When I’m Dead

WHEN I’M DEAD — Big SMOKE [Intro] Yeah… Big SMOKE Uh Turn me up in this bitch If I die tomorrow, let this shit speak for me [Hook] When I’m dead, don’t you cry for me Put my name in the sky, let it shine for me All the shit that I did, let it ride with me If they ask who I was, say Big SMOKE, that’s me When I’m dead, play my songs real loud Let the bass shake the walls, let it wake the whole crowd I was fighting my demons, never begging for a crown If I ain’t make it to the top, tell ’em SMOKE never bowed [Verse 1] When I’m dead, I don’t want no fake tears Don’t show love at my grave that you ain’t show for years I remember every doubt, every laugh, every sneer Now my voice in the speakers, motherfucker, I’m still here I put my pain in a beat, put my soul in the mic Had some dark-ass nights but I still saw the light I was wrong, I was right, I was ready to fight For the people that I love, I’d be there every night Tell my mama that I loved her, tell my people stay strong Tell ‘em Big SMOKE left a legacy in every damn song If the world tried to break me, I was breaking it back Now I’m gone from the flesh, but my voice on the track [Hook] When I’m dead, don’t you cry for me Put my name in the sky, let it shine for me All the shit that I did, let it ride with me If they ask who I was, say Big SMOKE, that’s me When I’m dead, play my songs real loud Let the bass shake the walls, let it wake the whole crowd I was fighting my demons, never begging for a crown If I ain’t make it to the top, tell ’em SMOKE never bowed [Verse 2] When I’m dead, remember how I came up Had nothing but a dream, still I never gave up Every scar on my heart made the motherfucker tough Every “no” that I heard made me say, “Watch this shit, yup” Don’t erase my mistakes, that’s a part of my story I ain’t perfect, motherfucker, I was chasing my glory Had my back against the wall, still I fought for the morning Now my name gon’ echo every time they record it Put my picture on the wall, let the candles burn bright Tell the young ones keep chasing when they lose every fight I don’t need to be a saint, just remember my life Big SMOKE went hard as fuck till the end of the night [Bridge] And if heaven got a studio, I’m walking in Headphones on, tell the engineer, “Run it again” Got a lifetime of pain that I’m turning to wins Even death can’t stop what I started within [Final Hook] When I’m dead, don’t you cry for me Put my name in the sky, let it shine for me When the world goes quiet, let the beat breathe for me Big SMOKE forever—put that shit on me When I’m dead, play my songs real loud Let the bass shake the walls, let it wake the whole crowd I was here, I was real, I was proud Big SMOKE motherfucker—say my name through the clouds. [Outro] Big SMOKE… If you remember nothing else— Remember the name. SMOKE.