Trauma

[00:00.35]Meek Mill - Trauma
[00:01.77]Used to be a dreamer
[00:06.97]Dreaming' of a fire
[00:09.70]Uh my mama used to pray
[00:11.83]That she'd see me in yale
[00:13.45]It's f**ked up she gotta see me in jail
[00:15.42]On the visit with lil papi it hurt
[00:17.34]Even though I seemed to be well
[00:18.75]They got a smoker with a key to my cell damn
[00:21.46]And even worst my judge black
[00:22.57]Don't wanna see me do well
[00:23.94]It's either that or black people for sale
[00:26.17]Gave me two to four years like
[00:27.64]F**k your life meet me in hell
[00:29.46]And let it burn like lucifer
[00:31.02]You look even stupider
[00:32.54]Tryna impress them people in power
[00:33.95]When power abusin' us
[00:35.22]For 44 dollars a hour
[00:36.63]You coward they using ya
[00:37.95]Is it self-hate that made you send me upstate
[00:39.89]This where the so-called real niggas
[00:41.35]Sweeping up for cupcakes
[00:42.36]And that's your phone time
[00:43.74]If you ain't got no money you ain't online
[00:45.35]Hey call your son
[00:46.52]Call your daughter just to wish them more prime
[00:48.44]Oh god don't let them streets get a hold of 'em
[00:50.87]Your daughter f**kin' now
[00:51.98]It's gon be a cold summer
[00:53.59]Your son trapping
[00:54.50]And your homie giving o's to him
[00:56.28]And if he f**k that paper up
[00:57.74]He puttin' holes through him
[00:58.95]And you just wanna make it home
[01:00.32]So you can show it to him
[01:01.68]And them people ain't finna give no parole to ya
[01:04.57]They want blood
[01:05.42]We all hangin' with a noose on our neck
[01:07.35]My celly mom just died
[01:08.51]He wanna use my collect
[01:09.87]And he won't make it to the wake
[01:11.35]Unless he give 'em a check
[01:12.61]We still niggas though what you expect
[01:14.94]I just won
[01:16.53]I was on the corner with the reefa
[01:19.02]And they got us warring for our freedom
[01:21.75]See my brother blood on the pavement
[01:24.07]How you wake up in the morning' feelin' evil
[01:27.56]Uhh trauma
[01:29.64]When them drugs got a hold of your mama
[01:32.27]And the judge got a hold on your father
[01:34.80]Go to school bullet holes in the locker
[01:37.18]Ain't no ptsds them drugs keep it at ease
[01:39.61]They shot that boy 20 times
[01:40.87]When they could've told him just freeze
[01:42.28]Could've put him in a cop car
[01:43.60]But they let him just bleed
[01:44.91]The ambulance they coming baby just breathe
[01:48.48]That's what the old lady said
[01:49.81]When she screamed
[01:50.52]This nightmare on elm street friday the 13th
[01:53.15]And in the 13th amendment
[01:54.67]It don't say that we kings
[01:56.03]They say that we legally slaves
[01:57.40]If we go to the bing
[01:58.63]They told kaep' stand up
[01:59.94]If you wanna play for a team
[02:01.31]And all his teammates
[02:02.17]Ain't saying a thing stay woke
[02:04.19]If you don't stand for nothing
[02:05.40]You gon' fall for something
[02:06.62]And in the 60's if you kneeled
[02:08.13]You'd prolly be killed
[02:09.40]But they don't kill you now
[02:10.51]They just take you out of your deal
[02:12.03]Kill your account look
[02:13.14]Where money get spilled
[02:14.10]Check it and they don't kill you now
[02:15.97]They just take you out of your deal
[02:17.44]Kill your account look where money get spilled
[02:19.82]I just won
[02:21.24]I was on the corner with the reefa
[02:23.80]And they got us warring for our freedom
[02:26.18]See my brother blood on the pavement
[02:28.77]How you wake up in the morning' feelin' evil
[02:32.31]Uhh trauma
[02:34.33]When them drugs got a hold of your mama
[02:37.01]And the judge got a hold on your father
[02:39.64]Go to school bullet holes in the locker
[02:41.97]How many times
[02:42.42]You send me to jail to know that I won't fail
[02:44.55]Invisible shackles on the king
[02:45.66]'Cause shit I'm on bail
[02:47.12]I went from selling out arenas
[02:48.28]Now shit I'm on sale
[02:49.85]Them cold nights starting to feel like hell uhh
[02:52.88]Watching a black woman take my freedom
[02:55.49]Almost made me hate my people
[02:57.35]When they label you felon
[02:58.47]It's like they telling you they not equal
[03:00.70]11 years going to court knowing
[03:02.42]They might keep you or drive you crazy
[03:04.79]23 hours in a cell somebody save me
[03:07.12]I'm on a jail call trying to explain it to my baby
[03:10.11]I gotta do the calendar twice a
[03:11.57]Nd that's a maybe
[03:12.79]Trauma
[03:13.45]I just won
[03:15.18]I was on the corner with the reefa
[03:17.55]And they got us warring for our freedom
[03:20.38]See my brother blood on the pavement
[03:22.75]How you wake up in the morning' feelin' evil
[03:26.20]Uhh trauma
[03:28.27]When them drugs got a hold of your mama
[03:30.75]And the judge got a hold on your father
[03:33.47]Go to school bullet holes in the locker
Meek Mill - Trauma
Used to be a dreamer
Dreaming' of a fire
Uh my mama used to pray
That she'd see me in yale
It's f**ked up she gotta see me in jail
On the visit with lil papi it hurt
Even though I seemed to be well
They got a smoker with a key to my cell damn
And even worst my judge black
Don't wanna see me do well
It's either that or black people for sale
Gave me two to four years like
F**k your life meet me in hell
And let it burn like lucifer
You look even stupider
Tryna impress them people in power
When power abusin' us
For 44 dollars a hour
You coward they using ya
Is it self-hate that made you send me upstate
This where the so-called real niggas
Sweeping up for cupcakes
And that's your phone time
If you ain't got no money you ain't online
Hey call your son
Call your daughter just to wish them more prime
Oh god don't let them streets get a hold of 'em
Your daughter f**kin' now
It's gon be a cold summer
Your son trapping
And your homie giving o's to him
And if he f**k that paper up
He puttin' holes through him
And you just wanna make it home
So you can show it to him
And them people ain't finna give no parole to ya
They want blood
We all hangin' with a noose on our neck
My celly mom just died
He wanna use my collect
And he won't make it to the wake
Unless he give 'em a check
We still niggas though what you expect
I just won
I was on the corner with the reefa
And they got us warring for our freedom
See my brother blood on the pavement
How you wake up in the morning' feelin' evil
Uhh trauma
When them drugs got a hold of your mama
And the judge got a hold on your father
Go to school bullet holes in the locker
Ain't no ptsds them drugs keep it at ease
They shot that boy 20 times
When they could've told him just freeze
Could've put him in a cop car
But they let him just bleed
The ambulance they coming baby just breathe
That's what the old lady said
When she screamed
This nightmare on elm street friday the 13th
And in the 13th amendment
It don't say that we kings
They say that we legally slaves
If we go to the bing
They told kaep' stand up
If you wanna play for a team
And all his teammates
Ain't saying a thing stay woke
If you don't stand for nothing
You gon' fall for something
And in the 60's if you kneeled
You'd prolly be killed
But they don't kill you now
They just take you out of your deal
Kill your account look
Where money get spilled
Check it and they don't kill you now
They just take you out of your deal
Kill your account look where money get spilled
I just won
I was on the corner with the reefa
And they got us warring for our freedom
See my brother blood on the pavement
How you wake up in the morning' feelin' evil
Uhh trauma
When them drugs got a hold of your mama
And the judge got a hold on your father
Go to school bullet holes in the locker
How many times
You send me to jail to know that I won't fail
Invisible shackles on the king
'Cause shit I'm on bail
I went from selling out arenas
Now shit I'm on sale
Them cold nights starting to feel like hell uhh
Watching a black woman take my freedom
Almost made me hate my people
When they label you felon
It's like they telling you they not equal
11 years going to court knowing
They might keep you or drive you crazy
23 hours in a cell somebody save me
I'm on a jail call trying to explain it to my baby
I gotta do the calendar twice a
Nd that's a maybe
Trauma
I just won
I was on the corner with the reefa
And they got us warring for our freedom
See my brother blood on the pavement
How you wake up in the morning' feelin' evil
Uhh trauma
When them drugs got a hold of your mama
And the judge got a hold on your father
Go to school bullet holes in the locker