[Intro – cold sliding 808s + distant distorted whisper] Yeah… The walls start bleeding… Don’t you drop that face… [Verse 1] Shit hit the fan, blood on the dash, pressure crushing the last of my cash Trust got slaughtered, friends turned phantoms, every bridge I built turned to ash Nights so black the shadows got teeth, demons in the mirror talkin’ trash Still I wipe the crimson, tighten the grin, never let these vultures see me crash Coffin of problems higher than the ceiling, every door I kick feel sealed in Mama on the line soundin’ defeated, I say “I’m good” while the pain keep bleeding Body full of bruises, soul got lesions, still I walk like a king with no reason Laugh in the wreckage, spit on the season, head never drop even when I’m seething [Chorus] When the shit hits the fan and the sky turn black Flash that smile, never let ‘em catch you with your head down Teeth clenched tight, still I’m laughing back Keep that head high even when the whole world burn down Smile through the fire, smile through the pain They want you broken, don’t you give ‘em that Head up, chest out, ridin’ through the rain Never let ‘em catch you with your head down [Verse 2] Phone full of silence, pockets full of dust, every plan I made turned to rust Pressure on my neck like a noose that won’t cut, still I move with a smirk in the cusp They wait for the crack, wait for the fall, wait for the moment I finally fold But I spit in the storm, spit in the cold, laugh while the whole fucking story unfold Took the money, took the name, took the peace, set the ground on fire beneath my feet Still I stand in the smoke with a smile on my teeth, never give the enemy the satisfaction they seek Heart full of scars but the rhythm stay clean, flow stay lethal, cadence stay mean Every bar a blade, every pause a scream, head never drop, never break the machine [Bridge – half-screamed / half-deadpan drill] They can take the money Take the name Take the peace They can burn the whole world Underneath my feet But the one thing they’ll never get to claim Is the look on my face When I’m walkin’ through the flames [Final Chorus – heavier, layered, more space for ad-libs] When the shit hits the fan and the sky turn black Flash that smile, never let ‘em catch you with your head down Teeth clenched tight, still I’m laughing back Keep that head high even when the whole world burn down Smile through the fire… smile through the pain… Head up… never let ‘em catch you with your head down [Outro – sparse over fading sliding 808s] Smile… Keep smilin’… They’ll never see you break.
