West Chi Story
• Written by Koenig
Koenig's Notes
West Chi Story- A reference to the musical 'West Side Story'. One of my favorites.
Nouveau riche- Wealthy.
Lost ourselves...- A reference to Eminem's hit 'Lose Yourself'.
Prefix- A reference to the millions upon millions of 'Tumblr Genders', the names of which make very little sense.
Rise from the concrete- A pun on the term 'Rose From The Concrete'.
Every instant
We make a decision
That could change our lives
Or even end them
But you gotta keep going
Stand your ground against those who wanna bury you in it
Hell knows we did
We were a couple of nobodies, now we're running these streets
Just looking for survival, not to be nouveau riche
With twisted perceptions of a fucked up reality
Meant to question the answers to questions for steady salary
Put in hours of work for seconds of progress
Lost ourselves in the music, but lost our minds in the process
But I kept moving forward, in the hopes that maybe
My children won't have to ask me why their mama's husband ain't me
It's make-or-break, won't take no breaks, we'll take a rain check
We kept putting in twice the work for half payment
So keep your head in the clouds
But plant your feet in the ground
Make the most of your life, 'cause you only get one now
Take every opportunity, 'cause you blink, and they're gone
Don't be a beggar, you have to put in work for what you want
You only get one chance to live life to the fullest
Your whole life could be made obsolete by one bullet
Don't care if it's unfair, we only want victory
Leave a legacy behind and you get to keep the glory
Don't worry who you offend, no need to stay out if trouble
Put in double the effort, and you'll be paid double
Life's no game, it's a war we
Won at such a young age - West Chi Story
The path to stardom ain't magic, there's no hocus pocus
Ignite, recite, unite, despite the way they write that you're hopeless
Overrun the opposition, disprove the negatives
The rise from the concrete is the true road to excellence
Spit the truth, it doesn't matter who you displease
You have to be sick of your illness before you're rid of disease
You have to be strong, show the world what you're made of
Don't let anyone see the things that you're secretly afraid of
There's no Geneva Convention, no rules of engagement
It's a fragile line between stardom and derangement
So keep your head in the clouds
But plant your feet in the ground
Make the most of your life, 'cause you only get one now
Take every opportunity, 'cause you blink, and they're gone
Don't be a beggar, you have to put in work for what you want
You only get one chance to live life to the fullest
Your whole life could be made obsolete by one bullet
Don't care if it's unfair, we only want victory
Leave a legacy behind and you get to keep the glory
Don't worry who you offend, no need to stay out if trouble
Put in double the effort, and you'll be paid double
Life's no game, it's a war we
Won at such a young age - West Chi Story
To those who said I'd never be great, fuck you, you don't know me
All the goddamn mistakes I've ever made, fuck them, they don't own me
Nobody's ever silent, but nobody's ever heard 'em
Maybe because they hide away in their safe places, 'cause words hurt 'em
So many people just drown themselves in all the croc tears they ever cried
Because god forbid, they lose more than an ounce of their pride
No one takes a closer look because no one would ever guess
That there's more to the U.S. than radfem and BLM's BS
Tumblr thinks they're oppressed, because, man, they had to deal with
Those mean words, and that gives them the right to reduce my life to a prefix
We can all become gods, despite those who say we couldn't be
We decide our own fates, which means we're all gods... Aren't we?
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Koenig
Member since July 14 2016