[Dialogue]
Bellevue isn't an upper class neighborhood. This isn't where you will find the president's residency or anyone else for that matter. Gabonese people over there live each according to their means
[Intro: Benjamin Epps]
The situation is getting out of control
Doudou died, Larry lost his mother
Campbell died, André died too
Biban got out of prison
Dan just got arrested on drug possession charges
Oh man
[Verse 1]
The environment is hostile, hatе of neighbor
We kill on Friday and on Sunday we say 'Allеluia'
Everything was fine at my uncle's Buya, I used to come home exhausted from school
The hood mourn for a kid, the entire world can hold us in contempt
Police patrols in Mitsubishi, 4x4 to handle us
A machete in the hand of my auntie
At 30 we're done, no more juice, no finesse
Sport to sober up from a joint and four Guinness
Wiping our asses with newspapers, no Clinex
Kids prance around with snots on their nose this ain't North Moselle
HIV kills, youngers doubt it, every time grown-ups suffer from it
Missing people and pedophilia are all the rage
Polidali looking for the win, nigga always dripped up
Capsu retired, Larry got a little bit out of focus
All look for the paper, the colo' gave up on ndollos
Every [?] wanna hustle
God bless their effort
Last saturday some nigga got (blow, blow, blow)
His big brother took his revanche, packed the (blow, blow, blow)
Police shoots at demonstrators
Without asking questions
Politicians lie while looking you in your eye
The new niggas won't look up to the old heads
It's Bellevue, you want respect? Gotta take it, tight fist like Kimbo
No black power out here, revolution every seven years for my kings
[Pre-Chorus]
Everything is lost, for my people, for my kings
The environment is hostile, for my kings
Not everyone will see the light, King
We're trapped in this end
[Chorus]
Here we're in Bellevue, the end, the terminus
With a good start, with a bad ending
If we're bad, forgive us
We have no choice man, we're gonna hustle non-stop
[Verse 2]
I asked Yann to go out to get some' to eat
Motherfucker would go out the hood looking for dough
Cooks used to rob niggas in crocks, in his businesses
Ended up bringing my nigga Royce in his-
[Dialogue]
I learned how to navigate through the hood when I was younger
With Cooks and all the others. Fucking around and staying outside late at night. And you see, it's funny to be home and realize that all the cats with who we grew up, well, a lot aren't there anymore. Some died, others are in jail
This too is the great disappointment
[Verse 2]
Behind me, I lost Campbell yes it hurts
André should have been more patient, I know how naive that sounds
Maporo got too buffed, pumps metal
In the end Bilouf was just an Afelaye's spoof
Boogy is still at the front looking for the key
Upset that his brother called him a failure
Everything is connected here, sit down and take notes
My uncle did jail time and my grandma died from it
Boubacar used to sell [?] when Simon made trophies
Before I could step foot in France my ex got hooked up
Cobesta got stabbed by Joel and his whole clique
Survival, you find how it work then apply it
[Bridge]
Got men and women looking for cheese
Niggas are out late, can't find sleep
Men and women looking for cheese
Politics ruined our lives, our dreams
[Verse 3]
But success stories exist too, Stéphane works at POG
Babi creates jobs but people up there thinks that's risky
Would rather keep us distracted, bro that's a POV
Gambling and alcohol, here's is the problem 'cause it keeps asleep my kings
[Pre-Chorus]
Everything is lost, for my people, for my kings
The environment is hostile, for my kings
Not everyone will see the light, King
We're trapped in this end
[Chorus]
Here we're in Bellevue, the end, the terminus
With a good start, with a bad ending
If we're bad, forgive us
We have no choice man, we're gonna hustle non-stop
[Outro]
Got men and women looking for cheese
Niggas are out late, can't find sleep
Men and women who... just wanna eat
Politics ruined our lives and our dreams
Perspectives are restrained so are our pockets
Adults do crime so do the kids as a result
Everyone wants their hour of glory, everyone wanna ascent
Look at their disdain, how it tense things up