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Joey Bada$$ - Snakes(ft. T nah Apex)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joey Bada$$
Joey Bada$$
Vocals
T. Apex
T. Apex
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott
Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott
Songwriter
T. Apex
T. Apex
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
J Dilla
J Dilla
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sometimes I feel alienated
Because I'm not up in the stadium playing or on the radio saying
Fuck 'em broads, we don't love 'em, we degrading 'em
But always find myself back at the back and alien
[Verse 2]
Blood vessels popping out my craniums
**** asking when the tape gon' drop but I got nothing to say to them
Because I've been slacking the skill although my passion is real
I'm too caught up catching a feel when I should be cashing a mill
[Verse 3]
It's something 'bout me being younger that affected my hunger
Got older in number, realized I can't count on these hundreds
To determine my elation
Pursuit of happiness I keep pacing, these motherfuckers racist
[Verse 4]
These ain't fair races they just let the fear erase us
Adopted by the slums, son of guns, this is how they raised us
Yo, son, we gotta raise up, don't let them just array us
Till we raisins in the sun, said we gotta wake up
[Verse 5]
'Cause they always be behind in the cut
Always in the skies watching stars when they up
So don't you confide in the evil and corrupt
This is urgent, apex on the vertex, tonight we're serving serpents
[Verse 6]
'Cause they always be behind in the cut
Always in the skies watching stars when they up
So don't you confide in the evil and corrupt
This is urgent
[Verse 7]
Got a whole bunch of shit up on my plate now
Thinking like in the man garden it's a snake now
'Cause I don't know who to believe or who to deceive
Got me thinking I sold my soul and ain't received a receipt
[Verse 8]
But I won't proceed to retreat, Jigga told me, watch your throne seat
And now I sees it and in respect to BIG, I gotta seize it
And I hope he sees me 'cause these **** don't want beef with my talents
They ain't fit for this green, they just caesar salad
[Verse 9]
You think because you avid they just gonna let you have it?
It's a lot to learn and that, my ****, need to access
It's the axis of the earth at the birth, I found a new balance
And now I walk on water just like I knew balance
[Verse 10]
Just like a relative, marijuana sedatives
Got me thinking I should put a bomb right where the senate is
'Cause they corrupting the youth, we ain't inducting the truth
Looking at the President like yo it must be nothing to you
[Verse 11]
'Cause they always be behind in the cut
Always in the skies watching stars when they up
So don't you confide in the evil and corrupt
This is urgent, apex on the vertex, tonight we're serving serpents
[Verse 12]
'Cause they always be behind in the cut
Always in the skies watching stars when they up
So don't you confide in the evil and corrupt
This is urgent
[Verse 13]
I passed the dutch to the left and it started to make sense
It's funny how I see it more straight when I'm bent
You've been warned on the risk it takes to sit on top
Been on clock 'cause you could see that I've been on watch
[Verse 14]
Shit don't stop till you make the sacrifices
Trade in what's priceless to ices and devices
When the light switch I shift like I'm typing
Living int he era where Christ is the crisis
[Verse 15]
The lifeless in the trance acting like your mans
Bitch **** only know that transactions is the plans
But the mic is in my hands so I valid the booth
The blacker the berry is the more sour the fruit
[Verse 16]
They ejecting us to make us cowards tot he power of truth
Became flowers from roots and now we just move in cahoots
I move from the stoop and put my foot right down on the asphalt
Every night I ask Lord if this what I asked for
[Verse 17]
'Cause they always be behind in the cut
Always in the skies watching stars when they up
So don't you confide in the evil and corrupt
This is urgent, apex on the vertex, tonight we're serving serpents
[Verse 18]
'Cause they always be behind in the cut
Always in the skies watching stars when they up
So don't you confide in the evil and corrupt
This is urgent
[Verse 19]
'Cause they always be behind in the cut
Always in the skies watching stars when they up
So don't you confide in the evil and corrupt
This is urgent, apex on the vertex, tonight we're serving serpents
[Verse 20]
'Cause they always be behind in the cut
Always in the skies watching stars when they up
So don't you confide in the evil and corrupt
This is urgent
Written by: Christine Alexandre, James Dewitt Yancey, Jo-Vaughn Virginie, John Yancey
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