Black Roses
Struggle Jennings Lyrics

Howdy
Greetings

How’s your mammy and them
How's your family doing

Told em
Informed them

Waylon & Willie
Referring to the famous outlaws and country music legends

And the boys
Their fellow rebel and outlaw friends

It’s _____ & _______
Struggle Jennings is back and ready to work

Back and forth
Struggling with inner demons and trying to find his way

I’ve been battling
Struggling with adversity both past and present

Middle finger’s high in the sky
Defiantly flipping off those in power and control

Fuck the establishment
Disdain and hostility towards those in power and authority

I pray every day that my vision is truly clear
Hope to gain clarity and insight to help navigate through life's obstacles

I’ve been to hell and back I brought this demon as a souvenir
Experienced and survived trauma and adversity but still holds onto the negative memories

Cheers to everybody who has felt abandoned and tossed
Acknowledgment to those who have experienced rejection and abandonment

I finally found myself when I was in the land of the lost
Discovered his true identity and purpose when going through difficult times

And I thought I told you one day that the losers will win
Believes that those who have faced challenges in life have the potential to succeed

Nightmares ain’t nothing new to me
Been through tough times before and is not afraid of challenges

Freddy Kruger’s my friend
Uses a horror movie villain as a metaphor for dealing with negative experiences

Yeah everybody loves it
People enjoy his music and attitude

My attitude is fuck it
Nonchalant and carefree attitude towards negativity and problems

Give me mine
Asks for what he deserves

I deserve my black roses by the dozen
Feels that he has earned recognition and praise for his achievements

Been a bad mother fucker since a youngster ask my brothers
Been tough and unyielding since young age and his siblings can attest to that

I’m the guy you give the ball to win the game and beat the buzzer
Has the ability to succeed under pressure and is reliable and trustworthy

Swish
Would be a perfect ending to the game, signifying success

New rap this slappin that’s a fact I’m chosen
Feels that his music is good and unique and that he has been chosen to do this

New casket white hearse a bunch of black roses
Symbolizes the end of life and mourning through the imagery of white casket and black roses

White walls on the asphalt as it rolls in
Describes the white hearses and the moving of a funeral procession

Everybody dressed in all black like a fro is(?)
Expresses the traditional funeral attire of wearing black clothing and appears to be referencing afros as possible cultural and racial connotation

Red roses die by the dozens they turn black
Red roses are used for romantic love and passion, but when they die they turn black like the love that has been lost

berry brothers they got whack couldn’t make it out the trap
Berry brothers most likely a wordplay on 'Bury Brothers' (funeral business). Means that the funeral directors couldn't escape their own trap and ended up failing

Carry burdens of my past always took the wrong path who you looking at
Struggle's difficult past and choices have weighed him down but he is unashamed to show it

In the mirror looking back
Reflecting on his own past and the negative outcomes as he thinks about his future choices

Alarm clock is beepin but them killas ain’t sleepin
Referencing the notion of 'waking up to make money' (or to take down enemies/competition in the drug game)

I heard my momma weepin said I fell off in the deep end
Disappointment from family members after a perceived failure or misstep

Swimming with the sharks knife in my back is bleeding
Putting himself in dangerous situations and getting stabbed in the back

The score is never even til one of us ain’t breathin
In the conflict of life and death, one will always emerge as the winner

Leave it on the beat the street will leave ya out here leaking
Street life can lead to violent consequences

Constantly try to reach em hard to teach em when they tweekin
Trying to teach those who are misguided but they are hard to reach since they are off-track

They letting money block their vision like a blindfold
People are becoming blinded by the pursuit of money and materialism

Lead the lambs to be slaughtered enemies eatin gyro
Helping others who end up being taken advantage of while the enemy is enjoying the rewards

Or a yeero looking round what happened to our hero’s
Play on the pronunciation of the word 'gyro', talking about street food snacks. Comparison of the popular street sandwich with hero ('a hero' = hero sandwich). Referring to the popular people he knew that ended up dead or falling into addiction.

Giving OG status over zeros .. naw bro
Not wanting to give loyalty or respect to someone who hasn't earned it

So gimme my roses cuz I suppose that it’s over
Requesting recognition for his achievements before it's too late

You letting rats win the battles over soldiers
Choosing others over trustworthy allies can be the downfall

I’m sick of it
Exhausted and fed up with people and the world around him

The Streets spokesman
Regarded as a person of authority and power on the streets

My people chose me
Acknowledging the support and loyalty of his friends and followers

So Gimme what you owe me
Demanding what is rightfully his

A dozen black roses
Symbolizing both mourning and triumph in difficult times

Black roses
Continuation of the symbolization explained above