Metro Cowboy
Rebel Echoes: Metro Cowboy's Anthem
Lyrics
Drinkin' Pruno on the daily
Engaging in regular consumption of homemade prison wine (Pruno).
You think your fed shit fazes me
Unaffected by the negative opinions or actions of authority figures.
Authority might be fun but it's makin' you lazy
Suggests that the allure of authority is diminishing due to its tendency to promote complacency.
Burnin' cigs out on my back
Smoking cigarettes on the speaker's back; could symbolize disregard for consequences or rebellion.
Tryna get me to see the light
Someone attempting to make the speaker see the truth or change their perspective.
Put a pistol on my head in the dark
A threatening situation where the speaker had a gun pointed at their head in darkness.
Cuz he wanted to fight
The person with the gun wanted to instigate a fight.
He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
Describing a stylish and urban cowboy figure.
He knows he's lookin' fly
The cowboy is aware of his fashionable appearance.
He's riding down fifth street
The cowboy is traveling down Fifth Street.
With a pistol and a lie
The cowboy carries both a firearm and a deceitful nature.
He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
Repetition emphasizing the cowboy's urban and stylish identity.
He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
-He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
-He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
-They wanna see me buried
Others wish harm upon the speaker, wanting to see them buried.
Out in the meadow
Suggests a desire for the speaker's demise in an open field.
But don't think it's that easy to get rid of a vaquero
Highlighting the difficulty of getting rid of a traditional cowboy (vaquero).
I don't buy what I can make
The speaker prefers creating things rather than buying them.
And I don't take what nobody gives me
The speaker doesn't accept gifts and is self-reliant.
And excuse me for bein' paranoid but
The speaker acknowledges their paranoia, possibly due to feeling pursued.
I can't shake the feeling they're after-
The speaker is interrupted or cut off before completing their thought.
He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
Repetition reinforcing the cowboy's identity and style.
He knows he's lookin' fly
-He's riding down fifth street
-With a pistol and a lie
-He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
-He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
-He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
-He's a metro fuckin' cowboy
-With a pistol and a lie
Reiterates the presence of a pistol and a lie with the cowboy.
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