Pirate

[Intro] Yo, turn the lights down low This one’s for the ones who never paid for shit [Verse 1] I grew up broke in a one-room flat, dial-up screamin’ like a cat Mom worked doubles, bills stacked high, so I learned real quick how to get by Clicked that torrent at 3 a.m., watched the green bar crawl like a lifeline First time I saw the whole world free, man, I swear I almost cried [Verse 2] They call it stealing, I call it breathin’ Same breath the labels been squeezin’ outta kids for decades Eighty bucks for a plastic disc? Nah, fuck that noise I’m Robin Hood with a cracked VPN, givin’ back what they overcharged [Pre-Chorus] ISP sendin’ letters, laugh and delete Got folders deeper than the goddamn sea If the RIAA knockin’, I ain’t home I’m sailin’ on the darknet, seeds fully blown [Chorus] I’m a pirate, black flag on the LAN Runnin’ from no one, takin’ what I can Every megabyte’s a middle finger to the man Yeah, I’m a pirate, and I’ll die before I pay for this band [Verse 3] Got the complete discog of bands that don’t even exist no more Bootlegs from ’98, live sets never pressed before I seed 1:1, ratio god, that’s the code we live by You keep your Spotify, I keep my 40 terabyte drive [Verse 4] They say it kills the artist—bullshit, I go harder Bought every vinyl from the ones I love proper The majors eat the babies, I just skim the fat Difference is I share it when I’m done with that [Bridge] One day the servers might all go dark Feds might kick the door, tear the whole thing apart But till that day I’m ghost on the wire Laughin’ in 7-proxy, watch the transfer climb higher [Chorus] I’m a pirate, skull and bones on the screen Livin’ like the industry never been If sharing is a sin, book my seat in hell I’ll bring the whole damn library as well [Outro] So here’s to the trackers, the scene, the release To the kids in the dorms who just want some peace We ain’t thieves, we’re the last free frontier Raise your glass if you never paid for atmosphere