In my heart In my mind I’m gonna win And you’ll come You tell me to wait Give me a sign And i’m gonna shine I’m gonna shine (repeats) Look man, do not get my block pissed, we'll blast your brain! Two hundred-thousand dollar whips and chains Crooked cops, crips, crack cocaine, tupac, chris, I’m still feeling the pain Seven year-old girl shot and slain What these all mean We’re goin’ insane? In this struggle, stress, mayhem and panic Where i'm from we do not eat organic [talk about it] See my mama cannot afford whole foods She break fast with a prayer, call it soul food Where i come from [let it breath] Where i come from No one runs when funds run low In lump sums we choose the dum dum dum bullets, dun dun We livin' humdrum in the slums Where scum conceal stun guns The word’s mum for fun, son Conundrums ain’t pretty In this cesspool called new york shitty I call it that ‘cause it smells like shit Walk around hunched-back or you might get hit I knew a nigger who sold crack to his moms The same mother fucker sold crack to his kids Lookin’ like 300 comin’ back from his bid, like "pharoahe, let’s get this money for real" He said "pharoahe, let’s get this money up What the fuck What you need me to holler at steve rifkind? Let him escape from new york like snake plissken? I told you from the gate that you needed more marketing And these major labels is not listening." Stood in a b-boy stance, teeth glistening From the gold in his mouth, summer breeze was whistling I contemplated my retort, eyes fixed in On a crucifix around his neck I guess he was christian Just then the police siren it pitched into the sound Track to the hood so i spoke with conviction Spoke as if i was 6'10", thick skin, Put a little bass in my voice like pitch bend ‘cause where i come from Where i come from, we all come from Sky, moon, stars, earth and a sun Multiple skin tones, the blood is one The pen is the ammo to my automatic I bring to fruition what i write to get me out of the slums And i’ma shine, shine, shine, shine Shine like the sun, the world is mine Each line is speech designed to transcend time and reach The unborn and transform your mind And i’ma shine Shine New york if you’re in the house If you’re turnin’ it out Without a doubt You know what i’m talking about Just scream and shout Everybody say: shine shine shine Now detroit with the funky beats Gettin' wild on the street See the mark of the beast Say f*** the police [what up, x?] Shine shine shine Chi-town, with the funky sound Soul by the pound Just get on down What the fuck do you want? Say shine shine shine West coast side with the most Holding your toast Brag and boast Everybody say shine shine shine Dirty dirty (repeats)