Blu & Exile – Below The Heavens: In Hell Happy With Your New Imaginary Friend (2007)
featuring Miguel Jontel.
Lyrics:
I was cold hearted and young, a dumb kid with a gun
Cause fun days don’t last, the last nigga to laugh
So rap fell on my tongue, numb feelings remain
And pain comes and it goes
But my wounds shows the room where my pops beat my moms
Moms screamin’ for help, myself hot as a sun
Cold hearted and young, a dumb kid with a gun
That I got from my pops top drawer
When he left my momma twice in a week
My momma lifeless and weak, spendin’ her nights in the sheets
With seed killer number (one)
Seed killer number (two)
Seed killer number (three)
Got heat from the newborns scorned brother
Blu black hearted and young
Raps fell off his tongue
Numb feelings remain
The pain comes and it goes
But my wounds show the tomb that now shelters my boy
My boy needed my help, myself not in the game
The game heartless and young
Dumb niggas with guns cause fun days don’t last
The last nigga that blast got shots all in his back
Wrath fell on his soul but in my soul he remains
Pain comes and it goes
But my wounds show the moon shining off of his blood
His blood ran through his moms
His moms ran outside
5 niggas with guns
Seed killer number (one)
Seed killer number (two)
Seed killer number (three)
Pulled the heat and he was through
Threw dirt on his casket his mom will re-mask it
Still couldn’t hide tears years pass her son
Numb feelings remain
Pain comes and it goes
But my wounds show the groom that still married my mom
My mom still had a son
Dumb kid with a gun, that I got from my pops
Top drawer when he left
My momma fightin’ for years
My momma fightin’ her tears
Now she gotta explain the game of her life to her son
But the sun still shines
Nine children and a newborn scorn brother two
Blu, life isn’t young
Dumb kid with a tongue, that I got from Hip Hop
But she left me for you, so I’m a give her to you
Cold hearted and young
"life is cold cold is pain pain is growth and EVERY SEED THAT GROWS sees rain and the rain gon' come it aint nothing new but when its done the sun shining through" and in the repeat it says "ANY seed that grows sees rain", instead of "EVERY seed"
this is easily the most well composed & creatively formated lyrics I have ever heard to date. the concept, the delivery, i just cant stop saying great things about it. exile's beat is immaculate and beyond perfect 4 the song. thank you 4 this song. and uhm…Blu? Akron Ohio loves you. please perform here soon.
i always heard of this artist and always seen his name when checking out other underground emcee's but never gave him the time of the day until now and im so glad i did this music is poetry too my ears
Song so Cold!
This album so slept on!!!!
You had nas shoe on what happen blu…you was next up.
this is deeper than tupac. i mean it. i rank tupac high.
I will NEVER forget the first time I heard this. Never woulda found Blu if it weren't for Dilla tho.. Crazy how shit works
Blu is hip hop
What words does Miguel sing at the end?
easily one of my fave hip hop albums in last 20 years
Such an end of the movie song
One of the best rap songs of all time, no doubt. At least some of the best lyrics in rap history if not the best.
"life is cold cold is pain pain is growth and EVERY SEED THAT GROWS sees rain and the rain gon' come it aint nothing new but when its done the sun shining through" and in the repeat it says "ANY seed that grows sees rain", instead of "EVERY seed"
this is easily the most well composed & creatively formated lyrics I have ever heard to date. the concept, the delivery, i just cant stop saying great things about it. exile's beat is immaculate and beyond perfect 4 the song. thank you 4 this song. and uhm…Blu? Akron Ohio loves you. please perform here soon.
It sound like shes saying "Smile!!! Rain don't shine lighter days". is this correct? most logical conclusion i came up with.
no one know what the chorus says at the end??????
what does the chorus at the end say?
So damn well written! The addition of Miguel works out perfectly.
now she gotta explain a game of life to a son.
why didn't this dude blow up before dumb mac miler
heavy, chills
love his rhyme schemes here. absolutely beautiful poetry
Miguel on the vocals…before he blew. Smooth, melodic, and thorough.
cold hearted and young, a dumb kid with a gun…
RIP victims of 12/14
This song is a shoe-in for my ears
Up there on the best song ever list
fresh as fuck
So beautiful.
The most amazing..
The Freshest Artist Real Talk #Inspiring
Dope shit
wow i dunno that was miguel featuring…
this is a video for lyrics so we all care!
i listen to this song almost eveyday
Backyard…….
Blu & exile need to link up again!!
first blu song i ever heard, still on of my favorites…
i always heard of this artist and always seen his name when checking out other underground emcee's but never gave him the time of the day until now and im so glad i did this music is poetry too my ears
First time to ever listen to Blu… Wow reminds me of Common but o' buy raps like Lupe lyrically I need more songs by him.
nice music!