As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life, and realize there's nothin' left
Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that
Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone
by Sanderlei Silveira ® - 31/05/2023 - BR X
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life, and realize there's nothin' left
Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that
Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talkin', and where you walkin'
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke
Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
[Chorus: LV]
They've been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
They've been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[Verse 2: Coolio]
Look at the situation they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the state
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
I'm a educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand, and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger
And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger
Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away
I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say?
I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24?
The way things is goin', I don't know
[Refrain: LV]
Tell me, why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?
[Chorus: LV]
They've been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
They've been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[Verse 3: Coolio]
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'
It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
I guess they frontin', that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool!
[Chorus: LV]
They've been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
They've been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[Refrain: LV]
Tell me, why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?
Tell me, why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?
Ko se sprehodim po dolini sence smrti
Ogledam si svoje življenje in se zavedam, da ni ostalo
Ker sem že tako dolgo pihal in se smejal, to
Tudi moja mama misli, da mojega uma ni več
Ampak nikoli nisem prestopil človeka, ki si tega ni zaslužil
Me obravnava kot punk, veste, da je to neznano
Bolje gledate, kako govoriš in kam hodiš '
Ali pa ste vi in vaši domači lahko podloženi v kredo
Resnično sovražim potovati, vendar moram Loc
Ko se vrtijo, se zagledam v pištolskem dimu
Norec, jaz sem nekako g, ki ga želijo biti takšni
Na kolenih ponoči, recite molitve v ulični svetlobi
[Zbor: LV]
V raju gangsta so preživeli večino svojega življenja.
V raju gangsta so preživeli večino svojega življenja.
V raju Gangsta še vedno preživimo 'večino svojega življenja'
V raju Gangsta še vedno preživimo 'večino svojega življenja'
[Verz 2: coolio]
Poglejte situacijo, ki so mi jo prisilili
Ne morem živeti normalnega življenja, vzgoji me je država
Torej moram biti dol z ekipo s kapuco
Preveč televizijskega gledanja me je spravilo sanj
Sem izobražen bedak z denarjem v mislih
Dobil deset v roki in žarek v očeh
Sem loc'd out gangsta, postavil trippin 'Banger
In moje homije je padlo, zato ne vzbujajte moje jeze
Norec, smrt ni nič, ampak srčni utrip
Živiram ali umrem, kaj naj rečem?
Zdaj imam 23 let, a bom živel, da vidim 24?
Kako gre stvari, ne vem
[Refren: LV]
Povej mi, zakaj smo tako slepi, da vidimo
Da si tisti, ki jih boli, vi in jaz?
[Zbor: LV]
V raju gangsta so preživeli večino svojega življenja.
V raju gangsta so preživeli večino svojega življenja.
V raju Gangsta še vedno preživimo 'večino svojega življenja'
V raju Gangsta še vedno preživimo 'večino svojega življenja'
[Verz 3: coolio]
Moč in denar, denar in moč
Minuto za minuto, uro za uro
Vsi tečejo, a polovica jih ni videti
V kuhinji gre, ampak ne vem, kaj je kuhanje '
Pravijo, da se moram naučiti, toda nihče me ni, da bi me naučil
Če tega ne morejo razumeti, kako me lahko dosežejo?
Mislim, da ne morejo, mislim, da ne bodo
Mislim, da se spredaj, zato vem, da je moje življenje iz sreče, norec!
[Zbor: LV]
V raju gangsta so preživeli večino svojega življenja.
V raju gangsta so preživeli večino svojega življenja.
V raju Gangsta še vedno preživimo 'večino svojega življenja'
V raju Gangsta še vedno preživimo 'večino svojega življenja'
[Refren: LV]
Povej mi, zakaj smo tako slepi, da vidimo
Da si tisti, ki jih boli, vi in jaz?
Povej mi, zakaj smo tako slepi, da vidimo
Da si tisti, ki jih boli, vi in jaz?