La Voz

I won't chase fame, I know it's waiting for me
And it's as fleeting as a hooker
The theme says it, there's the dilemma
That if one day it fills my wallet

I’ll never live off a novel
'Cause my fabric ain't made of silk
And if one day I wear a chain
It'll have a picture of a loved one on it

Life called my school
There I learned that not everything in the world is painted with rosy watercolor
And even if I sometimes go off-key singing a cappella
I'm one of those who stays up late to write fire

I'm sincere whether I want to be or not
True things are said lightly
Even if they hurt, life goes as it comes
And in the meantime, justice plays blind man's bluff

I don’t want positions, I’ll tell the truth even if it hurts
I’ll be the one to open the blind eyes of the record labels
I’m aware that money rules the game
But I’ll never sell my essence, not even if Christ wants me to

It was worth the wait, now the word is mine
I’m the rain of poetry in these dry days
Some claimed to be kings while they laughed
I’m the one who’ll hit the state, the last smile is mine

More than an exit, to the lie
It’s an entrance to the truth
That everyone aspires to
But no one seeks to enter

Never lie, never look back, just do my lyrical rap
'Til the day, 'til the day I die
Yo, I never lie nor look back
My name is el Canserbero, no less, no more
This is for my homies who are true at heart

More than creating verses, I’m the monster that the verse created
I represent those in the ghetto
I’m the Can, I’m the voice of the truth
So more than just being good and having the gift

More than action for a cause, I’m the cause of your reaction
I represent those who are real
I’m the Can, the voice, no less, no more

Blessed be the ears of those who are listening to me
And to the one who says they’re in charge, come down once in a while
From those clouds before they fall hard
Like many fakes who woke up with a bal

They come but don’t see
They hear but never listen
They step but don’t walk
They have fists but don’t fight
Yo, my life, don’t think it’s been happy and calm

My mom in heaven watches over me and my brother was killed by a thug
But I keep with my chill music, with my flow, my style
'Cause if life crashes, then I’ll crash into life
And if tomorrow for X or Y I don’t wake up

Bury me standing and leave my eyes open
'Cause even dead I’ll live, not like others alive who walk dead
They brag about knowing everything and ignore it all, I warn you
Don’t confuse my decency with fear or mercy

It’s not a threat, it’s a warning, see the difference
Consciousness that everyone talks about all the time
They criticize what the fake eats, and they eat from that plate
I try to make them understand how easy it is to be sensible
So simple that with rhymes I kill, that two and two is four

Never lie, never look back, just do my lyrical rap
'Til the day, 'til the day I die
Yo, I never lie nor look back
My name is el Canserbero, no less, no more
This is for my homies who are true at heart

More than creating a verse, I’m the monster that the verse created, yeah
I represent those in the ghetto
I’m the Can, I’m the voice of the truth
So more than just being good and having the gift

More than action for a cause, I’m the cause of your reaction
I represent those who are real
I’m the Can, the voice, no less, no more
Dedicated to those who don’t see the Can, without the respect he deserves

Afro, 2007
I represent those in the ghetto
I represent those who are real
I’m the Can, I’m the voice, no less, no more