# Title: Cards and Walls

Lyrics

(Intro). ( drop 808) opening micro hook) Took too many knives in my back to forget the past I don’t smile quick, I don’t shake hands fast These cards and walls… they’re all I trust Time made me hard, and the steel made me just Spent half my life watchin’ men turn cold… [Verse 1] I don’t smile quick, I don’t shake hands fast Took too many knives in my back to forget the past Spent half my life watchin’ men turn cold Some broke under pressure, some never got old Now I keep my cards close, never show my hand Don’t talk too much, don’t need ‘em to understand Every scar on my skin, every ghost in my hall Built the man I am — and the walls I crawl [Chorus] These cards and walls, they’re all I trust Time made me hard, and the steel made me just You can call it distance, you can call it pride But it’s how I survived with my soul still inside I ain’t heartless, but I’m never unarmed Learned to read every face, every voice, every charm If you get close, you’ll see the truth through it all I’m just a man with his cards… and his walls [Verse 2] I’ve seen fake smiles right before the fight Seen a friend turn foe in the dead of night Heard promises made, then watched ‘em break All for a soup, or a debt they couldn’t shake So I built up a fence that no one could climb Learned patience and silence from doin’ my time I’ll give you respect, but I measure it slow ‘Cause once you let ‘em in, they can cut too low [Chorus] These cards and walls, they’re all I trust Time made me hard, and the steel made me just You can call it distance, you can call it pride But it’s how I survived with my soul still inside I ain’t heartless, but I’m never unarmed Learned to read every face, every voice, every charm If you get close, you’ll see the truth through it all I’m just a man with his cards… and his walls [Bridge] If I lean on you, it means you’ve been tried If I tell you the truth, then you’ve been inside Not just the bars — but the weight, the strain The kind of time that rewires your brain [Chorus – Final] These cards and walls, they’re all I trust Time made me hard, and the steel made me just You can call it distance, you can call it pride But it’s how I survived with my soul still inside I ain’t heartless, but I’m never unarmed Learned to read every face, every voice, every charm If you get close, you’ll see the truth through it all I’m just a man with his cards… and his walls [Outro – Spoken] It ain’t about bein’ cold. It’s about survivin’. And sometimes… Survivin’ means keepin’ a few cards in your pocket And a few walls around your soul.