Discover the poetic beauty in ‘This Life I Lead’ by 2Pac. This lyric breakdown takes you on a journey through the artist’s thoughts, emotions, and the story they aim to tell. From clever metaphors to evocative imagery, we delve into the nuances that make this song a lyrical masterpiece. Whether you’re a fan of 2Pac or a lover of well-crafted words, our detailed analysis will give you a deeper understanding and appreciation of this song.
In this motherfuckin’ life I lead, shit
Hella motherfuckin’ roadblocks and crooked cops
We still ride though, what side? Westside
I want money in large amounts, my garage full of cars that bounce
Movin’ my tapes in major weight ’cause every dollar counts
Bustas is jealous and half these niggas is punks
They runnin’ off at the mouth ’til I fill it up with my pump
They jump, my automatic keep ’em wary
Why you frontin’ like you really badass, nigga you scary
I been knowin’ you for years, we was high school peers, in junior high
I was itchin’ to kill, and you was, ready to die
Why you bullshittin’, niggas was dyin’ and catchin’ cases
Bustin’ my automatics at motherfuckers in foreign places
Leavin’ no trace, they see my face and they buried
Them bitches die in a hurry, still I ride, I’m never worried
Mr. Makaveli tell me to ride, and I’ma ride
Pick my enemies out the crowd, and motherfuckers die
It’s not the way I want to live, my nigga it’s how it is
Homie got into a fight last night, that killed his kids
In this life I lead, fiend for currency, get high off weed
Collect G’s make my enemies bleed
When you see me nigga holla my set, and watch ’em ride
Outlaw motherfuckers ’til we die, in this life I lead
Fiend for currency, get high off weed
Collect G’s make my enemies bleed, uh
When you see me nigga holla my set, and watch ’em ride
Outlaw motherfuckers ’til we die, in this life I lead
I ain’t a killer but don’t push me dawg
For the family I’ll send that ass straight to God (what you doin’ nigga?)
In this life I lead, I seen the most of my twenty-three years
My vision is blurry, the money is clear
Some of my peers eternally will sleep in a coffin (yeah nigga)
And when Nob’ on the road, I’m extremely cautious
(Westside nigga, you know how we do it!)
It happen that fast, split second you gone
At the top of my tombstone put “Nob’ was raw”
Outlaw ’til I’m under the floor
For Kadafi the Prince I stack dough like I clocked all the bricks
With a watch on my wrist dawg, I know the time these days
We Outlawz, we gon’ die this way (Nigga)
We already in the history books, ‘Pac made sure of that
Whatever you took, we takin’ it back
You know it’s all for the foundation
Outlawz we still buildin’ the Thug Nation, holla at ya homie
In this life I lead, fiend for currency, get high off weed
Collect G’s make my enemies bleed
When you see me nigga holla my set, and watch ’em ride
Outlaw motherfuckers ’til we die, in this life I lead
Fiend for currency, get high off weed
Collect G’s make my enemies bleed
When you see me nigga holla my set, and watch ’em ride
Outlaw motherfuckers ’til we die, in this life I lead
It ain’t nothin’ but in-between nuts, oxygen is gettin’ hot
Got a problem ol’ fag-ass nigga, kick rocks
On the phone and that nigga talkin’ crazy
I don’t know, who to blame, him or killin’ babies
I’m a New Jerz’ Devil, the street, creative rebel
Only got one, shot to produce on every level
This is bags I must, go the max I must
Nigga I came from not much, so money I clutch
Uh-uh, Napoleon the strength of the strong-arm
When they think they was in the right I prove they movin’ wrong
I’m a, hardcore, product of the ghetto
Been blessed with a show, to equal my ? (damn)
I maneuver, in the right lane, quick to push back brains
Switchin’ to the left lane I’m playin my hands
And I’m plottin’ on the fortune, it’s gettin’ hot and scorchin’
I’m diggin’ like a scorpion that torture they enemies
In this life I lead, fiend for currency, get high off weed
Collect G’s make my enemies bleed
When you see me nigga holla my set, and watch ’em ride
Outlaw motherfuckers ’til we die, in this life I lead
Fiend for currency, get high off weed
Collect G’s make my enemies bleed
When you see me nigga holla my set, and watch ’em ride
Outlaw motherfuckers ’til we die, in this life I lead
Now with this Outlaw lifestyle that I been introduced tao
Money and hoes keep us closer to Lucifer (What’s up Kurupt?)
Steady seducin’ us and now I’m all for it
This the, life for me and the law can’t spoil it (right)
So you can call it what the f*ck you want
But I’ma ballin’ alcoholic with a sawed-off pump (nigga!)
My momma ain’t raised no punk, and neither did ‘Pac
So when it jump off, I breathe for Yak’
Been puttin’ in work, so I walk with a bop
And it ain’t safe at home, so I sleep with a glock (no mistakes)
Thug livin’, uhh, what the f*ck be better?
I do my dirt with the family so we dyin’ together
Nah, uh
We on a mission fo’ mo’, gangsta shit on you hoes
We ain’t fuckin’ with you most just crooks and niggas about they flow
Tryin’ to live Godzilla
E.D.I. went from a Bad Boy, to an anybody killer
Look out, wanted man, guns in hand
Stand firm, nuts and my pride, now let’s burn
Bound to the fam goin’ down swingin’
Holdin’ my ground and we the last ones breathin’
Won’t stop until we even deep in the trenches
So many killings it’s senseless
So in this life I lead, I stay protected
By God, my squad, and this thing in my palm
Now all my hustlin’ motherfuckers, get your money, sing along
In this life I lead, fiend for currency, get high off weed
Collect G’s make my enemies bleed
When you see me nigga holla my set, and watch ’em ride
Outlaw motherfuckers ’til we die, in this life I lead
Fiend for currency, get high off weed
Collect G’s make my enemies bleed
When you see me nigga holla my set, and watch ’em ride
Outlaw motherfuckers ’til we die, in this life I lead
This motherfuckin’ life I lead nigga
You know what time it is
Westside, Death Row (Dogg Pound) everybody killer
Bad Boy killer, (?) killer (Thug Life, Death Row)
Everybody killer, f*ck all y’all niggas
If it ain’t Westside nigga it ain’t poppin, that’s on my momma