CAN’T TRUST NOBODY — UNDER PRESSURE

INTRO — LOW, CALM, ALMOST WHISPERED

Yeah…

I ain't saying I'm over it.

I'm saying I survived it.

You can still be mad as hell
and think clearly when it's time.

That's the difference.

Pressure don't make me panic…

Pressure make me calculate.

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VERSE 1 — SLOW STORYTELLING

They put five hundred on my head like my life was that cheap,
Had a snake right in my circle, had him watching while I sleep.
I had fed 'em, I had helped 'em, I had stood beside their side,
Never thought the same damn people would be plotting my demise.

He jumped inside my car, told me, “Drive,” so I drove,
Had a whole lot on his mind that he didn't let me know.
Had me heading down the road while he sat up in the seat,
But the energy got strange and I could feel it underneath.

He wasn't there to ride with me, he had something else in mind,
Wanted me defenseless, wanted me to meet my time.
Wanted to take my innocence, wanted to leave me dead,
But I caught what he was saying without everything being said.

PAUSE — BEAT DROPS OUT

Now I'm looking at the mirror, keeping calm behind the wheel,
Heart beating like a drum but my face don't show the fear.
I'm pissed, I'm terrified, but I ain't losing my head,
'Cause when pressure hits my body, it puts strategy instead.

I started thinking, “What's my safest move? What's my safest route?”
Never show 'em what you know, never let the panic out.
I ain't gotta be the strongest if I'm thinking five ahead,
Sometimes getting home alive means keeping calm instead.

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PRE-HOOK — BUILDING ANGER

I remember every face, every name, every lie,
Every “girl, I got you” that was really a disguise.
And I'm still mad—yeah, I'm mad, I ain't pretending I'm okay,
But anger don't control me, I control it when it plays.

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HOOK — HUGE BEAT DROP

Can't trust nobody, that's the lesson that I learned,
Smile up in your face while they waiting for your turn.
Put five hundred on my life, thought I'd never make it back,
Had a killer in my car, had me driving through the trap.

I'm still mad, damn right, but I'm thinking under pressure,
Mind moving faster when the situation gets desperate.
You can put me in a corner, you can put me in a bind,
But you better understand—

I'M PROTECTING WHAT'S MINE.

Background vocal, distant: “Can't trust nobody…”

Can't trust nobody, now I watch what people do,
Don't tell me that you love me—let me see what you would prove.
They thought fear would make me fold, fear just sharpened up my mind,
I don't panic under pressure—

I CALCULATE AND SURVIVE.

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VERSE 2 — RAP FASTER

I was loyal to the soil, I was solid to the core,
Held the whole damn house together while they plotted something more.
Put my money where my mouth was, put my trust into their hands,
Never knew my generosity was funding someone's plans.

That's the part that make me angry, that's the part I can't forget,
I was looking at 'em family, they was looking at a check.
Five hundred for a life? Man, that's disrespectful,
Thought they could erase my name like my life was disposable.

FLOW SWITCH — RAP FASTER

But I'm still here—that's the part they can't explain,
They expected me to disappear, I turned survival into strength.
You can take away my comfort, you can take away my trust,
But you can't take away the mind that kept me breathing through the dust.

I learned silence is a weapon, observation is a shield,
Sometimes you don't fight the trap—
You just refuse to let it kill.

I ain't gotta prove I'm crazy, I ain't gotta make a scene,
I can smile while I'm thinking through a thousand different things.
See, the difference between revenge and protecting your own life
Is revenge is about emotion—

SURVIVAL'S ABOUT WHAT'S RIGHT.

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BRIDGE — HALF-TIME / HAUNTED

Beat almost disappears.

And I'm still mad…