Archive entry · NB-0013
PREDATOR
Nubian Beats
Cinematic · 4:14 · 93 BPM
Description
The inspiring story of Francis Ngannou, the MMA fighter
Lyrics
Intro (Heavy breathing… distant crowd… gloves tightening…) Yeah… Mm… You hear that? That’s pressure… Mboko… (Beat drops slowly) Verse 1 Came from the dirt where survival’s religion Empty stomach but the soul had vision Hands in the sand mines, sweat on the floor Dreaming of a life I ain’t seen before No silver spoon No easy route Cold nights, fear deep in the roots Mama prayed while the world stayed cold Boy became iron when the fire took hold See I done walked through the valley of pain Sun so hot it could cook your brain Crossed that ocean where death got names Still came back with a champion flame Now they stare when I walk in silence Built from struggle and controlled violence Every scar got a story written Every loss made the spirit different You see a fighter I see survival Pressure made me homicidal Not killer like the streets talk cheap Killer mentality — focused deep Pre-Chorus I learned pain don’t last forever But pressure can shape a man And when the world tried to break me… I broke the world instead Chorus I got the mind of a killer And the heart of a winner Came from the fire and the hunger Now they fear the predator Predator… Predator… Man no di give up Mboko in my blood Predator… Predator… The lion never sleeps Verse 2 Look in my eyes, you can see that war I done slept outside on the cold hard floor No country wanted me crossing borders Still carried dreams on tired shoulders Had to fight for every meal Fight for respect Fight to heal Now the cage feel small to me After the things that I survived at sea You hear the crowd but I hear the past Hear them voices saying I won’t last Now every punch got the sand mine weight Every round got a migrant’s fate I don’t flex for the fame or lights I know darkness too well at night That’s why calm men become most dangerous Pain and purpose can really change us See this body? Built through scars This mindset? Forged through wars Bridge (Beat strips back — low choir hums) Mboko… Mboko… Je vais arriver… Mboko… Mboko… Man no di give up… Verse 3 Now when I walk through that tunnel slow Whole arena feel that pressure grow Heartbeat heavy, sweat on skin Predator mode when the lights go dim I ain’t angry I ain’t loud I just learned not to fear the crowd See a king don’t need to scream When you suffered enough, your silence mean things From Cameroon to the world stage Still got hunger and survivor rage Every young boy from the struggle know Sometimes pain is the only road But if the soul stay strong inside Even giants can change their lives Final Chorus I got the mind of a killer And the heart of a winner Came from the fire and the hunger Now they fear the predator Predator… Predator… Man no di give up Mboko in my blood Predator… Predator… The lion never sleeps… Outro (Slow breathing… crowd fading… distant African choir) Je vais arriver… Still walking… Still fighting… Mboko…