourself not run from conditions
Feeling like an alien if my nation seditions
Who knew acceptance requires petitions,
Why's immigrant different to native citizens
Havin 1 percentage don't claim a tribal nation
Spelunking for gold recording this cave in
Stuck in place dreams wither as shades grin,
Chasing a connection this societies plastic
Bend in frustration in life just remain elastic
There's 6 rules to life mains being fantastic
Life is Strange open a 3rd eye if it's drastic

This is my story my life my dreams
Can you relate I'm lost at sea
Eyes clouded by all these trees
Now I see how reality breathes (x2)

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from Life Is Change, released June 24, 2022
Artwork by Vorona - Contact is ashleythesadcollegestudent@gmail.com

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Arkan Detroit, Michigan

Artist from Michigan. I rap about my experiences in life and aim to consistently elevate!

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