Muslim Belal, Castillo Nasheeds - Pathfinder lyrics

I was just a young pathfinder
A street boy tryna leave the life behind us
How can I see options if
I'm walking around blinded?
There's angels in the ghetto
Look how Allah came and find us
Who would've thought that I'd
Be standing in Arabia
In this white cloth with a
Stance of a believer i came from Gipsy Hill
Success didn't meet us
I could've ended up dead on those streets
Bruv but, I had a vision
The young one with a dream
The first one to run around my
Estate in those Versace jeans
First one to ride back to my hill on an NRG
The first one to step out in those Nike 120s
Got to party like Esco
Retro with a white smile
Walking with a bounce and an
Ounce cuz my life's wild
I'm from the streets where
The g's found peace
I saw Chris turn to Mustafa
And Shub turn 3bdul 3ziz
And as those planes hit the tower
My brain got hit with da'wah
Sitting down with Millie Mark
Contemplating bout the hour
If I make this decision
I would explain it to my father
Explain it to my mother
Relate it to my sister
And it's crazy cuz I was raised as a believer
And in school they said
I was an underachiever
Now look what I achieved, bruh

I went and got married, had a daughter
Guess I thought I was ready
But, I ended up divorced
It's like I couldn't walk steady
But, I grew up with nothing
And Mum didn't have nothing
I was looking at this world thinking
I gotta make something
And every young teen on my block
Grew up with big dreams
But the only opportunity they saw
Was in those themes
I saw the dope turn to money in my jeans
I saw the coke turn to money in my jeans
Saw my face up in those screens
And I'm listening to the slander
Propaganda spread by my own brother
And they're tweeting
'Like A Soldier' was my best hook
I flew away to Kuwait, and I wrote a book
I flew across United States
And I spoke the truth
They flew me out to Malaysia so
I could guide the youth
I flew back to the UK and I wrote a film
I saw my face in like 125 tube - stations
Who would've ever knew?
I would be standing in this position
Look at the way I grew
But, I don't let the place I come
From effect the place I end up
I could be in that pub on a bender
I could be in the street with
The grub and a worker
Nah, just a real hard worker
Lost a hundred grand, I still stand tall
Reminiscing on the days when they
Would call me Smalls
Do you know what it's like to stand on
Stage and hear them scream a name?
And go home, to the biggest home
And still feel pain
I used catch a number 2 with a fake bus pass
Now I walk through the West End
They ask for autographs
I could check Mario to buy a older mars
But life don't excite me, this too shall pass
It's the waiting room, heaven is my residence
I don't need perfection
I'm striving for excellence
Tryna make a difference with my presence
Like Malcom, Imma die a legend

She be talking about Versace jeans
And one of these things as teen
Having these massive dreams
Well of course we had these dreams
Of course we wanted these things
Because in this world we live in today
We believe that success is measured by wealth
So we want all the things that our
Eyes can see that look luxurious
Because we think that will give
Us a life of happiness
But how is it that I find myself, driving
Around in these big cars, Range Rovers
Living in these big flats in Central
London worth thousand pounds a month
But, I still can't sleep at
Night? I still can't sleep
But then you put me in the Middle East
I'm living in Egypt
I got these flip-flops on my
Feet that's worth £2
And I'm living in some village town
In a flat that's worth 150 UK pounds a month
But, I find contentment, I find inner peace
You see we're searching for happiness
In all the wrong places you know
Living in a hut with faith is better
Than living in a palace in disbelief