DIFFERENT WORLD

Same street, different world

One wears gold, one fights the dirt

We breathe the same polluted air

But only one’s got time to care

I wake up to sirens, not alarm clocks

My rent’s late, fridge talks in empty thoughts

They say, “work harder,” I’ve been breakin' my spine

Still can’t afford the dreams they post online

Shoes torn, heart worn, still I chase light

While they fly first class, I miss my last bite

They sip on lattes, scroll through the news

I’m out here choosing which meal to lose

You flex your life with shiny frames

I live in blur, but feel the flames

You say, “just grind, and you’ll get paid”

But your game’s been rigged since second grade

Same street, but I’m not seen

You ride high, I live between

Your sky is gold, mine’s concrete

Different world, but we still meet

I was born on floors that never creak

I speak the tongue of the winning streak

Never queued for hope, never begged for grace

I just smiled and won the race

They call it “merit,” I call it fate

Privilege dressed in a suit and gait

I read your signs but never knew

Your world had cracks mine never grew

Yo,

I see suits on the skyline, pockets deep like mines

But I dig through the dust just to find dimes

They toast to wins on rooftops high

While I dodge eviction under neon sky

Talk is cheap, but they sell it rich

Give advice from a throne, never seen a ditch

You say"mindset" like it's all that counts

Try thinkin’ positive with zero in your account

If you never missed a meal, don’t preach

If you never had to bleed, don’t teach

Same street, but eyes don’t meet

One wears Gucci, one hides his feet

Same street, but I’m not seen

You ride high, I live between

Your sky is gold, mine’s concrete

Different world, but we still meet

“We all live in the same city… but only some of us survive it.”

“Same street… different world.”