Betrayal to the Crown

"Southside Shadows"

Intro

Yeah... Southside, we don't forget

Pittsburgh raised me, taught me who to trust and who to check

Thought you was my brother, blood in, blood out

Now I'm countin' up the lessons that you taught me 'bout doubt

Verse 1

Grew up off them blocks where the steel mills used to run

Southside to the hilltop, that's the life I come from

You and me was tight, split whatever we made

Had my back through the winters, through every gray day

Threw the C up together, family over everything

That's what you told me, that's the anthem that we'd sing

But snakes wear smiles too, learned that the hard way

You sold me for a comeup on a random Tuesday

Set me up, walked me right into the trap

Watched my own homie turn around and let me fall back

That's the sting that don't heal like a bullet in the chest

Betrayal from a brother hurt way more than the rest

Hook

They thought I'd stay down, thought that was the end

But I turned my pain to power, had to depend on myself

Southside made me, can't break what's already broke

Rose up from the ashes, that's the truth that I spoke

Double crossed but I'm still here, still breathin', still strong

Pittsburgh in my blood, that's where I belong

Verse 2

Sat in silence, let the anger turn to fuel

Every setback taught me a whole 'nother rule

Trust is earned, not given free no more

Kept my circle smaller, locked a tighter door

Watched you fall off while I built something real

Karma got its own way of makin' you feel

What you did to me, it comes back around

I ain't gotta touch you, watch you hit the ground

I'm still repping Southside, still holdin' it down

Turned a traitor's story to a comeback crown

Outro

From the block to the top, I done seen it all

Learned who's really riding when you start to fall

Southside forever, that's the only thing true

Overcame the setback, made it all brand new

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