Backroads & Barcodes

Lyrics

[Intro] Late night Same coat, same post Same road, same ghosts Still here (still here) [Verse 1] Hoodie half up in the corner shop queue Mum text twice, “Is that really your crew?” Council flat buzz, lift stuck, take stairs Talking big plans over loose change fares Bus ride, windows all steamed from the rain Man’s chat tough but they cracked from the strain Done little dirt, still marked on my brain Tryna wash guilt with a fake gold chain [Chorus] Backroads and barcodes That’s how the day goes Postcode on my shoulders Heart getting way cold Backroads and barcodes Lines in my same phone Pray I don’t stay froze I just want way more [Verse 2] Old head said, “You’re too smart for the block” But the block paid rent, so the chat don’t shock Reek of that smoke in my weekend drip Still hug Nan, say I’m clean as it gets Boys in the ride talk “one last score” I just hear sirens in the gaps of the talk Dreams of a stage and my face on a board Still stash notes in a ripped out drawer [Chorus] Backroads and barcodes That’s how the day goes Postcode on my shoulders Heart getting way cold Backroads and barcodes Lines in my same phone Pray I don’t stay froze I just want way more [Bridge] If I leave, do I leave them? If I stay, do I bleed then? Caught in the teeth of the weekend (yeah) Half of me gone, half breathin’ [Chorus] Backroads and barcodes That’s how the day goes Postcode on my shoulders Heart getting way cold Backroads and barcodes Lines in my same phone Pray I don’t stay froze I just want way more