Sloane's Story

Young Brothers in the hood tryna make it out
The same way that you and I would
Blessed with intelligence but can't leave the streets alone
The same way that you and I should
Lemme tell you bout Jerome and his little brother Alex
The Sloanes lived in a 1 bed flat with their Mum
And she made ends meet
Before they made ends meet
And the family was sweet before life got long
Cause when Jay moved out
Hell moved in
Mum's new boyfriend where our story begins
And he was insecure and Alex was a kid
So to satisfy his ego he would treat him like a bitch
He would punch him, kick him, pinch him, tease him
And every little push was for no good reason
And he did call for help
He looked to his mum
Who couldn't satisfy her man
So let him satisfy himself
But then Alex got older and Alex got bolder
And Alex grew taller and his heart got colder
And mum weren't no one
Just someone he lived with
And mum's new boyfriend
First name on his hit list
So Alex called Jay
And told his older brother
'Bout the life that he'd been living since his brother went away
Then Jay was enraged
He told his little brother
'You can tell that lil' fucker imma shoot him in his face'
Now a little bout Jay
Unconvicted of an M
He caught round the same time his brother Alex lost a friend
It was common knowledge he was dangerous in the ends
So him being well equipped is important to events
Then Jay came home
But Alex was amiss
Wasn't picking up his phone
But fuck it let him live
Then he ran inside the crib
And found the motherfucker that'd been fucking with his brother
So he aimed and let it rip
Now blood's pouring on the floor
And mum heard the noise and started screaming through her door
So he locked her in the room
Now he's running down the stairs clearing 6 at a time
Only thing on his mind making sure he get away
Then he got inside the car
He didn't waste no time he drove to a safe place
Thinking bout the life that he let his brother live
Feeling guilty for the shit that happened to him as a kid
Then he heard it
'Yo bro'
A voice from the backseat
He try turn round quick
But something's pushing on his head
Glove compartment hanging out
Now he's thinking that he's dead
Cause he was missing heat
But
That voice was familiar
The pain in the tone the defeat in the cadence
It was way too similar
It was Alex
"Bro my life's been shit since you left if I'm honest
You found a way out and didn't let me follow suit
And you never checked in isn't that what brother's do
You're a selfish little bitch
And that mother that we share she's a fucking evil witch
And no I wasn't perfect but brother I'm a kid
I shouldn't have to worry 'bout whether if I'm gonna live or
That's how I bad I was beat
I was bruised to the bone
You ever felt unsafe living in your own home
You ever broke your own bones
Just for an escape
But brother
I ain't here for all that I ain't even gon' pretend
Do you remember that nigga that you killed up in the ends
Do you remember?"
'Yeah I remember that pussy what about him'
"Gun to your head and you disrespect the dead
I'm ashamed we're related
It hurts cause I loved you
Used to be my idol
But now I don't trust you
And I know that you can't see the damage that you've done-"
'He was a pussy he got what he deserved in the end'
"Well Jay you know they say karma is a bitch
Cause that pussy that you killed was my fucking boyfriend"