[Intro: Nas]
Uh
If I can teach somethin', so be it
I hope somebody learn somethin' from it
And give it back
[Verse 1: Nas & Both]
They can't break me or shake me, they too fake to come kill me
Think they faith is with Satan, they mistake me, I'm filthy
Rich off the ghetto medleys
So now they wanna dead me
It's gonna be a murder, confront me, them burners are empty
Middle Passage, I made it
I'm from the land of David
The Nazarene of Bethlehem, they had me wrapped in blankets
Y'all bunch of backward gangsters
Y'all signin' affidavits
Snitches with smiling faces, got you blowin' trial, I hate this
Hopin' my child can see through this, tryna be a good daddy
I was there when she was born and she'll be there when I'm buried
Kind of weird and it's scary
All my years have prepared me
What I fear is my temper
I see clear to the center
Right through a man's soul
Straight through his eyes, straight to his heart
I'm still alive, how did I make it this far?
'Cause I been high, I been low, searchin' for a way to go, every single night, I pray
And Lord, I'm on this battleground, lost, just waitin' to be found, I guess it's just a warrior's way, uh
[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Nas]
This is a song for my warriors, a warrior's song, wy-oh
Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior (Definition of a warrior)
Gonna keep marchin' on to the sound of my own beating drum, oh
[Verse 2: Nas]
Like King Nasir fightin' the British regime, I can't cope
My existence is hope for younger teens who lost and they broke
Earlier this year, I buried my queen in a gold casket
Your mother's the closest thing to God that you'll ever have, kid
I'm askin', what would you do at your own mom's funeral?
Wanna pick her up out of it, this can't be real
Tellin' my daughter, "Grandma's gone," but I can't keep still
I can't go on, responsible for so many
Her last days at the hospital
Visits from family, I'm tryin' not to bust shots at niggas
Wishin' death on other niggas' mothers ain't right, but why mommy?
She raised me in the projects alone, her untimely
Exit from her heavenly body got me ready to body somethin' quickly
Can't be happy, fuck a party, she can't party with me
So your apologies are burnin' your own soul
To the kids with no parents at home, grab a hold
[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Nas]
This is a song for my warriors, a warrior's song, wy-oh
Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior (Uh, warrior)
Gonna keep marchin' on to the sound of my own beating drum, oh
[Verse 3: Nas & Both]
Fight 'til the fight is over, for my peoples, I die, see
When you thought they were soldiers, they turned out to be nobodies
I think they out to get me, helpless, was livin' sinful
If you was me, all this pain I'm feelin' would been done killed you (I'm a warrior)
It only made me stronger
But in my head, it gets darker who wishin' evil on you
Sometimes I wish I was dead, but I took heed to the calling (I'm a warrior, yeah)
'Cause I been high, I been low, searchin' for a way to go, every single night I pray
And Lord, I'm on this battleground, lost, just waitin' to be found, I guess it's just a warrior's way, uh
[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Nas]
This is a song (This is a song) for my warriors (For my warriors, to my warriors), a warrior's song, wy-oh
Bravehearted and strong (Bravehearted), definition of a warrior (Definition of a warrior)
Gonna keep marchin' on to the sound of my own beatin' drum
This is a song for my warriors (For my warriors), a warrior's song, wy-oh
Warriors, baby, KrucialKeys
Braveheart, y'all
Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior (Definition of a warrior)
Gonna keep marchin' on to the sound of my own beating drum, oh
[Outro: Nas]
This to all my warriors who breathe with the heart of a lion
To everybody that lost they mother, they father
Rest in peace, moms
My mother's last words, "Never give up"
A true warrior who raised me in the hood, in a war
Love you, girl, uh, you know keep I'll marchin', yeah, yeah, yeah
We never give up
To all my warriors, haha
Braveheart
Braveheart
Definition of a warrior, ha