Sabac, Slaine, Jordan Battiste - Death and Destiny lyrics

Life and death, people come and go
It’s part of our destiny

You ever have someone you care
About just leave your life?
Whether sudden or it’s coming and
You can't breathe right the first time
I was ten when I endured that pain
My friend's dad was shot in front of my face
I saw brains
She was nine, she was crushed, she was mine
I had a crush then she moved out of state
Her moms abandoned her
I knew this kid in middle school
Who refused to make friends
Cause his dad was military
They'd be moving again
It’s the passing of a grandparent, mom
Or dad or a child
Take advantage of the times we have
It’s divorce, it's death, it's the loss
Regrets but for every loss
We find something more to connect
There’s a plan
Though we don’t always know what it is
Like my friend who got married
But wifey couldn't have kids
Then his mom passed away
We were stunned and torn
Nine months later, their son was born

This is our destiny
What is meant to be will be
It’s out of our hands, part of the plan
Respect time we have, enjoy the show
Because people come and go
And when they go they're missed
Whether old or kids
It’s the memories we make
It's that ownership
It’s the unknown fear, it’s the fear we know
When our people come and go

We're trapped in a race against time
I guess that some of us are running slower
You never know when the Grim
Reaper might be coming over
A boy watch his older brother
Go become a soldier die overseas
Now he barely sees his mother sober
His father left her
He don't know if he should love or loathe her
He wishes pops would just show
Up with a dozen roses
Him and cousin Joseph jumping
On the fucking sofas
Screaming out the window at the
City while they're chugging sodas
Laughing, not fully grasping or
Grappling with truth smoking grass
Hanging on the corner tackling their youth
Absentee parents and violence is everywhere
Chaos and loss surround them but
Their eyes never tear
They share private stock
Bitches, Hennessy, fistfights, and enemies
They share the same pain, same blood
And same memories
They was everything that was
Clear but wasn't said
Till he shows up at the crib
And finds his cousin dead

This is our destiny
What is meant to be will be
It’s out of our hands, part of the plan
Respect time we have, enjoy the show
Because people come and go
And when they go they're missed
Whether old or kids
It’s the memories we make
It's that ownership
It’s the unknown fear, it’s the fear we know
When our people come and go