Techno Ted may be a person who caused Chris incredible emotional pain & trepidation as well as moments of peace & happiness but now is removed and awaiting his fate. Darling may be a different person who is also free of him and can live her life free of Ted's tyranny. "In between all the laughing, and daydreams ... lies: a desert of truth" Lies are like a desert or the omission of Truth: Where there were Lies then Truth was absent. The song, "Techno Ted", may be a cathartic celebration of the downfall of this person.
[Chorus]
These are the tears of a hustla (hustla)
These are the fears of a hustla (hustla)
This is the year of a hustla (hustla)
This is the life of a hustla (hustla)
Tears of a hustla (tears of a hustla)
Trap to survive (tears of a hustla)
Tears of a hustla (tears of a hustla)
Fight to stay alive (fight to stay alive)
[Yung Shroom]
Why you cryin' son?
Is it the things you done?
Acting like the world ain't gave you none.
I cry cuz they die, got things on my mind.
Mothafuckas lie about bling on they grind.
These are the tears of a hustla, yeah I seen it all.
Panic and fear everytime I see the shell fall.
Wipe away your tears and fears my son.
All them other crimes can't be undone.
I'll be long gone when this battle is won,
But don't lose hope, cuz the time will come
When you pull together, and that's when you'll be a man my son.
Don't die on me, don't die on me, don't die preaching peace and harmony.
There's no world like that for me, but still I'll try till I die just to be free.
[Chorus]
These are the tears of a hustla (hustla)
These are the fears of a hustla (hustla)
This is the year of a hustla (hustla)
This is the life of a hustla (hustla)
Tears of a hustla (tears of a hustla)
Trap to survive (tears of a hustla)
Tears of a hustla (tears of a hustla)
Fight to stay alive (fight to stay alive)
[Da Puffa]
Umma keep it gangsta till I die,
And umma do me, make it snow in July.
And in the winter, umma make it rain cash in the sky.
Look me in the face and see a killer in my eyes.
Gone through a lot of struggles, ups and downs in my
Been married to the streets, got my gun as my wife
I don't know, who am I? I'm thinkin' suicide
But when I hit the track, I'm thinkin do or die
Nothing to live for, nothing to die for
Tears hit my cheeks, cuz there's nothing to try for
Escape the pain of this life we call reality
Escape this game we call thug mentality
So umma do me, umma do me
Gangsta get money, with two Gs
Yung Shroom, I chill with him
And Lil Blunt, I kill with him
[Lil Blunt]
What the world needs now is love, that sweet love
Not that gang packing heat love, look I'm talking street love
It ain't that tearing crabs apart gets old,
It's just that sometimes a gangsta's heart gets cold
My gun's blaring, my only son's staring
He gets on the floor and he says a little prayer and
I start to wonder where my live went wrong
I start to question where the line's been drawn
Listen up, cuz you know I'll never lie
Some people say that a hustla never dies
Some people say that a hustla never dies
I say that some people are never right
20 years old, my brother was shot
Biggest G on the block, man his life was lost
He passed away, but I kept his K
Cried for weeks, hadn't slept for days
Then I got revenge, they didn't see it coming
Stunna shades on, how could they see me gunning
I got locked up, 10 years in a cell
My son's life went on, 10 years of hell
When I got out, things weren't the same
Murderin' and stealin' just weren't my game
So ya'll listen up, no thug lives forever
The only way we get out alive is together
[Outro]
[Yung Shroom]
Yeah man, that's my story. That's my life.
[Lil Blunt]
2008 man, this shit doesn't get any easier.
[Da Puffa]
This is how we live.
[Yung Shroom]
This is how we roll.
[Lil Blunt]
This is how we die.
These are the tears of a hustla (hustla)
These are the fears of a hustla (hustla)
This is the year of a hustla (hustla)
This is the life of a hustla (hustla)
Tears of a hustla (tears of a hustla)
Trap to survive (tears of a hustla)
Tears of a hustla (tears of a hustla)
Fight to stay alive (fight to stay alive)
[Yung Shroom]
Why you cryin' son?
Is it the things you done?
Acting like the world ain't gave you none.
I cry cuz they die, got things on my mind.
Mothafuckas lie about bling on they grind.
These are the tears of a hustla, yeah I seen it all.
Panic and fear everytime I see the shell fall.
Wipe away your tears and fears my son.
All them other crimes can't be undone.
I'll be long gone when this battle is won,
But don't lose hope, cuz the time will come
When you pull together, and that's when you'll be a man my son.
Don't die on me, don't die on me, don't die preaching peace and harmony.
There's no world like that for me, but still I'll try till I die just to be free.
[Chorus]
These are the tears of a hustla (hustla)
These are the fears of a hustla (hustla)
This is the year of a hustla (hustla)
This is the life of a hustla (hustla)
Tears of a hustla (tears of a hustla)
Trap to survive (tears of a hustla)
Tears of a hustla (tears of a hustla)
Fight to stay alive (fight to stay alive)
[Da Puffa]
Umma keep it gangsta till I die,
And umma do me, make it snow in July.
And in the winter, umma make it rain cash in the sky.
Look me in the face and see a killer in my eyes.
Gone through a lot of struggles, ups and downs in my
Been married to the streets, got my gun as my wife
I don't know, who am I? I'm thinkin' suicide
But when I hit the track, I'm thinkin do or die
Nothing to live for, nothing to die for
Tears hit my cheeks, cuz there's nothing to try for
Escape the pain of this life we call reality
Escape this game we call thug mentality
So umma do me, umma do me
Gangsta get money, with two Gs
Yung Shroom, I chill with him
And Lil Blunt, I kill with him
[Lil Blunt]
What the world needs now is love, that sweet love
Not that gang packing heat love, look I'm talking street love
It ain't that tearing crabs apart gets old,
It's just that sometimes a gangsta's heart gets cold
My gun's blaring, my only son's staring
He gets on the floor and he says a little prayer and
I start to wonder where my live went wrong
I start to question where the line's been drawn
Listen up, cuz you know I'll never lie
Some people say that a hustla never dies
Some people say that a hustla never dies
I say that some people are never right
20 years old, my brother was shot
Biggest G on the block, man his life was lost
He passed away, but I kept his K
Cried for weeks, hadn't slept for days
Then I got revenge, they didn't see it coming
Stunna shades on, how could they see me gunning
I got locked up, 10 years in a cell
My son's life went on, 10 years of hell
When I got out, things weren't the same
Murderin' and stealin' just weren't my game
So ya'll listen up, no thug lives forever
The only way we get out alive is together
[Outro]
[Yung Shroom]
Yeah man, that's my story. That's my life.
[Lil Blunt]
2008 man, this shit doesn't get any easier.
[Da Puffa]
This is how we live.
[Yung Shroom]
This is how we roll.
[Lil Blunt]
This is how we die.
Lyrics submitted by heltonium
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