Favor Con Favor (feat. Tanke One, Cynthia)

Ok, this song is based on a true story
Some names have been changed
All mentioned here are guilty
Until they prove (they are innocent)
Santa RM, Tanke One, it's the mexamafia
Dedicated to all those in the shadows
Who are in the 'pinta' (dedicated) to all the 'carnales'
Don't give up, this song is dedicated
To all the innocent behind bars
And to all the guilty

(Gustavo Martinez, cell number 117!)

[Santa RM]
My name is Gustavo
I'm in for anything that leaves you a penny
I was judged for attempted robbery
For not thinking and those stupid actions
I ended up earning nine months behind bars
Addicted to alcohol and pills
To the streets, the neighborhoods, the gangs
At 23, I ended up in prison
In here, there are more than three who want me in the grave

[Tanke One]
I've been inside for ten years and I still have twenty to go
I'm glad there's new people in my cell
Don't worry, kid, nothing will happen to you
While you're in the 'pinta', I'll take care of you
I wondered why I treated him like that
Today I did it for him, yesterday someone did it for me
I wondered (were you into bad things?)
A little, robberies, drugs, and fake bills

[Cynthia]
Help me, I want to escape
There's a demon that makes me sin
I want to get out of this damn reality
Forgive me (forgive me) I didn't mean to make mistakes

[Tanke One]
I was born in Pilar Blanco, grew up among gunshots
I never feared death but it always got close
Seeing my barefoot children
A 'carnal' from another crypt of Cuarto Centenario
Showed me there was money inside the neighborhood too
I hung out with the thugs living the crazy life
Started as a lookout and ended up moving coke
No one has come to see me since I've been in the shadows

[Santa RM]
I remember that time I was in the showers
When three came to attack me like beasts
I heard your shout (Let him go or you'll be dead!)
I realized the respect they had for the 'rufo'
He earned respect, my loyalty, I was his godson
He took care of me and treated me like his brother
I learned his tricks, he taught me about failures
Hey 'rufo', tell me, are you still into bad things?

[Tanke One]
The skulls I carry, honestly, I don't even count them anymore
Living by the prison rules, luck lasted a moment
Since I stepped into the cell, I was sponsored
Half of this prison could be my soldiers
But I've changed, I left the bad habits
The vices, the whores, the mafia, the weapons
(How have you changed?) through words
(What words?) those when you feel God speaking to you

[Santa RM]
I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it
That a man like you ended up praying to Christ
Out there, I wanted to be like you
And in here, I want to be half of what you are
I'm leaving in a month, tell me how to repay you
What can I do? I'll do whatever you ask
I'll be a new man from the moment I leave
Don't forget, 'favor with favor is paid'

[Tanke One]
Favor with favor is paid, and I entrust you to my boss
She's around eighty, I miss that old lady
My other 'carnales' have gone to the other side
And poor my mom, I think they've abandoned her
Tell her I love her, she lives on Rayón Street
In a neighborhood, at the end of the alley
Learn the moral, the one who acts foolishly outside
Here, the bars are waiting for you to return

[Cynthia]
Help me, I want to escape
There's a demon that makes me sin
I want to get out of this damn reality
Forgive me (forgive me) I didn't mean to make mistakes

[Santa RM]
I hit the street, feeling bewildered
I thank God for everything he's given me
I return to my neighborhood, I meet old dogs
If it weren't for 'rufo', that would be my mirror
I arrive at the canton, looking for hidden money
It was an old note, I had it pinned
I take two pills to calm my nerves
And I go in search of Doña Consuelo

[Tanke One]
The gate opened, the sun shining on his face
He swore he'd never become a monster again
Gustavo fulfilled, he found Doña Consuelo
At the end of the alley, her hair was honey-colored
Her eyes cried upon hearing about her son
What happened? That's the riddle