We were all friends
before we even started rapping
Just some inner city kids
hanging out in Manhattan
Damn looking back now
Who'd would've
thought this ever happen
Cause we've got to do things
That we never would imagined
Now everybody came up
Found the game shark to life
And stepped our game up
Story of our lives
And ain't none of it is made up
Remembering all those
long ass nights we stayed up
Working on tracks
Like we're tryna
build a bullet train
And Finna change the game
It'll never ever ever be the same
So we look into the mirror
see it clearer
There's no fear of things
on the other side
a warrior that never dies
Strong mind all times
all rhymes strong kind
Crew moves too
like the clues from Blue do
Rest in peace to Nujabes
he was one the best to do it
So we keep on keeping on
and we seeing life clearer
It don't matter if you're here
it don't matter if you're nearer
Cuz we'll always see you
from the other side of the mirror
Seeing everything now
I can't help but reflect
All that they taught us back
then was money power respect
Except they that we should expect
To bust ass to get a check and
Live a boring ass life and
yeah that's all you get
Hmmm
Never took that advice
Just another city kid out
in Washington Heights
Going outside after dark
Should prolly carry a knife
Could never sleep
from all the sirens
like every night
Both pops and step pops
Felt like they ain't had to stay
Any given Saturday
Prolly watching anime
Until one day he heard that
Champloo soundtrack
Wavy theme song
Best believe he rewound that
Hit up his homeboy
Who already knew about that
Found the mp3
Sent it to me
And we soon found that
Our lives changed
It all become clearer
Saw a world
On the other side of the mirror
So we look into the mirror
see it clearer
There's no fear of things
on the other side
a warrior that never dies
Strong mind all times
all rhymes strong kind
Crew moves too
like the clues from Blue do
Rest in peace to Nujabes
he was one the best to do it
So we keep on keeping on
and we seeing life clearer
It don't matter if you're here
it don't matter if you're nearer
Cuz we'll always see you
from the other side of the mirror
The birthplace of hip hop
Somewhere deep in the Bronx
There was another city kid
Who never got to meet his pops
Stayed a good kid
Stayed away from the cops
Learned how to skateboard
And started cruising the blocks
Went to art school
His friends would be rhyming
Out of the everyone there
He was the sickest at freestyling
On the trains and in class
He'd listen to mixtapes
So it was no mistake
He was destined to be great
Made couple tracks
That weren't really mixed great
But Everyone fucked
with at it the time like pink Bape
Copped a computer
Learned to be a producer
Got sick with it
Mannn we thought
we was the future
Been had snapbacks
Would come threw
with the hat low
But couldn't rock caps
after he grew the afro
Legendary presence
Rare like a Mewtwo's
Started making mash ups
And threw them up
on the Youtubes
50000 views that
wasn't even like huge news
Cause he was already
on to making new moves
All our goals got nearer
A whole world on
The other side of the mirror