Coolio - Gansta's paradise

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  1. MaresLejanos said:

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    I marked in red the parts I can't understand of this song, could someone help me with this, please Thanks in advance!

    Coolio - Gansta's paradise

    As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
    I take a look at my life and realize nothing’s left
    Cause I’ve been blasting and laughing so long that even
    My mama thinks my minds gone but I ain’t never crossed
    A man that didn’t deserve it.
    Me be treated like a punk, you never unheard of
    You better watch how you’re talking and where you’re walking
    Or you and your homies might lined the chalked

    I really hate the trip but I gotta loc
    As the croak I see myself in the pistol smoke
    Fool! I’m the kinda g that little homies wanna be like
    All my knees in the night
    Saying prayers in the street light..

    ( chorus )
    Been spending most of our lives living in the gangsta’s paradise (x2)
    Keep spending most of our lives living in the gangsta’s paradise (x2)

    Look at the situation, they got me facing
    I can never live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
    So I gotta be down with the hood team
    Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
    I’m a educated fool with money on my mind
    Got my tin in my hand and a gleam in my eye
    I’m a loc’d gangsta set trippin banger
    And my homies is down so don’t arouse my anger
    Fool! death ain’t nothing but a heartbeat away
    I’m living life, do or die what can I say
    I’m twenty-three now , will I ever see twenty-four
    The way things are going I don’t know

    Tell me why are we so blind to see
    That the ones we hurt are you and me
    ( chorus )

    Power in the money , money in the power
    Minute after minute, hour after hour
    Everybodys running but half ain’t looking
    What’s going on in the kitchen but don’t know what’s cookin’
    They say I gotta learn but nobody’s here to teach me
    I guess they can’t , I guess they won’t , I guess they fornt
    That’s why my life is outta love fool !

    (chorus )
    Tell me why are we so blind to see
    That the ones we hurt are you and me ( x2 )
    "La tolerancia de los ideales ajenos es virtud suprema en los que piensan." - José Ingenieros
     
  2. Erito said:

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    Punk: hmm I have seen this in some movies to refer to a dumb person.

    might lined the chalked
    I quote the user "Faith" of word reference forums
    It might be the chalk line that police drawn around the dead bodies on the ground
    LOC a term crips use to call eachother.

    In case you are wondering CRIP: Community Restoration in Progress

    G A gangster

    chasing dreams hmm what can I understand of this is that much television got him chasing dreams haha I mean he might watch movies like scarface and he might think I will be like him some day, that somehow is a dream that he is going to chase.

    I’m a loc’d gangsta set trippin banger this is hard let's see. I'm a free gangster from a crazy gang

    fornt maybe that's a typo for front and front in street language could mean
    the act of acting like you are somebody else.

    To think and act like you are a badass when you are not.
    EDIT: most of the words where found at urbandictionary.com
    Thou art I and I am thou
     
  3. MaresLejanos said:

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    Thank you so muuuuuch!!! I'll thank tomorrow.. I'm running out of thanks now

    Thanks again!!!!
    "La tolerancia de los ideales ajenos es virtud suprema en los que piensan." - José Ingenieros