LYRICS
作词 : Madonna/Patrick Leonard
作曲 : Madonna/Patrick Leonard
I have a tale to tell…
I was three feet from the floor, gasping for air
Trying to release my father's hands from my throat
I looked into his eyes and wondered
If my feet would ever touch the floor again
Have you ever been hit so hard
That it sends your body flying across the room
We all fall to the floor at some point
It's how you pick yourself up
That's the real challenge, isn't it
I've always lived in my own world
I dance to escape my troubles
I've learned that there's light even in the darkest places
I can't blame my father for anything
You can't rely on other people to make you happy
But I know deep down inside he loved me
There was a time I suffered so much
I wanted to get it out of me
I would cut my arms, not to kill myself
I don't want to die
I know I am lucky to be on this earth
I did it so the physical pain would calm the pain
That was eating me inside
Nothing was erased
I live with my past tucked away, deep inside of me
It comes out as an explosion and it invades me
I believe we are messengers on earth
I believe in Angels
I am blessed by God to tell myself
I suffered that much to become who I am today
Now you have to realize not only do I have a family
But now I have a whole hood and that's power
But I ain't no grimy-ass nigga
I was never out to kill anybody
Especially when I made that decision to g*******g
I just want to fit in
But one day I was forced to do something
That made me open my eyes
I realized that this shit ain't no game
One of the homies got popped
And I was pressured into doing my first drive-by
It was kinda f**ked up the way they tried to set me up
Me and my bro, we has headed back to the eight block
Some homies rolled up
And they asked us to go somewhere
We pulled up to the corner
Then he placed a chunky-ass gun in my lap
He said you know what to do with it
It's time to get poppin' for the hood
But I wasn't out to kill anybody
编程 : Stuart Price
主人声 : Madonna
和声 : Donna De Lory/Nicki Richards
吉他 : Madonna
键盘 : Marcus Brown/Stuart Price
鼓 : Monte Pittman
人声 : Isaac Sinwani