Str by Ramlat Timson
(A journey from chaos to triumph, crafted with grit and vision)
[Intro]
(Setting the tone: resilience through the grind)
They say the long road builds the strongest hands
(Striking in the same place twice)
While others rushed for quick wins, some stayed patient
Laying bricks in silence (Beginning of the end is my life)
No applause, no shortcuts, just consistency, sacrifice, and vision
(Flipping around, you find…)
What you’re hearing now isn’t luck or timing
(Destiny I’m rewriting)
It’s the sound of the payoff (The beginning of the end is my life dreams)
This is God’s Engineering
[Chorus]
(The anchor of identity, repeated to ground the story)
Born into chaos, household of John and Rose, my saviors
1 sis, 4 bros, 6 kids, became us
Hatchback Renault 16 made us famous
Surulere, Ramlat Timson, made in Lagos
[Verse 1]
(Painting the past with vivid struggle)
Visually painting my past, clear as I recall it
Speaking into the future feels like I’m crystal balling—intense
How I use my tenses is symbolic
You sense we could be friends, depends on what you take from it
Government played us, Dad lost his job, life would take us
To the darkest places where pain was, strife and shame was
Lost a brother in the 80s, another in the 90s
Our story was no different from the neighbors, no favors
Poverty would frame us, exposed us, life parade us
Dad could no longer aid us, Mum tried to take the reins off
Homeless, now looking for houses like surveyors
Father wouldn’t give into corruption to come save us
(Born into chaos)
[Chorus]
Born into chaos, household of John and Rose, my saviors
1 sis, 4 bros, 6 kids, became us
Hatchback Renault 16 made us famous
Surulere, Ramlat Timson, made in Lagos
[Verse 2]
(The rise through rap and resilience)
I found rap, it helped me talk about the things that made us
Maybe I could be what Big, Nas, and Jay was—famous
Performed on stages, half the girls screaming when I came up
First time I heard Overdose rapping, I almost gave up
Caught beef with my first single, I tore the game up
Industry niggas asking what my name was, called me aqueous
Scooped BeatsByJayy up, way up as controversy plagued us
Kept the circle small, you crossed us, we broke your radius
Industry played us, living wayward but still we prayed up
When the girls cheated back to pay us, only did us favors
Social media made my brain touch, I couldn’t stay up
Till I met the son of Zaccheus, he assisted for the layup
(Born into chaos)
[Chorus]
Born into chaos, household of John and Rose, my saviors
1 sis, 4 bros, 6 kids, became us
Hatchback Renault 16 made us famous
Surulere, Ramlat Timson, made in Lagos
[Bridge]
(The turning point: losses and victories collide)
Choc City was my day job, I never took a day off
Blaqbonez made it, and finally music paid off
While we’re celebrating, I’m dealing with major chaos
W’s and L’s, my life was looking like the playoffs
Losses, I had a lot of that—lost my dad, lost my mum
Lost my brothers, lost my tracks, relationships in body bags
Lost some money, got ‘em back, they tried to fuck me, fuck ‘em back
Cut ‘em off, good luck with that, from that there ain’t no coming back
[Verse 3]
(The comeback: defiance and triumph)
Counting raindrops, they hate us, I pulled my weight up
They tried to pull me back, I pulled in racks, I guess that made up
Cause now they pulling back, I’m cool with that, it’s time to cake up
If you’re sleeping, it’s time to wake up
I’m back, nigga, it’s game up
[Chorus]
Born into chaos, household of John and Rose, my saviors
1 sis, 4 bros, 6 kids, became us
Hatchback Renault 16 made us famous
Surulere, Ramlat Timson, made in Lagos
[Outro]
(A final declaration of origin and legacy)
Surulere, Ramlat Timson, made in Lagos
(This is God’s Engineering)
