Intro
clean electric guitar arpeggio with reverb
Yeah
Oh
Too much pressure
French vocal sample
Chorus
trap drums enter, sub-bass follows kick
Same block, same pain, different view, yeah
Now they see the wins, they don't know what I been through, yeah
Too many late nights trying to make a move
Now the whole city asking how I do what I do, yeah
Same block, same pain, different view
Everybody got advice when the money come through
I kept my head down, stayed true
Now they all want a ride when the whip brand new, yeah
Verse 1
I was outside when the weather got cold
Had dreams bigger than the stories I was told, yeah
Never had much, had to learn on my own
Now I'm seeing things I only saw on my phone
Too many people changed when the numbers grew
Said they had my back but I know that ain't true
Funny how they show up when the spotlight's on you
But disappear when you got something to prove
Young kid with ambition and scars
Used to look up at the sky from the yard
Now I'm riding through the city in foreign cars
Still carrying memories that left marks
The pressure made me stronger, not bitter
Every loss made the vision a little bigger, yeah
Now she want to know the man in the mirror
But she wasn't around when the picture wasn't clearer, yeah
Bridge
drums drop out, guitar continues
Some win, some fold
Some tell stories, some get told
I just kept going down that road
Never sold my soul for gold
Chorus
drums and bass re-enter
Same block, same pain, different view, yeah
Now they see the wins, they don't know what I been through, yeah
Too many late nights trying to make a move
Now the whole city asking how I do what I do, yeah
Same block, same pain, different view
Everybody got advice when the money come through
I kept my head down, stayed true
Now they all want a ride when the whip brand new, yeah
Outro
drums fade out
Yeah
Still the same me
Just a different chapter
Yeah
Style notes
Melodic hip-hop track featuring a soulful male vocal performance. The arrangement centers on a clean, reverb-heavy electric guitar playing a repetitive minor-key arpeggio. A trap-influenced drum pattern consists of a punchy kick, crisp snare on the backbeat, and rapid-fire hi-hat rolls. A deep sub-bass follows the kick pattern. Occasional vocal harmonies and ad-libs provide texture. The tempo is 85 BPM in the key of G minor.
