Bando still standing... (10 TOES DOWN) Mm-hmmmm mmmm Bando×2 Put on the beat... just let me talk my shit. Paint it deeper than the rain. I been going through a lot of things... since I can remember. Yeah. Bando'oooOok I’m dealing with a lot, issues deep within the skin Traumatizing memories, I don’t know where to begin. If you try to hide, if you try to lie, it’s all the same I’m watching parts of me just dying in the flame. Sit up, homie, lower—if you don’t come rescue me I’m running out of time, I’m running out of energy. I won’t make it much longer if you don’t pull me out the dirt I’m ‘bout to lose my mind just to balance out the hurt. Fight that bitch, fight the world, tryna get my money right Breaking down the walls in the middle of the night. I’m standing ten toes down, still in it The world is twisted, manipulation in every minute. They talk, they listen, they judge, they hate But they can’t understand what’s sitting on my plate. Fake love everywhere, they just wanna soak your soul Leaving pieces of a man that they never could control. Yeah, I’m ten toes down, even when it rains Trying to find the sun through all these generational chains. I was stuck in the mud, ran straight to the street Nowhere else to go, nowhere else to retreat. Hated being in school ‘cause I couldn't behave Since a little boy, I knew I wasn't no slave. Always felt different, yeah, they told me I was gifted But the older I got, the more the reality shifted. A bunch of fucking lies, now I see the total worse Born into the shadow of a generational curse. Bloodline’s been fucked up way before my time Trying not to lose control while I’m making this climb. I’m standing ten toes down, still in it The world is twisted, manipulation in every minute. They talk, they listen, they judge, they hate But they can’t understand what’s sitting on my plate. Fake love everywhere, they just wanna soak your soul Leaving pieces of a man that they never could control. Yeah, I’m ten toes down, even when it rains Trying to find the sun through all these generational chains. Love is just a weapon that they use to break your heart Use you up and leave you, tearing every piece apart. Heart staining, pain raining, looking for a clue But nobody’s got the answers for what we going through. We live on a planet twisted off the propaganda Selling us a life while they’re checking our agenda. But not me—I’m a rebellion, that’s why they call me a felon ‘Cause I won’t do what I’m told while the lies are excelling. They got the money, so they think they own the play But I’m standing on my own, come whatever may. I’m standing ten toes down, still in it The world is twisted, manipulation in every minute. They talk, they listen, they judge, they hate But they can’t understand what’s sitting on my plate. Fake love everywhere, they just wanna soak your soul Leaving pieces of a man that they never could control. Yeah, I’m ten toes down, even when it rains Trying to find the sun through all these generational chains. Don’t play the games, don’t play the quiet games with me Watch out for the cops, watch the fake society. Split ‘em like a Kit Kat if they testing out my patience I’m done with the bullshit and the fake expectations. Showers on my kickback, do the race on the track Once I move forward, ain’t no looking back. It’s up to Him now, where I start and where I end I don’t need a crowd and I don’t need a fake friend. I’m still standing, even when the world goes cold Trading in my silence for a story that’s been told. I’m standing ten toes down, still in it The world is twisted, manipulation in every minute. They talk, they listen, they judge, they hate But they can’t understand what’s sitting on my plate. Fake love everywhere, they just wanna soak your soul Leaving pieces of a man that they never could control. Yeah, I’m ten toes down, even when it rains Trying to find the sun through all these generational chains. (Beat slows down, bass thumping like a heartbeat) Still standing. Ten toes. You think it’s a game? It’s reality. Get your mind right. (Fade out)
