Zone 6 Rise

Yeah…

Zone 6, motherfucker. Red clay on my shoes,

cold heart in my chest.

Mama needed money, I was trying my best.

Before the mansion, we was fighting through the stress.

Atlanta made a savage out the kid they never blessed.

Came from the gutter,

now the mansion got gates,

Zone 6 baby, put the city on my name.

Neck on froze, got the diamonds on flame,

They know I'm the king,

put respect on my name.

Came from the bottom,

now we up, up,

up, Whole lotta pain,

had to tough, tough,

tough. Atlanta made me,

I ain't change, that's facts,

Built this shit from the dirt,

ain't no turning back.

Roaches in the kitchen,

couldn't sleep without the heat,

Mama counting pennies, trying to put food on the street.

Holes in my shoes,

had my socks touching concrete,

Now the floor made of marble,

got the whole damn suite.

I remember empty cupboards,

stomach growling at night,

Mama telling me we're good when I knew shit wasn't right.

Bills stacked high, red notices on the door,

I was plotting on a future,

couldn't take being poor.

Zone 6 raised me,

every corner had a story,

Some were chasing quick money,

some were chasing glory.

Sirens in the distance,

blue lights on the block,

Everybody knew the danger,

still the neighborhood rocked.

I seen friends turn fake when the pressure got real,

Seen a tough man break when he couldn't pay the bills.

Kept my pain in my chest,

never showed what it cost,

Now the chain shine bright,

but I remember every loss.

Came from the gutter,

now the mansion got gates,

Zone

6 baby, put the city on my name.

Neck on froze, got the diamonds on flame,

They know I'm the king,

put respect on my name.

Came from the bottom,

now we up, up,

up, Whole lotta pain,

had to tough, tough,

tough. Atlanta made me,

I ain't change, that's facts,

Built this shit from the dirt,

ain't no

turning back.

Black truck creeping while the streetlights flicker,

Whole squad quiet, everybody move different.

Talk gets cheap when the real pressure hits,

I remember cold nights with my back against shit.

Dracos in the lyrics,

dark thoughts in the booth,

Too many lost lives,

too much blood in the news.

Everybody want a crown,

everybody want respect, But the streets take interest on the choices you

regret. Gas in the air,

got the whole room clouded,

Money on the table,

bass shaking, speakers pounding.

Percs in the picture,

but the consequences real,

Seen too many lose themselves trying to numb what they feel.

Police lights flashing, I remember those nights,

Heart beating hard underneath them red lights.

Now I want the family safe,

want the whole team paid,

Still got that same hard stare from the life that I faced.

Steel door slam, heard the deadbolt click,

Cold-ass cell, thin mattress,

concrete bricks.

Count time at six,

still awake at ten,

Same four walls, just me and my sins.

Trays hit the slot,

heard the whole block yell,

Tried to sleep through the noise,

couldn't rest that well.

Phone time ticking, got my people on the line,

Said, “I'm good,” but they heard the pain in my replies.

Commissary on Friday, make the little shit stretch,

Every letter from home had me tight in the chest.

Heard the keys down the tier,

then the doors went bang,

Everybody acting tough, everybody felt the strain.

Zone 6 on my mind,

I could picture that street,

Summer nights, car rides,

bass shaking the seats.

Had to face who I was with no place left to hide,

Came home with a plan and a whole different stride.

Fuck what they heard,

they don't know what I survived,

Had to stare down my demons just to keep this dream alive.

From the cell to the skyline,

from the pain to the pay,

I'm still carrying the kid that was praying for a better day.