[Intro]
You hear the birds chirping?
(Birds chirping, birds lurking, lights flashing, windows smashing)
You see the birds lurking?
(Feds watching.. yo why the Feds watching)
[Verse 1]
Birds chirping, angels falling and the night is calling
I can't seem to find no peace with all the stress I'm hauling
I'm tryna keep my head straight I can hear the devil knocking
Lucifer has always been around me I don't find it shocking
Exploring deep within my thoughts back to the times of crawling
Constant raids inside my crib is all that I'm recalling
Ma was always there when I needed some problem solving
Tellin' me to make it big she got her fingers crossing
I keep telling her I got us I ain't never stopping
Looking out my window all I see is past times
Reminiscing on the crazy sh** that happened past nine
Uncle leaving every night saying we'll all be fine
We always asked where he was going he said "I'll be fine"
And then it all made sense...
The birds were chirping all around us it would get intense
Eventually we got accustomed ain't no more suspense
My uncle had to leave those nights for his own defense
And we would look out the window watch it all commence (yup)
[Hook]
You hear the birds chirping?
(Birds chirping, birds lurking, lights flashing, windows smashing)
You see the birds lurking?
(Feds watching, yeah, yeah I said the Feds watching)
Yo why the feds watching? Yo, yo why the Feds watching)
[Verse 2]
I was such a happy kid man what happened?!
When I was six my mind corrupted, my playing time disrupted, my violent mind erupted, and random raids conducted I overcame it so f** it
I put the hot wheel down it wasn't heating enough
I picked the burner off the ground and yeah the heat was tough
My uncle took it out my hands and said "this leads to cuffs"
He wasn't lying cause it happened and that sh** was rough (oh it was)
It's kinda funny how one mistake leads to tragedy (yup)
The government gives no forgiveness gotta find a strategy (yup)
It's crazy how I deal with so much sh** within my family
My uncles said when they was young they felt a sense of rhapsody
Hanging with the g**ners made em witness casualties
Up to no good every time they hopped the balcony
They saw that nothing positive resulted from their blasphemy
Eventually got caught and then they saw it ain't no fantasy
(La la la la la la la la)
This real life homie
(West, west)
[Outro]
They were all just kids once, but then they found guns, their friends k**ed their lungs, so young and so dumb, mistakes would soon come, they were on the run, they bound to count months, and that explains why...
You hear the birds chirping....
You see the birds lurking...
[Interlude]
Voicemail: You have reached the voicemail box of (818)-
Uncle: Hey, Bryan. I just wanna let you know, regardless of what happens, I'm fine. Don't worry
LAPD: Warrant, put your hands up!
Put your hands up, get on the ground!
Get on the ground!
Put your hands behind your back!
Hands behind your back, do it now