Mmmm-mmm Ba-ba-bando flow flow Ba-ba-bando flow flow Watch me rise through the smoke bro, let the whole night know I been carrying a storm everywhere I fuckin go it follow me I walk in with the bass, feel the floor start shaking Cold eyes in the room, every smile look fake and Everybody got a story, everybody got a motive I keep one hand on my heart, one eye on the road, kid No pictures, no captions, I vanish when the flash hit Too many loud mouths turn a whisper to a bad trip Talk big, but the truth always shows in the panic I learned not to trust a promise just because they planned it I been low, I been lost, I been stuck in my head Counting every unpaid favor, every word that they said If you owe me, pay it back, don’t confuse me with patience I built this from the floor, now I guard my foundation Ten toes on my ground, I refuse to be moved Had to cut a few ties just to figure my truth I’m not perfect, I’m aware of the scars that I carry Still a good heart beating underneath all this wary Ba-ba-bando flow I’m on the low, I’m on the low Too much pain but I still glow Ask my name—B-A-N-D-O I don’t need your praise, don’t need your photo I been through the rain, now I move like a ghost If my mind gets dark, I still search for the road Ba-ba-bando flow, ba-ba-bando flow I got an alligator mouth with a hummingbird budget Say they love me in the light, disappear when it’s rugged Everybody wants a piece when the table gets crowded But where were you before the noise and the money got counted? I remember empty rooms, cold nights, no answers Trying to outrun doubt while it followed like a shadow People switch sides quicker than the traffic at midnight So I keep my circle small and I study every insight Don’t mistake my quiet for a weakness or surrender I survived every season that was meant to make me tender Had to learn that revenge only deepens the prison Sometimes winning means walking away from the collision I got children to protect, got a future to build Got a mother asking why I’m so distant and still I don’t want another siren, another family in mourning I want peace in my house when I wake in the morning Ba-ba-bando flow I’m on the low, I’m on the low Too much pain but I still glow Ask my name—B-A-N-D-O I don’t need your praise, don’t need your photo I been through the rain, now I move like a ghost If my mind gets dark, I still search for the road Ba-ba-bando flow, ba-ba-bando flow Where you been, twin? You disappeared for a season Came back with a smile but I still don’t believe it I don’t trust my shadow, how I’m supposed to trust strangers? Every favor came with strings, every handshake had danger I know I’m not the best, I got flaws in the mirror But I never ran from truth when the truth got clearer There’s a curse in my blood, or a bruise in my thinking Some nights I feel fine, next minute I’m sinking I get high just to quiet all the noise in my chest But the silence wears off and the hurt comes back fresh I keep asking my father, “Why am I like this?” Why my mind turn a blessing into something I fight with? Mama, what happened? Was I born with the thunder? Why I feel like I’m breaking while I’m pulling folks under? I don’t want to die, I just want this to end Want a hand on my shoulder, want somebody sincere Tell me why, why, why I keep staring at the sky Tell me why, why, why I keep running from my mind I was raised by the rain, I was shaped by the pressure Every scar on my soul is a piece of the measure If I fall, let me fall where the truth can be found Then I’ll rise from the dirt with my feet on the ground Now I’m sliding through the city with the windows down Trying to leave every bad memory somewhere out of town No more feeding every rumor, no more proving I’m ready I can turn all this rage into something that’s heavy Make a beat from the grief, make a song from the damage Turn the weight on my back into strength and advantage They can talk, let ’em talk, they can laugh, let ’em stare I got too much left to lose to keep living in despair I’m a man, I stand firm, but I’m learning to bend I can choose a better ending, I can make amends Still rough around the edges, still wild in the soul But I’m more than the pain that I carry and show So if you see me pass, let me breathe, let me go I’m not looking for a war, I’m just chasing control From the block to the stars, let the whole world know I survived what I was—and I’m still in the flow Ba-ba-bando flow I’m on the low, I’m on the low Turned my tears into gold Still alive, still in control I don’t need your praise, don’t need your photo I been through the rain, now I move like a ghost If my mind gets dark, I still search for the road Ba-ba-bando flow, ba-ba-bando flow Ba-ba-bando flow No more hiding in the smoke Mama, I’m still here, I know Ba-ba-bando flow.
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