[Verse 1]

I've been marked for death at a very young age

Mom and Pop chose the States after having death threats

We came over in a plane with nothing to our name

No speaker English, sure things weren't the same

Mom's cutting grass up in Star Island

While the owner was out chilling, always violent

One room apartment, the closets where I slept

I imagined they wet, but laughter was kept

It was better than eleven, I was sharing three rooms

First called Kieran, a three-color Datsun

Later cleaning up for six pops with the room

While the son grew to learn what the streets rule

Old enough now, man, time to start school

Kids would make fun of me, call me a fool

KRS and hip-hop, I'm learning English too

DeAndre, my closest friend, man, he was cool

James was there too to help put out the fuel

When cats wanted to fight, you know, after school

They would label me LD, call me fatty

Till one day a big wind, I knocked out his kids front teeth

[Chorus]

This will always be my destiny

You'll see, it's in me

And if you don't believe it's true

You can search within the room

'Cause it's my room

[Verse 2]

Mom's got a better job managing a building

Paying no rent sounded good, even if it's in the hood

They thought, what harm could it do?

Three blocks down, they chose to move

575 North East, 143rd Street

Things are looking really good, feeling really good

Pop's got a new trailer and the paint cost

Now we can buy clothes, things that is ours

But I learned money has all kind of power

DME thought, let's start off moving powder

Middle school days, weed all up in the locker

James joined the game, now we moving like soccer

DME learned from the true corner clockers

You know them cash words were white tees, beige stockers

Found comfort in the golden days of hip-hop

Stealing rap tastes, son, you know non-stop

By the same time, the block is getting shot up

One dark evening, I lost my man D

Hurt so bad to the truth I couldn't see

Question in my mind, what's my destiny?

[Chorus]

This will always be my destiny

You'll see, it's in me

And if you don't believe it's true

You can search within the room

'Cause it's my room

[Verse 3]

So I wrote and I wrote, making no sense

Something in the air always made me feel tense

Everywhere I went, I was on the defense

And the block more and more getting intense

At the age of 15, was sent off to jail

Couple days later, I was out on the bail

Feeling like this earth, man's living hell

Trapped in a cell, but I couldn't just yell

Couldn't run my feet, let it learn hard spell

Thought deep within me, demons they dwell

Until one day, I couldn't take it no more

Fell to my knees, who is this Jesus?

King of all kings, tell me what can he bring

To a life that hangs on a thin string

Kinda like Biggie, I'm ready to die

Was I meant to survive? Tears fell from my eyes

In a very low whisper I asked him why

In loving words, he replied

Son, receive me, your dreams and visions will succeed

Spit my word, it's your destiny

[Chorus]

This will always be my destiny

You'll see, it's in me

And if you don't believe it's true

You can search within the room

'Cause it's my room