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We All Die One Day

By Obie Trice · Targeting Rival MCs

We All Die One Day is a diss track by Obie Trice targeting Rival MCs. The recording also credits Eminem, Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent. The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.

Released2003

Annotated8

ExplicitYes

Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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[Intro: Tony Yayo]
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Yeah!
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You rocking with the talk of New York, Tony Yayo
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Shady Aftermath and Soul Assassins
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Here we go!
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[Chorus: Lloyd Banks]
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Niggas know what I'm about out here
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I don't toot my own horn 'cause I don't have to
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You could run your mouth, I don't care
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But if you get too close, I'm gon' clap you
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It's too real out here to be scared
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A real nigga gon' do whatever he has to
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A man is a last thing you should fear
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It ain't considered a crime unless they catch you
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We all die one day (Obie Trice!) (Go!)
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[Verse 1: Obie Trice]
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Niggas, when I step up in a bar (Uh-huh), faggots wanna look (What?)
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Like you motherfuckers got Obie Trice shook
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Like I'ma stand here as a man and let some queer-ass, funny-looking nigga get the upper hand (hahaha)
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I got issues, got no time
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Got guns that mourn niggas' moms (what else?)
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Shoot up clubs and destroy niggas' vibes (come on!)
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Everybody running for their motherfucking lives (ahh!)
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Tough club niggas, we leave early
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Cock back surely, open up your fade
Multi-line diss block
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Your gray brain meets Motor City pave'
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Your nervous system still twitch off Jay-Z
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O's an animal, skirts get murked
Block noteQuestions the target's judgment
TargetRival MCs
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your gray brain meets Motor City pave',” Obie Trice characterizes Rival MCs as unintelligent, careless, or unable to understand the situation being addressed. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. The insult makes the target's decisions part of the evidence: a poor response can be framed not as strategy, but as proof that Rival MCs never understood the contest.
ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.
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Don't ever let a nigga tell you slugs don't hurt
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Don't ever let a nigga tell you to play the bar hard
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Trust in God 'cause you's about to get catch a bullet scar
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I give a fuck where you from, who you be with
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Keep this a secret, right by the nuts
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A .45 that'll light niggas up
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And this .45 high make me not give a fuck
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[Chorus: Lloyd Banks]
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Niggas know what I'm about out here
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I don't toot my own horn 'cause I don't have to
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You could run your mouth, I don't care
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But if you get too close, I'm gon' clap you
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It's too real out here to be scared
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A real nigga gon' do whatever he has to
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A man is a last thing you should fear
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It ain't considered a crime unless they catch you
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We all die one day
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[Verse 2: Lloyd Banks & 50 Cent]
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But as long as I'm here, I'm gonna grab checks
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And make my cash stretch longer than giraffe necks
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Poverty'll make your ass bet
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My words touch niggas in jail, make them wanna finish they last set
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They say you live by the gun, you die by the next nigga gun
Multi-line diss block
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If that's the case, then get a bigger one
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You don't think I pack the pump 'cause I'm out the hood?
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That's a stereotype, like everybody that's Black can jump
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
TargetRival MCs
MeaningWhat it means: In “They say you live by the gun, you die by the next nigga gun,” Obie Trice converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Rival MCs. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Rival MCs as unable to return for another round.
ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.
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I'm in the white mink, the fabric is done
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Got rings like Mike, Bird, Magic, and them
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Out in Dallas to the Palace where the Mavericks is from
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Living lavish, I'm established, so the cabbage'll come
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I'm in the clouds, you don't see me on the train
Multi-line diss block
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I travel first-class, you ain't even got a TV on your plane
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You should be easy on my name 'cause I ain't going back and forth
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Your boss and your captain soft (Bitch!)
Block notePortrays the target as controlled by others
TargetRival MCs
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your boss and your captain soft (Bitch!),” Obie Trice depicts Rival MCs as dependent on a label, executive, crew leader, or gatekeeper rather than acting independently. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. The accusation attacks autonomy by suggesting that Rival MCs' career choices and even the feud itself are being directed by somebody with greater power.
ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.
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[Chorus: Lloyd Banks]
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Niggas know what I'm about out here
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I don't toot my own horn 'cause I don't have to
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You could run your mouth, I don't care
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But if you get too close, I'm gon' clap you
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It's too real out here to be scared
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A real nigga gon' do whatever he has to
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A man is a last thing you should fear
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It ain't considered a crime unless they catch you
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We all die one day
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[Verse 3: Eminem]
Multi-line diss block
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'Cause we gon' bring it to anybody who want it, you want it, you gon' get it
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Name 'em, we gon' hit 'em
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Chew 'em up and spit 'em out—ptui—too much venom
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And if you roll with 'em, we gon' fuck you up with 'em
Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct
TargetRival MCs
MeaningWhat it means: In “And if you roll with 'em, we gon' fuck you up with 'em,” Obie Trice drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Rival MCs in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Rival MCs is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.
ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.
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I got too much momentum moving in my direction to lose
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My shoes will explode as soon as you go to step in them (boom!)
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You know how we do it when we do
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How we do it when we come through
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G-Unit, D-1-2, and Obie
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We all move like assassins, ski mask and gloves
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Consider this as a warning
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Disaster comes faster than you can react to it, just ask Muggs
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But we are fizz-ast, fuck your little bitch ass up
Multi-line diss block
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We are not killers, my vato will have you shot, though
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Dragged through the barrio and fucked like Kim Osorio's little sorry ho ass
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Go ask B-Real
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetRival MCs
MeaningWhat it means: In “But we are fizz-ast, fuck your little bitch ass up,” Obie Trice addresses Rival MCs directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. Naming or plainly addressing Rival MCs removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.
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We burn Source covers like fucking Cypress Hill did in the nineties (break it down!)
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When you was in diapers still
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Shady Records, you better believe the hype is real
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This is no joke, I don't smoke
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But I toke enough secondhand to make my fucking P.O. choke (yeah!)
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I'm an OG, you're fucking with a G.I. Joe
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Bia Bia, mira mio la vida loc'
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I'm a psycho, Mariah ain't got shit on me
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When I retire, I'll be spitting baby food on people
Multi-line diss block
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At San Ysidro Ranch huddled up next to her
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With Hello Kitty slippers on, humping her legs
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You ever had your cap peeled back or your shit pushed in?
Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated
TargetRival MCs
MeaningWhat it means: In “You ever had your cap peeled back or your shit pushed in?,” Obie Trice says Rival MCs' public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.
ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.
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I put my blade in you like a fucking pin cushion
Multi-line diss block
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Slice your ear clear off, Smirnoff and Hen, dog
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I'll show you how to kill a fucking man like Sen Dog
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(Bring it, bring it, bring it back!)
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
TargetRival MCs
MeaningWhat it means: In “I'll show you how to kill a fucking man like Sen Dog,” Obie Trice converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Rival MCs. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Rival MCs as unable to return for another round.
ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.
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Nobody told you that I'm loco, ése?
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I lack every sane chemical in my membrane
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I'm Slim Sha-D and the 'D' is for deez nuts
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And you can get each one for free, so feast up (uh-huh!)
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I'll pee in a cup for three months
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I'm having an E party for Easter please come
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'Cause we gon'—
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[Verse 4: 50 Cent & Eminem]
Multi-line diss block
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—bring it to anybody who want it, you want it, you gon' get it
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You name 'em and we'll hit 'em
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Chew 'em up and spit 'em out—Hock-ptui—too much venom
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And if you roll with 'em, we gon' fuck you up with 'em
Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct
TargetRival MCs
MeaningWhat it means: In “And if you roll with 'em, we gon' fuck you up with 'em,” Obie Trice drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Rival MCs in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: The supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Rival MCs is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.
ContextThe supplied transcript is a competitive battle-rap performance directed at rival MCs rather than one consistently named opponent.
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You can do all them pushups to pump up your chest
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I got a twelve-gauge Mossberg to pump up your chest
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Have you gasping for air after that shell hit your vest
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Fear me like you fear God 'cause I bring death (goddamn)
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Silverback gorilla in the concrete jungle
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I'm the strongest around, you know how I get down (woo!)
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I watch gangsta flicks and root for the bad guy
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And turn it off before it end 'cause the bad guy die (c'mon!)
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If you trying to buy guns, I'm the nigga to look to
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So what they got bodies on them? They still look new (yeah)
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You can raise your voice like you fitting to touch something
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When I raise my knife, shit, I'm fitting to cut something
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They say I walk like Ron O'Neal, and talk like Goldie
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If the bitch think I love her, the bitch don't know me
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Hahaha, sorry Kim (Haha, oh, sorry, oh)
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[Chorus: Lloyd Banks]
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Niggas know what I'm about out here
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I don't toot my own horn 'cause I don't have to
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You could run your mouth I don't care
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But if you get too close I'm gon' clap you
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It's too real out here to be scared
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A real nigga gonna do whatever he has to
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A man is a last thing you should fear
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It ain't considered a crime unless they catch you
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We all die one day