I'm just trynna get rid of the poison y'all Yonas – One Message

Plays off the two previous lines. Rats are caught in traps with poison. Yonas is trying to help others avoid the trap mentioned in the previous 2 lines.

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I could talk all about how the corporate rats distort the facts Yonas – One Message

He doesn’t trust any corporate label, so he stays independent.

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But I ain't gettin' caught in the trap Yonas – One Message

The trap is a corner where drugs are sold. So there’s the double meaning of not getting trapped by a label, and of not getting caught selling drugs or in the drug game.

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I'm feelin' like the realest in the game Yonas – One Message

Everyone else who has succeeded is faking it. He is the one who has kept true to who he is.

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I'mma live to the fullest til my coffin black Yonas – One Message

He’s going to live life to the fullest until he dies.

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All the parents, working night shifts
Just trynna make enough so they could buy diapers Yonas – One Message

Reminiscent of Eminem spitting on Lose Yourself : (Verse 3) “Man these God damn/ food stamps don’t buy diapers”

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You could hate fire but you gotta like this
Cause it's known to give light to the darkness Yonas – One Message

Fire does burn and destroy sometimes, but it always illuminates the dark.

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Runaway thoughts can you feel my train?
All aboard all aboard, no ball and chain
Freedom in the eyes of a young black man Yonas – One Message

First, the train is his train of thought. There is also a clear reference to African American enslavement back in the 1800’s, when slaves used to work building railroad tracks. A runaway slave would have no ball and chain. Yonas is saying he is free in all senses of the word.

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