I make my money and vacate, evade prison/Went from the chosen one to outcast, unforgiven
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes earning money to escape prison and feeling abandoned by society.
- In plain terms
- He makes money to avoid jail and feels unwanted.
- What can you take from it?
- Survival often involves avoiding consequences and feeling isolated.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define success?
- When do you feel like an outcast?
Another view
It oversimplifies the complex causes of incarceration.
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