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This Can't be Life (Prod. Jimmy Williams)

from Based on a True Story by Top Billion

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Like most of the songs on this album, very personal. Love this beat. Originally I had another song written to this beat called "Hollywood Dreams" that was supposed to be on Let's Make a Movie.

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This Can’t be Life

(Intro)
Uh. Top Billion CMG. And look, I was telling Funmi the other day that sometimes I wake up too stressed out like I feel like I got the weight of the world on my shoulders or something. I looked in the mirror and I said to myself that… that…

(Verse 1)
This can’t be life… we’re born to die,
Someone leaves same time we arrive,
Body in the ground; soul in the sky,
We’re taught there’s a heaven and now I know why,
I lost my granny this year. I miss her dear,
I wish she’s in paradise if not here,
At the funeral I didn’t shed a tear: I manned up,
So now I got emotions all crammed up,
I throw my hands up! Just my damn luck!
I lose granny the same time drama’s in my family,
I’m so unhappy I hate being home,
Hate how far apart my family’s now grown,
Mom and dad beefing barely even speaking,
Pop’s not seen Friday or the whole weekend,
We know this nigga’s cheating. Mom’s tears streaming,
This can’t be life… pinch me I’m dreaming

(Chorus)
Naw, this can’t be life,
If this all I have left that just ain’t right,
I just wanna live life bright (bright)
How did my day turn to night? (night) Uh
Naw, this can’t be life,
If this all I have left that just ain’t right,
I just wanna live life bright (bright)
How did my day turn to night? (night)

(Verse 2)
No this can’t be life this whole world’s mean,
Where’s the part that’s nice?
When did everyone’s heart become stone cold ice?
When did friend mean a person that you don’t unlike?
This real talk, aight, I lost more friends in 2010,
Than I can even begin to count off… Seems like,
Everyone then was actually genuine during good parts,
‘Till hard times kicked off,
Same guy I rapped with; we made tracks quick,
You turned on my dawg like you did a backflip,
I used to hit the strip club with Skip to throw tips,
‘Till he showed his colors. Disloyal: fuck him,
My old manager I couldn’t trust her,
She stayed out of touch when I in a clutch,
But the fakes make me learn twice as much so I’m wiser,
But this can’t be life, bruh

(Chorus)

(Verse 3)
What’s this? Not existence,
Let be imagination; a figment,
Let it be a bad dream and I’m close to the finish,
Let it be something that’ll die that I won’t live with,
Right now, nightmares are more pleasant than my present,
To see Freddy Kruger is a present,
Plus I’m broke, I don’t have a penny present,
Look at my account I get stomachs to check it,
Yet I talk reckless when I’m on these records,
Like I got cake… I’m barely eating breakfast!
Yelling CMG each minute every second,
When I can’t pay Brad or Chris for a beat nonetheless:
It’s still on. I’m 2top Makabilli. I keep strong,
For my brother and my mom and my team that I’m putting on,
This ain’t life but if we make it right can’t go wrong

(Chorus)

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from Based on a True Story, released February 22, 2011
S. Hill, J. Williams

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Top Billion Miami, Florida

Born 9/14/90. From Monroe, LA. I started taking Rap seriously at 18. I rap about things that happen in my life and what I see going on in the world around me. I like making and releasing new songs because you can never have enough music. There's atleast one album you'll love here... guaranteed. ... more

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