Trenches On My Back

Lyrics

[Intro] A lot on me Way too much on me (yeah) I can’t crack though Can’t fold, can’t break [Verse 1] Eyes red, I been up for like three days Same hoodie, same shoes, in the same maze Phone jumpin, mama callin, say she need praise But she don’t know I’m in this hallway tryna dodge raids Whole block full of whispers and war stories Cousin locked, he keep callin, say “Go for it” But if they blitz, I’m a mugshot, cold storage My lil brother need a role model, not a corpse Rent due, I ain’t slept, I just pace floors Dish towel at the door, blockin vape smoke I got dreams on the fridge in a pink note From my niece sayin, “Unc, you gon’ be a G.O.A.T.” Heavy crown, heavy bag full of quick cash Every move feel traced, like a print scan Every step feel watched, I don’t sit, man I’m too scared of that knock from a big van [Chorus] I’m tryna make it out the mud with my pride intact But this pressure on my chest got my spine all cracked Everybody on my back, I can’t fall, can’t snap ‘Cause if I break right now, then it’s all off track I want my momma on the front row yellin, “That’s my baby!” My people in the crowd sayin, “Damn, he made it crazy” All this dirt on my name, I just pray it don’t stay I’m tryna make it out the trenches in one piece, one day (yeah) [Verse 2] Hit a lick last week, I ain’t brag though Whole time heart beatin out the band-o Masked up, prayin God don’t let my hand go ‘Cause one wrong move, that’s a tag toe Fed cars do laps like a car show You learn plates by the shape of the barcode You learn faces, who shaded, who narco You learn trust is a ticket to a dark hole I’m tired, dawg, I’m just tired of this cursed path I want a crib with a yard and my son’s laughs Want my auntie off them meds and them bus pass Want my homies in the stands, not in blood baths But every call that I take got a risk there Every favor that I owe got a twist there They say “Heavy is the head,” I need a stiff chair ‘Cause this weight on my neck ain’t a gift, yeah [Chorus] I’m tryna make it out the mud with my pride intact But this pressure on my chest got my spine all cracked Everybody on my back, I can’t fall, can’t snap ‘Cause if I break right now, then it’s all off track I want my momma on the front row yellin, “That’s my baby!” My people in the crowd sayin, “Damn, he made it crazy” All this dirt on my name, I just pray it don’t stay I’m tryna make it out the trenches in one piece, one day (one day) [Bridge] I could run, I could fold, I could fade to black But I see my lil bro when I say I’m tapped (yeah) He believe I’m a king when the world say “cap” So I bite on the pain, put the hurt in rap I’m stressed out, but I’m still outside Scared stiff, but I still don’t hide If I die, let ‘em say I tried If I live, let ‘em say I survived (survived) [Chorus] I’m tryna make it out the mud with my pride intact But this pressure on my chest got my spine all cracked Everybody on my back, I can’t fall, can’t snap ‘Cause if I break right now, then it’s all off track I want my momma on the front row yellin, “That’s my baby!” My people in the crowd sayin, “Damn, he made it crazy” All this dirt on my name, I just pray it don’t stay I’m