[Intro]
[Distant minor-key choir: "Ooooooh..."]
[Slow, heavy rhythmic bass enters]
(Coolio: "As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death...")
(MHA: "Regarde le ciel, il change de couleur, ouais.")

[Verse 1 - Coolio]
[Vocal: Raspy, laid-back, authoritative]
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left
'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long that
Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin'
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalkin'!

[Chorus - MHA & Choir]
[Vocal: Melodic, soul-searching, epic]
(Choir: Tell me why are we so blind to see...)
Tell me why, pourquoi le monde est si froid ?
Dans ce paradis, y'a plus de place pour la foi
(Choir: That the ones we hurt are you and me...)
On se détruit, on oublie qui on est
Dans l'ombre des rues, la paix s'en est allée !

[Verse 2 - MHA]
[Vocal: Intense, rhythmic, French Rap flow]
J’marche dans la vallée, le regard vers le sol
J’ai vu des frères tomber sans même prendre leur envol
À la base on voulait l'or, on récolte que la cendre
Le diable nous invite, on finit par descendre
In the Kardia de l’homme, la lumière s’est éteinte
On a troqué l’espoir contre la peur et la plainte
C’est le Magrebiquain, le cri de la rue
Une prière dans le noir pour les âmes disparues !
(Coolio: "Keep spendin' most our lives...")

[Bridge]
[Music strips back to choir and violins]
(Coolio: "Power and the money, money and the power...")
(MHA: "Minute après minute, heure après heure...")
(Together: "Death is only a heartbeat away.")

[Outro]
(Choir: "Ooooooh...")
(MHA: "Gangsta's Paradise... MHA.")
(Coolio: "Rest in peace.")
[Fade out with melancholic violin]