From the recording I Want Love, No Friendship
A dark, cinematic RnB track exploring wealth, ambition, power, and the loneliness of success, revealing the hidden cost of living at the top.
Lyrics
Silk slide across my shoulders Heavy metal piece weighing down the left
Wrist Moving too fast for the cameras now
Letters sent thick in the cattle I trade my peace for this feud
Street lamps blurring into long white lines I don't look back at the wreckage
Just keep the foot heavy on the floor Priceless seat is the person I was
Can't afford to be that guy again Not with these steaks on the table
It's a long way down from the peak I'm breathing thin air just to stay here
Everything I touch feels like ice But I look so good in the cold
Do you see the cost on my face? I'm winning but I'm losing my breath
Cut the ties like a frayed wire Hard to keep friends when you're building a throne
They want the fruit but won't plant the seed I had to leave them in the rear view
It gets lonely when the circle gets small But the velvet feels better than the dirt
Every choice is a heavy stone In my pocket violence on the blade
Staying sharp, one slip and the luxury turns to lead
Keep the engine humming, keep the secrets on the tongue
I earn the silence on it It's a long way down from the peak
I'm breathing thin air just to stay here Everything I touch feels like
Ice Everything I touch feels like ice
But I look so good in the cold Do you see the cost on my face
I'm winning but I'm losing my breath
Keep it moving, don't look down Silk and stone, I'm staying right here
Heavy's the wrist, heavy's the heart
Keep it moving, don't look down