@RAPFAME_Ar_Team @Iron Cedar – "Before the Rosary"

0:00

Iron Cedar – "Before the Rosary" (Intro) Yeah... Iron Cedar. This ain't a diss to the kids... This a wake-up call to the grown folks. If the youth fall, who dropped 'em? (Verse 1) What you doin' teachin' babies how to aim before they pray? Hand 'em cold steel, never show 'em there's another way. Childhood stolen, now they carry grown-up weight, Trade a graduation gown for a courtroom date. Where was you when they needed hugs instead of hard knocks? You was posted at the bar while they was headed for the blocks. Bottle in your hand while your future slipped away, Now you wonder why your baby's got a sentence to repay. Ten-to-twenty years, another life behind the wall, Another mama cryin', another family takes the fall. Then they come home full of anger, no direction, no plan, Everybody says "Be better"... nobody shows 'em how they can. (Pre-Chorus) I'm sick of watchin' young dreams die before they bloom. Sick of watchin' hope get buried in another prison room. If nobody speaks up, then I'ma raise my voice. Pain made me loud—now I'm givin' kids a choice. (Chorus) Put the faith back in the hearts, put the truth back in the tracks. Quit glorifyin' prison life like there ain't no comin' back. Build a bridge, don't build a coffin. Lift 'em up, don't write 'em off then. Teach 'em how to earn, teach 'em how to lead. The strongest weapon in this world is a mind that's finally free. (Verse 2) School taught me dates but never taught me how to save. Never taught investments, only warned me where to behave. Neighborhood divided by the colors people claim, Meanwhile the people at the top keep collectin' from the game. East side, west side—man, it's all the same pain. Poor against the poor while somebody else makes gains. Keep us fightin' over corners, keep us blinded by the hate, While opportunity keeps passin' every neighborhood gate. I'm done watchin' little brothers lose another year. Done watchin' little sisters growin' up in fear. We don't need another legend lost before his prime. We need fathers in the house and mothers spendin' time. (Bridge) Stop handin' kids excuses. Start handin' 'em examples. Character over chaos. Honor over hype. Build over break. That's Iron Cedar. (Final Chorus) Put the faith back in the hearts, put the truth back in the tracks. Turn the pain into a purpose, never lookin' back. We ain't born for prison bars. We ain't born for broken scars. Raise a generation that can finally understand: The biggest flex ain't fear—it's becoming your own man. (Outro) This one's for every kid who thought nobody cared. For every parent willing to change. For every family trying to break the cycle. Iron Cedar... We're building bridges, not digging graves.

45 Comments

Leave a comment

Vincent Anderson

Author

14 days ago

ECKOHOMIE

14 days ago

Straightenin' 👌 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Bars: Perfect 💯 Delivery: Perfect 💯 Impression: Perfect 💯

Mote team one person

14 days ago

If the youth failed, who dropped them is the craziest slide, I’ve heard Stay lit ⚡ Bars: Perfect 💯 Delivery: Perfect 💯 Impression: Perfect 💯

Legacy descendant