Looked at the time
On the watch that had stopped 6 months after the shots
That'd got him in the box

from Lupe Fiasco – The Cool Lyrics on Rap Genius

Despite their long life, watch batteries do have a limited lifespan; most lithium batteries last 2 to 7 years, so odds are he’d been in the ground for a while longer than 6 months

Or, it was an old watch that he’d been wearing years before being shot.

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