[Intro] (Deep bass rumble, atmospheric synth rising slowly) Yeah. Xander. Palisades. They built the walls — I learned to climb. Let's go. [Verse 1] I grew up where the pavement cracks and the dreams get deferred Where n*ggas talk in whispers 'cause the walls got ears and the streets got words They told me stay in my lane — I said which one? The one they paved for me or the one I run? Pacific Palisades — I used to watch from the bottom of the hill Used to see them mansions glowin' like a promise I could feel But a palisade's a fence, homie, built to keep you out I turned that fence to a ladder, now I'm what they talk about I'm the view from the top that they said I'd never see I'm the cliff that they told me would be the death of me But I'm still standin' on the edge, lookin' out at the Pacific And everything they said was impossible is looking real specific [Chorus] Palisades — they built 'em high to keep me low Palisades — I climbed every wall they said was closed Now I'm up here where the air is thin and the view is wide Palisades — I made it to the other side Palisades — yeah, I made it to the other side [Verse 2] Every door they shut became a window I broke through Every n*gga that doubted me became a stepping stone I used I move in silence like the fog that rolls in off the coast The ones who never clapped for me are the ones who need me most I'm the earthquake under Beverly Hills, the tremor in the ground I'm the fault line running under all the wealth they think they found You can build your gated walls, you can post your private signs But the West don't belong to nobody — it belongs to those who grind I'm a palisade myself now — I'm the barrier and the door I'm the cliff that drops to nothing and the shore that breaks the roar I'm the golden hour light that hits the water just right I'm the thing they tried to fence off — I became the whole skyline [Chorus] Palisades — they built 'em high to keep me low Palisades — I climbed every wall they said was closed Now I'm up here where the air is thin and the view is wide Palisades — I made it to the other side Palisades — yeah, I made it to the other side [Bridge] (Beat strips back to just bass and a single synth note) You know what a palisade really is? It's a row of stakes driven into the ground. They planted them to stop me. I pulled them out one by one. Built a bridge. Walked across. Didn't look back. That's West Coast. That's Xander. (Beat builds back up) [Verse 3] Now I'm slidin' through the canyon roads at dusk with the windows down Every city that rejected me is now my stomping ground I don't hold grudges — I hold receipts and I hold my head I'm the living proof of every dream they left for dead The Palisades are burning — yeah, I saw it on the news But I been burning through these barriers my whole life, what's new? I'm the fire and the rebuild, I'm the ash and the bloom I'm the kid from the bottom of the hill who owns the room For real. [Chorus] Palisades — they built 'em high to keep me low Palisades — I climbed every wall they said was closed Now I'm up here where the air is thin and the view is wide Palisades — I made it to the other side Palisades — yeah, I made it to the other side [Outro] (Beat fades to just the deep bass and ocean sounds) Pacific Standard Time. Xander Voss. We up.
