Glorious

[Verse 1: Nas] Declining ya gifts, sipping wine as we reminisce Of my first venture, first start-up that I invest Some say I'm the only one left Now these capitalists say I got my fingers on a pulse The global-minded find that I'm quiet the most If my life was a movie, I'm the Stanley Kubrick of music I slid through the TransAtlantic slave trade No warning, no promo, I just do Sky's not my limit, it's just the view How do I live forever is through you, the listeners This occurs when Alan The Chemist in the kitchen, this shit is innate As soon as it's written, it's fatе We show growth, anybody who against it, that's hate I say I'm still the samе, except the chain, the whip, the crib The bitch, the pool, the house in where I live The kicks I wear, the fucks I give They keeping score of shit that don't matter Can't remember my thirties Need to make some new stories, more unforgettable Nasir, Cory, if Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris was one We live a life, a glorious one, forty of Vernon, dunn dunn 'Mega not who I met through this music shit We from the block, a brother I grew up with, love [Chorus: Cormega] Dreams of better living came into fruition And exceeded what we envisioned Glory awaits the ambitious You either apply pressure or feel it [Verse 2: Cormega] Struggle inspired me to hustle justifiably Conspiring to acquire what was once denied to me Was mine if I wanted it Confronted with decisions of going in With rhymes or rubber grips I chose wisely knowing I walked within The shadow of death with elaborate steps The road to riches is cold and vicious Some expire before acquiring growth and wisdom It's knowing when a co-defendant's tone is different Say less, listen, you can hear conviction Learn from adversity, stand on integrity And don't abandon these principles for anything Not for nothing, I put that on everything Real is standing not optional, unless you're fake Many trace but can't replicate Artistry, me and Nas embody poetic grace In many ways I've changed Since selling weight, on my shoulders the Devil came To me in a dream and promised me things to test my faith I stayed true to God, all praise due A serpent don't concern me, I'm resistant to snake moves [Chorus: Cormega] Dreams of better living came into fruition And exceeded what we envisioned Glory awaits the ambitious You either apply pressure or feel it