Yeah… Pay your dues… Or deal with the aftermath… No escape…no gettin' out, bruv... Pay your dues or deal with the aftermath Man talk loud ‘til they face the backlash Cold nights, no love, just mandem on a warpath You either build from pain or get erased in half Pay your dues or deal with the aftermath No cap, no chat when it’s blade or strap Whole ends know when the reaper’s passed You don’t wanna see what’s in the aftermath Look— I seen man rise then sink in a blink One wrong move now you’re gone in a wink Streets don’t care what you say or you think It’s all about what you done, not the lies that you spin Man wanna flex but they ain’t paid dues Just talk on tracks with a fake man’s views I was out late with the cold night blues Tryna make bread from the stress and fumes Now it’s— Kick doors, quick scores, shift more weight Man move silent, no talk, no trace One misstep, now you’re lost in the maze No way out when you’re caught in the phase I’ve seen brothers turn snake for a stack Seen real ones fade, never make it back Heard sirens sing like a hymn in black That’s the sound of your sins when they come for that Pressure builds, now your chest feels tight No sleep, just demons in the dead of night Every wrong turn got a heavy price Now you’re face to face with your sacrifice Pay your dues or deal with the aftermath Man talk loud ‘til they face that aftermath Cold nights, no love, just a paper path You either build from pain or get erased in half I remember nights with the hunger pain Empty fridge, just a jug and stains Bro's stressed out, tryna numb the strain While I’m outside getting pulled to flames Now it’s fast life, quick cash, big risk One slip and you’re gone in the mist No love in the game, just venom and twists Fake friends disappear when the pressure hits Now I’m back with a vengeance, pen full of tension Every bar like a weapon, I’m sending a message No second guessing, I step with aggression Man talk tough but they lack the progression I done seen what the ends can do Turn a good soul cold, now they’re lost and used No guidance, just pain and views Now they stuck in a cycle they can’t undo Tick-tock, time don’t wait for man Every debt gets paid, that’s fate for man You can run, you can hide, you can fake your plan But the past comes back like a blade in hand You can run but the road still follows… Every debt gonna leave you hollow… Cold wind when the night-time swallows… All the guilt that you tried to borrow… Pay your dues… pay your dues… No light when the past comes back round… No sound when your name gets dragged down… One life but it’s fading that fast now… Tell me—was it worth what you have now? Yeah— Now it’s crunch time, no love in the field Man get cut when the truth gets revealed All that talk don’t mean nothing that’s real When you’re face to face with the weight that you feel I’ve been deep where the shadows creep Where the lost souls wander, no rest, no sleep Every move got a cost, that’s steep Now you’re knee-deep drowning in debts you keep Man wanna play like they built for war Till the door gets kicked and they hit that floor No respawn when it’s life you’re for And the past spins back like a revolving door Listen yeah— Back to the wall, now your heart rate racing No escape when the past start chasing All the lies that you built start breaking Now you see what your choices are making I told man once, I won’t say it twice This life ain’t sweet, it’s a loaded dice You pay that cost or you roll that price But the end still comes, no way round life Pay your dues or deal with the aftermath Man talk loud ‘til they face the backlash Cold nights, no love, just a mandem on a warpath You either build from pain or get erased in half Pay your dues or deal with the aftermath No cap, no chat when it’s blade or strap Whole ends know when the reaper’s passed You don’t wanna see what’s in the aftermath Pay your dues… Or deal with the aftermath… There’s no running from it… No running… no hiding… You ain't gettin' outta this one bruv... Face up to the facts bro...
