Cell Block Confessions
Sahel Nazari
male vocals
rap
Gritty East Coast boom-bap with male vocals
dusty drum loop
detuned piano stabs and a tense bassline. Verses stay close and confessional
almost whispered; chorus widens with stacked vocals
subtle choir pad
and harder-hitting snare. Final hook drags a half-time feel
echo throws on key words
leaving a raw
cinematic aftertaste.
作成日：1月 25, 2026
歌詞
[Verse 1]
I ain’t braggin’, I’m admitin’
Whole life, wrong kind of ambition
Fast cash, brown bag in the kitchen
Told moms, “Relax, I’m winnin’”
I was lyin’ though
Corner store, back door, quiet glow
Little kid watchin’ how the product go
Grew up, did the same, like a copy show
I was chasin’ that rush, that quick flip
Blew rent on a chain and a slick fit
Friends warned me, I laughed, “I’m a misfit”
Then the badge hit the glass, “You’re on this list”
[Chorus]
That’s why I went to prison
Not ‘cause I’m hard, ‘cause I wouldn’t listen
Thought I was free, I was stuck in a system
Head full of pride, heart full of friction
Yeah, that’s why I went to prison
Did my dirt, then I made that decision
Coulda walked home, but I stayed in that kitchen
Now my name’s on a cell block inscription (cell block inscription)
[Verse 2]
Judge read charges, I felt frozen
Every bad choice that I’d ever chosen
Came back, frame tight like a close-in
Shot, seein’ mom in the rows just broken
It was greed, it was fear, it was ego
Hungry kid tryna live like a hero
Did schemes for the price of a kilo
Sold time from my life for a C-note
In that yard, had nights I was shakin’
Dreams of my lil’ bro, sleepin’, wakin’
Thinkin’ ‘bout the people I was breakin’
All for a roll that I shouldn’t have taken (nah)
[Chorus]
That’s why I went to prison
Not ‘cause I’m tough, ‘cause I never would listen
Turned every warning into ammunition
Shot down truth with my own superstition
Yeah, that’s why I went to prison
Chased quick highs, did the wrong kind of business
Thought I’d dodge fate with a slick little distance
Now I tell my story so you feel the difference (feel the difference)
[Bridge]
I ain’t sayin’ I’m proud (uh-uh)
I’m sayin’ I’m honest now
If you stand where I stood
Turn around, turn around (turn around)
‘Cause that bunk gets cold
And that mirror hits deep
Bars don’t bend for your pain
They just echo your sleep (echo your sleep)
[Chorus]
That’s why I went to prison
Signed my name on my chains, my decision
Could’ve walked straight, but I loved that fiction
Paid in years for a little addiction
Yeah, that’s why I went to prison
Now every verse is a clear-cut vision
If you hear this, let it change your mission
I did that time so you don’t audition (you don’t audition)
I ain’t braggin’, I’m admitin’
Whole life, wrong kind of ambition
Fast cash, brown bag in the kitchen
Told moms, “Relax, I’m winnin’”
I was lyin’ though
Corner store, back door, quiet glow
Little kid watchin’ how the product go
Grew up, did the same, like a copy show
I was chasin’ that rush, that quick flip
Blew rent on a chain and a slick fit
Friends warned me, I laughed, “I’m a misfit”
Then the badge hit the glass, “You’re on this list”
[Chorus]
That’s why I went to prison
Not ‘cause I’m hard, ‘cause I wouldn’t listen
Thought I was free, I was stuck in a system
Head full of pride, heart full of friction
Yeah, that’s why I went to prison
Did my dirt, then I made that decision
Coulda walked home, but I stayed in that kitchen
Now my name’s on a cell block inscription (cell block inscription)
[Verse 2]
Judge read charges, I felt frozen
Every bad choice that I’d ever chosen
Came back, frame tight like a close-in
Shot, seein’ mom in the rows just broken
It was greed, it was fear, it was ego
Hungry kid tryna live like a hero
Did schemes for the price of a kilo
Sold time from my life for a C-note
In that yard, had nights I was shakin’
Dreams of my lil’ bro, sleepin’, wakin’
Thinkin’ ‘bout the people I was breakin’
All for a roll that I shouldn’t have taken (nah)
[Chorus]
That’s why I went to prison
Not ‘cause I’m tough, ‘cause I never would listen
Turned every warning into ammunition
Shot down truth with my own superstition
Yeah, that’s why I went to prison
Chased quick highs, did the wrong kind of business
Thought I’d dodge fate with a slick little distance
Now I tell my story so you feel the difference (feel the difference)
[Bridge]
I ain’t sayin’ I’m proud (uh-uh)
I’m sayin’ I’m honest now
If you stand where I stood
Turn around, turn around (turn around)
‘Cause that bunk gets cold
And that mirror hits deep
Bars don’t bend for your pain
They just echo your sleep (echo your sleep)
[Chorus]
That’s why I went to prison
Signed my name on my chains, my decision
Could’ve walked straight, but I loved that fiction
Paid in years for a little addiction
Yeah, that’s why I went to prison
Now every verse is a clear-cut vision
If you hear this, let it change your mission
I did that time so you don’t audition (you don’t audition)