Bandit Petersburg

### **[Verse 1]** The concrete’s cold, but the ego’s heating up the room You’re building monuments on sand, expecting them to bloom I read the blueprints of your soul, I see the cracks inside There ain’t a shadow in this city where a ghost can hide You’re talking heavy, dragging anchors through the shallow end But we both know you’d break before the metal starts to bend The jewelry’s rented and the stories got a different tint Every word you drop is wooden, yeah, I caught the hint You’re chasing echoes of a life you never lived a day Acting out a movie script, just hoping for the pay But the camera’s off now, the curtains finally pulled back I see the engine stuttering, you’re running out of track You claim the crown, but the throne is made of paper mache A single spark of reality would melt the whole display Stop the posturing, the masquerade is looking thin I’m looking past the armor, straight down to the skin. ### **[Hook]** I see the truth in your eyes Stop telling lies You ain’t tuff You ain’t gonna shoot You ain’t gonna ride I see the truth in your eyes Stop telling lies You’re just a passenger Watching the tide. ### **[Verse 2]** You’re throwing stones from a house with panoramic glass Hoping that the smoke and mirrors help the moment pass You talk about the "ride or die," but never left the porch Trying to ignite a fire with a broken torch The streets don't recognize the name you’re shouting at the sky The silence in the alleyways is giving you the lie I’ve seen the lions, I’ve seen the wolves, I’ve seen the real grit And you don’t fit the profile, not even a little bit It’s in the way you hesitate before you speak the boast You’re just a hollow shell, a flicker of a fading ghost You think the volume of your voice defines the depth of soul? But empty vessels make the loudest ring when they unroll I’m standing steady, feet planted in the gravel path While you’re just doing numbers, failing at the basic math The world is wider than the vision that you’re trying to sell And I can smell the fear beneath the scent of your Chanel. ### **[Hook]** I see the truth in your eyes Stop telling lies You ain’t tuff You ain’t gonna shoot You ain’t gonna ride I see the truth in your eyes Stop telling lies You’re just a passenger Watching the tide. ### **[Verse 3]** Check the pulse, check the rhythm, check the vital signs You’re crossing out the truth and writing in between the lines A masterclass in fiction, yeah, you deserve an award But you can’t fight a battle with a plastic-molded sword You said you’re built for winter, but you’re shivering in June Trying to whistle harmony when you are out of tune The pressure’s mounting and the diamonds didn’t come to be Just a pile of coal sitting where the world could see I don't need a witness, I don't need a second glance I watched you fold your cards before you even had a chance It’s not about the muscle or the ink across the chest It’s about the character put to the ultimate test And you’ve been found wanting, light on the heavy scale A paper boat trying to survive a frantic gale Keep the fable going if it helps you sleep at night But keep my name out of the story when you lose the light. ### **[Verse 4]** So here we are, at the bottom of the final page An actor looking for the exit on a darkening stage The applause is silent and the lights are burning out Your legacy is nothing but a shadow of a doubt Stop the flexing, stop the faking, stop the grand design You’re a footnote in a book where I am every line I looked you in the pupils and I saw the hollow space A mirror reflecting a scared and unfamiliar face No more "what-ifs," no more "could-be’s," no more fake demands You’re building castles out of nothing but some shifting sands The truth is heavy, yeah, it’s hard for you to hold the weight While I’m the one who’s standing guard right at the iron gate Walk away with what is left of your fragile pride ’Cause we both know there’s nowhere left for you to run and hide The clock is ticking and the truth is finally coming home You’re just a wanderer without a kingdom or a throne. ### **[Hook]** I see the truth in your eyes Stop telling lies You ain’t tuff You ain’t gonna shoot You ain’t gonna ride I see the truth in your eyes Stop telling lies You’re just a passenger Watching the tide.