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p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l

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p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l

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Uh

Pride is the Devil

Think it got a hold on me

Pride is the Devil

It left so many RIP

Pride is the Devil

Think it got a hold on me

Pride is the Devil, yeah, uh

Terrified, paranoid, I'll put you over everything to fill the void

And when you’re gone, will I have anything or will I be destroyed? Uh

Terrified, paranoid, I'll put you over everything to fill the void

And when you're gone, will I have anything or will I be destroyed? Yеah

Bright lights pass me in the city, it’s emеrgency

I'm thankful 'cause I made it past my thirties, no one murdered me

Still remember vividly the nigga that pulled a gun on me

I'm petrified, but moving like I got no sense of urgency

Pride make a nigga act way harder than he really be

Pride hide the shame when city cut off all utilities

Pride hide the pain of growing up inhaling poverty

Pride make a nigga feel the way that you would follow me

Make a nigga flash a thousand like he hit the lottery

Make a baby mama make shit harder than it gotta be

Make you have to take the bitch to court to see your prodigy

Make you have to use your last resort and pull a robbery

Pride be the reason for the family dichotomy

Got uncles and some aunties that's too proud to give apologies

Slowly realizing what the root of all my problems be

It got me feeling different when somebody say they proud of me

Pride is the Devil, uh

I think it got a hold on me

Pride is the Devil, uh

It left so many RIP

Pride is the Devil

I think it got a hold on me

Pride is the Devil, uh, yeah

Terrified, paranoid, I'll put you over everything to fill the void

And when you're gone, will I have anything or will I be destroyed? Uh

Terrified, paranoid, I'll put you over everything to fill the void

And when you’re gone, will I have anything or will I be destroyed? Yeah

Too much money to count, what’s the amount?

Check never bounce

I gotta pay a nigga to add it up

Then pay somebody to make sure whatever amount he say he can back it up

Got racks on racks, I'm rackin’ up, stackin' up

You're reachin', I'm actin' up

Break it down, weigh it up, now bag it up

Making five a month, that's regular

Nigga playing with us, that's a negative

Go back to start, that's never

I'm a boss, my closet leather

Ain't no off-days on my schedule

Long as I live, we live forever

Told my twin this shit get better

These niggas done slipped, let me ahead 'em

Got my feet up, I paid silly bands to have sex on the jet

I don't need 'em, that shit in the past, I'm feelin' like what's next

Got my speed up, foot all on the gas, this not a C8 'Vette

I can beat 'em, I believe in me, just tell me what's the bet

All my pride gone, had to lose it all then I got rich

I own five homes, glad some of this shit starting to make sense

I'm staying hella focused and I can't forget the bigger picture

I can't even hold you, I didn't have shit, I won't forget it

Will I be destroyed?

Come to me with everything, it's starting to get annoying

I'm addicted to promethazine, it's crazy, yeah, I know it

All this money coming in, it drive me crazy not to show it

I'll be crazy if I blow it

Pride is the Devil, uh

I think it got a hold on me

Pride is the Devil, uh

And it left so many RIP

Pride is the Devil

I think it got a hold on me

Pride is the Devil, uh

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Are there related songs to explore after "p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l"?

Yes. The related section below points to All I Want Is You (feat. J. Cole) and Fire Squad with a short reason for opening each page next.

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