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Pompeii [Explicit]

Billy Woods
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White man's burden, Lloyd, my man White man's burden You paid the price, you followed orders Months at a time layin' in ambushes by the borders The blunt cackle of gun battles Last breath, death rattles, air suckin' thump from mortars Then flames, hideously gorgeous And when command said find the informants, you followed orders You visited the camps, you oversaw the torture You tightened the clamps, you lied to reporters You dug the pits, you made sure the confessions were recorded You still see their faces, corners of your eyes is morbid Copper in the air, taste it, flowin' like an open faucet Can't erase it, but you a soldier, you followed orders Once the war was won, switch fatigues for corporate Suits and ties, but close those eyes, still see 'em clear as portraits Watchin' yourself go through the motions Pretendin' you're not dead, adrift in a black ocean So imagine the relief when the indictments are finally read Grey hair on your head, lean into the mic flanked by lawyers And finally tell someone all you did was follow orders One time is one time 'cause that's all it takes to change your life You been had it comin', but no worries, the postman always rings twice Thrice, the ghost came, past, present, future Price on the dome so chunky, anyone could be the shooter Then lay low as you lie down Uneasy is the head that rocks the crown One time is one time 'cause that's all it takes to change your life You been had it comin', but no worries, the postman always rings twice It always starts small, got a lil' somethin', made it flip Not about to ball, just upgrade the whip Maybe a lil' somethin' on the wrist Your lil' dun seen your new kicks He see you in the hall smokin' sticks Seen the ass on your new bitch, pokin' Baby powder between the tips Keep buggin' you, he got the itch You let him get a taste, twelve months later, he's takin' the trips 'Cause now you shavin' bricks Cinder blocks, masonry bits Family ties like Cain and Abel Cuttin' cocaine on the kitchen table Ain't want no trouble, but evil got roots You said no guns, but he said he had to shoot Fire out the cannon, you can't serve God and mammon Flyin' back uptown, interior salmon Cops got y'all jammed in You made the wrong move tryna ram ' Em, boys in blue commence to blammin' And just like that, you both out the game like the O'Bannons Commissioner's press conference only got room for standin' At the funeral, your team pour some liquor They commence to plottin' and plannin' Divide up your re-up before the first shovelful of dirt landin' Mom's distraught, but your uncles is like "What the fuck did she think would happen?" One time is one time 'cause that's all it takes to change your life You been had it comin', but no worries, the postman always rings twice Thrice, the ghost came, past, present, future Price on the dome so chunky, anyone could be the shooter Then lay low as you lie down Uneasy is the head that rocks the crown One time is one time 'cause that's all it takes to change your life You been had it comin', but no worries, the postman always rings twice