[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 ni**a 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]B**ch 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]B**ch 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 ni**a 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]B**ch 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 sh*t 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 f**k 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 ni**a 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