This is a rough recording of the intro to "A Beautiful Chaos". Samples Issac Hayes' "Ike's Mood I", which is probably one of the most sample sections in hip-hop's history. I don't think anyone's ever used the strings though.
Merceda passed at 23 still carryin an 8 month
Left us tryin figure why God would take from
Us two baby angels died in they sleep
like that'll console the pain when we cry or we weep
Her wake's at the end of the week
Next Thursday my man died
24 over his man's house
Heart attack playin Xbox
next stop God's side
Everybody all sighed
you ain't lived to you seen a grown man show tears
Tryin' keep anger from conquerin' his own fears
No vengeance
Noone to pull guns on
It's either God's plan or his fault somebody son's gone.
And I know it's wrong to feel emotions like that run deep
But when 3 friends all die within 3 weeks of each other
I'd chose opposition
How the hell I'm supposed maintain optimism
When e'ything good sucks through a blackhole
And the guilt of blamin' God makes me an asshole
Fast-forward to the viewing of Kevin's shell on Sunday
Tejal's death was Facebook news on Monday
I surmised, her suicide made the future feel sober
When life's rocks roll away with no clear motive
When you can't understand you feel dumber
But reality? we live a lot older than we ever live younger
