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Cash Empire

This one is for my brother, man

I tried to tell you

I tried to show you the road

But you were walking in a direction

I could never follow

Now I'm standing here alone

Looking at the sky, asking God why

You were my blood, my brother, my everything

How did we end up here

Rest easy, my brother

This pain is real

I remember when we were young, running through the streets

Two brothers, one dream, trying hard to make ends meet

We had nothing in our pockets, but our hearts were full of hope

Used to tell me, One day, bro, we're gonna rise above the smoke

We were sharing every little thing, even when we had no food

I would give you half my bread, you would give me half your mood

We were laughing in the darkness, dreaming underneath the stars

Never thought that life would separate these brothers' hearts

Then the money started calling, and the streets began to change

You were looking for a shortcut, I was trying to rearrange

I said, Brother, take it easy, there's a future up ahead

Don't you trade your life for money, don't you end up lying dead

You said, Bro, you don't understand, I need to make it now

I am tired of being broke, I need to show them how

I said, The road you're taking, brother, only leads to pain

You can lose your life for nothing, and you'll never rise again

But you laughed and walked away, said I was talking like a fool

You were thinking that the streets were giving out a different rule

I was praying every night that you would turn around

But the devil had a whisper, and you followed every sound

Oh, my brother, why you choose that road

I told you, Slow down, but you wouldn't let it go

Now you're gone, and I'm standing in the rain

Trying to understand this unbearable pain

Oh, my brother, I can hear your voice

But you made the wrong move, you made the wrong choice

One night, one robbery, one bullet in the dark

Now the world has lost a soul, and it's breaking my heart

I remember that evening, you were calling on the phone

Said, My brother, don't worry, I'll be coming home

I could hear it in your voice, something wasn't feeling right

You were moving with the shadows, disappearing in the night

I said, Please, don't go, there's another way to live

You have dreams, you have a future, you have so much more to give

But you told me, Just relax, bro, everything will be fine

I'll be back before the morning, just give me a little time

Those words became a memory, a sentence full of pain

I was waiting for your footsteps, listening to the rain

Then my phone began to ring, and my whole world turned to stone

Someone said you had been shot, and I was standing there alone

They said robbery went wrong, and the streets had claimed your breath

You were fighting for some money, but you couldn't fight off death

I was screaming at the heavens, asking God to bring you back

But the silence in the room was like a permanent attack

I kept asking, Why my brother Why did he have to go

I was drowning in the memories of everything we used to know

Your mother started crying, your father couldn't speak

And the strength inside my body disappeared within a week

Oh, my brother, why you choose that road

I told you, Slow down, but you wouldn't let it go

Now you're gone, and I'm standing in the rain

Trying to understand this unbearable pain

Oh, my brother, I can hear your voice

But you made the wrong move, you made the wrong choice

One night, one robbery, one bullet in the dark

Now the world has lost a soul, and it's breaking my heart

Now I'm standing at your grave, with the flowers in my hand

Trying to understand a world I can no longer understand

Your picture on the stone, your name engraved in tears

All the memories we created disappearing through the years

I remember all the arguments, the things I should have said

If I could turn the clock around, I'd bring you back instead

Maybe I should have held you, maybe I should have cried

Maybe I should have followed you and never left your side

But I know that I can't save you from the choices that you made

And I can't reverse the damage that the streets have already paid

I was only your brother, I was trying to make you see

That a life of crime would never bring the freedom that you need

Now your little sister asks me, When is brother coming home

I look into her innocent eyes, and I feel so damn alone

I tell her you're in heaven, watching over us above

But I cannot explain the pain of losing someone that you love

Your mother keeps your room untouched, she cannot let you go

Your clothes are still beside the bed, your pictures in a row

Your father walks in silence, with a sadness in his eyes

And every time he looks at me, I see the tears he tries to hide

You were more than just a headline, more than what the papers say

You were somebody's son, a brother taken away

You were somebody with a future, with a dream and with a name

Now your story ends in sorrow, and the world won't be the same

If I could talk to you again

I'd tell you, Brother, don't go

If I could hold you one more time

I'd never let you go

You were chasing after money

But you lost your precious life

You were searching for a shortcut

Now your family lives with strife

I wish you heard my warning

I wish you saw the truth

The streets don't love nobody

They only take away our youth

Now I carry your memory like a burden on my chest

Every day I wake up, trying hard to do my best

I won't let your story be forgotten in the street

I'll turn this pain into a message for the people that I meet

To the brothers on the corner, thinking crime is gonna pay

Let me tell you, one wrong decision can take your life away

You can make a million choices, but the streets don't give you time

They don't care about your family when you're crossing that line

Don't let the money blind you, don't let anger lead the way

Don't let desperation tell you that there's nothing left to say

You can build a better future, you can rise up from the pain

You can walk away from trouble, you can start your life again

My brother had a dream, but he never saw it through

He was trying to find a shortcut, and the streets took what was due

Now I stand here as a witness, with a story full of tears

Trying to save another brother from the pain that I have feared

I don't want another mother crying underneath the moon

I don't want another family standing in an empty room

I don't want another brother lying underneath the ground

While the people that he loved are crying without a sound

So I write these words in sorrow, but I write them with a prayer

That the people making choices will remember someone cares

If my brother could be here, he'd probably say the same

Don't let the streets destroy you, don't let money bring you shame

Oh, my brother, why you choose that road

I told you, Slow down" but you wouldn't let it go

Now you're gone, and I'm standing in the rain

Trying to understand this unbearable pain

Oh, my brother, I can hear your voice

But you made the wrong move, you made the wrong choice

One night, one robbery, one bullet in the dark

Now the world has lost a soul, and it's breaking my heart

Rest in peace, my brother

I hope you know I loved you

I hope you know I tried

I gave you advice

But you chose another road

And now

I have to live with the memories

To every brother out there

Please listen before it's too late

Money can come and go

But once your life is gone

You can never get it back

Cash Empire.