[00:00.10]The Fire Next Time (下次火灾) (Explicit) - Vic Mensa[00:00.20]Written by:Victor Mensah/Ernest Dion Wilson/Malik Yusef Jones/Thomas Lee Barrett[00:00.222]Out of the fire I found a fire inside[00:04.526]You can see the pain still alive in my eyes[00:08.566]I've loved and I've lost through heaven and hell[00:12.443]They turned their back on me too many times to turn back now[00:16.269]My nigga I won't stop now[00:20.748]I can't I can't I can't stop now[00:24.996]I can't I can't I can't be stopped now[00:30.636]It wasn't easy but I learned the hard way and let me tell you how[00:35.281]Lived life and I learned my lessons[00:37.417]Saved dough and I earned my blessings[00:39.513]Southside my chain and necklace[00:41.553]Ball like I'm ambidextrous[00:43.753]Every time they tried to block me switched hands and changed directions[00:47.792]Fist in the air like rocky[00:49.736]bitch I think my name Sylvester[00:52.160]That's the difference between me and them[00:53.736]When they thought it was the end I was still trying to see a M[00:56.392]Another difference between me and them[00:57.792]Even in a Mercedes Buick I was still tryna see a Benz[01:00.408]I was backed into a corner[01:02.444]Sat chasing catching charges[01:04.620]It's reelection season[01:06.660]bitch I think I'm back in office[01:08.772]You don't know my pain how far I came[01:11.108]Those days have gone you curse my name[01:13.252]I pray to god to shine the sun he gave me rain[01:16.428]I took that water and walked on it[01:18.644]Marching harder than the million martyrs[01:21.247]On my darkest day I'm still a star I shine regardless[01:24.603]Out of the fire I found a fire inside[01:28.683]You can see the pain still alive in my eyes[01:32.715]I've loved and I've lost through heaven and hell[01:36.565]They turned their back on me too many times to turn back now[01:40.357]My nigga I won't stop now[01:44.845]I can't I can't I can't stop now[01:49.29]I can't I can't I can't be stopped now[01:54.911]And I thought they said light skin niggas went out of style[01:57.982]Andr é3k said you only funky as your last cut[02:01.214]So I'm state to state and I act like a mac truck[02:03.750]Plus I gotta keep a mac tucked[02:05.230]For these big soldier niggas on the net trying act tough[02:08.70]Y'all too alternative get your facts up[02:09.862]I shoot the Heathrow get my stacks up[02:11.830]I get pounds to spend that's English[02:13.942]bitch I think I'm 'bout to rack up[02:16.134]You don't get it do you[02:17.582]When you on that big screen there's a lot of little people living through you[02:20.718]When you don't stick to the script[02:22.118]They assassinate your character and act like they never knew you[02:24.712]That's just how the game goes I guess[02:26.552]Change clothes I dressed like project runway meets the projects[02:30.283]Write like Noah but a little more complex[02:32.531]I fed niggas and they shitted on me[02:34.758]Took the piss out me then spilled it on me[02:36.894]When I broke down like Britney spears[02:39.22]Said they throw me oops and never did it on me[02:41.238]So I wrote 'em out and make a bigger story[02:43.94]Vic's story that's victory[02:45.478]Niggas never did shit for me[02:47.358]Show them the ropes and they jumped ship on me[02:49.526]But I never drowned stayed down[02:51.638]Sang songs for my hometown[02:53.814]Made homes for the broke kids[02:55.870]Steppin'over needles in the playground[02:57.902]Y'all the only thing that matters to me[03:00.110]If y'all love me **** everybody[03:02.212]If y'all love me they can never stop me[03:04.452]If y'all love me they can never stop me[03:06.244]Out of the fire I found a fire inside[03:09.812]You can see the pain still alive in my eyes[03:13.884]I've loved and I've lost through heaven and hell[03:17.724]They turned their back on me too many times to turn back now[03:21.448]My nigga I won't stop now[03:25.960]I can't I can't I can't stop now[03:30.72]I can't I can't I can't be stopped now[03:35.200]Yeah I gave you my pain through a pen[03:38.69]No ID on the track let the story begin