Lyrics
Yo said the bandos hot but the AC cold
Expressing contrasting conditions in the bando (abandoned house): hot due to illegal activities, but the AC (air conditioning) is cold.
Could’ve lost your bro
Reflecting on the potential loss of a friend or "bro."
Thank God you ain’t take that road
Grateful for avoiding a dangerous path or decision.
More time on the block it’s snow (This shit be crazy road on a daily)
Spending a significant amount of time on the block (street) while dealing with the challenges of life, metaphorically described as "snow."
Yeah mums always said I got a heart of gold
Acknowledging a positive trait attributed to the speaker by their mother.
Told her I got me a clothing brand
Informing the mother about owning a clothing brand but keeping the illegal activities hidden.
She don’t even know how many grams I sold
Contrasting the mother's perception with the undisclosed involvement in drug dealing ("grams I sold").
She don’t even know how many packs get flown
Highlighting the secrecy around the quantity of drugs being trafficked.
She could never know about the numerous cheffins
Emphasizing the mother's ignorance of criminal activities, specifically violent confrontations ("numerous cheffins").
She could never know about the lies I told
Admitting to lying to the mother about various aspects of the speaker's life.
She can never know that we live this life
Suggesting that the mother should remain unaware of the dangerous lifestyle.
She should never know that her boy touched road
Revealing that the speaker has ventured into the risky world of the streets without the mother's knowledge.
She can never know bout 18 I was outside with (All of the hoes)
Recalling events at the age of 18, possibly involving multiple relationships ("All of the hoes").
So I do this chick like WWE
Drawing a metaphor comparing interactions with a person to WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).
And I’m tagging in all of the bros
Involving friends ("bros") in the speaker's personal affairs.
And I’m too blunt said I ain’t running you running you steeze
Asserting a straightforward and blunt attitude, not allowing others to take advantage.
If you’ve never really been to a show (Yo)
Reflecting on experiences at a live performance or show.
The last time I had to drive down Stratford
Recalling a past experience in Stratford involving a backwood (cigar) and a romantic encounter.
I was with a backwood with a bad bitch getting dome
Describing a recent studio session with a friend ("bro").
Last night I was in the stu with bro
Reiteration of the bandos being hot with a cold AC.
The bandos hot but the AC cold
Repeating the theme of contrasting conditions in the bando.
Said the bandos hot but the AC cold
Repetition of the theme highlighting the duality of the bando's environment and the speaker's concealed activities from the mother.
Could’ve lost your bro
-Thank God you ain’t take that road
-More time on the block it’s snow (This shit be crazy, road on a daily)
-Yeah mums always said I got a heart of gold
-Told her I got me a clothing brand
-But she don’t even know how many grams I sold
-Said the bandos hot but the AC cold
-Could’ve lost your bro
-Thank God you ain’t take that road
-More time on the block it’s snow (This shit be crazy road on a daily)
-Yeah mums always said I got a heart of gold
-Told her I got me a clothing brand
-But she don’t even know how many grams I sold
-My mama no know say back in 010
Sharing a flashback to 2010, flaunting and trapping in Arizo, suggesting involvement in illegal activities.
I dey flaunt and trap Arizo
Mentioning the consumption of coco (possibly cocaine) in the bando with drug users.
I dey blow coco for the Bando
Describing a scene involving crack heads in the bando.
With the crack heads and co
Referencing a location called Shitta Tafri to Ikpodo, possibly indicating a rough neighborhood.
No be shitta tafri to ikpodo
Engaging in drug-related activities, burning cocaine, and smoking kpo (possibly a type of cannabis).
We dey burn cocaine and kpo
Equating formalin (a preservative) with weed, suggesting a nonchalant attitude towards harmful substances.
Formalin and weed na the same thing
Asserting that drug dealing has been happening discreetly, unnoticed by the authorities.
Dealer been dey sell on code
Describing the secretive nature of drug dealing ("sell on code").
Nobody been know
Highlighting the clandestine nature of drug activities ("Nobody been know").
YP wey your scale
Asking about the whereabouts of YP's weighing scale, suggesting concern about losing profits.
Be like say my food don begin reduce again
Expressing worry about a potential decrease in drug quantity or quality.
I wan know my faith make I know whether I go
Expressing a desire to understand fate before making decisions about drug trafficking.
Begin dey flip my weight
Contemplating a shift in lifestyle, possibly referencing the drug trade.
I go begin confront the man wey dey suffocate
Expressing a readiness to confront challenges, particularly those suffocating the speaker.
All my men for gate
Referring to associates at the gate, possibly guarding the speaker's territory.
With a physical touch I go track the bastard
Repetition of the theme highlighting the duality of the bando's environment and the speaker's concealed activities from the mother.
Before I detonate
-Before I contemplate him life o
-Before I deliberate
-Odumodublvck don secure the drugs
-Big boys oya tap my line
-Oya send my gwap
-How many No be ten bag
-Better wire half o
-If you want flex my smoke
-Na the kind men I dey trap with
-Small boys better leave my phone
-Said the bandos hot but the AC cold
-Could’ve lost your bro
-Thank God you ain’t take that road
-More time on the block it’s snow (This shit be crazy road on a daily)
-Yeah mums always said I got a heart of gold
-Told her I got me a clothing brand
-But she don’t even know how many grams I sold
-Said the bandos hot but the AC cold
-Could’ve lost your bro
-Thank God you ain’t take that road
-More time on the block it’s snow (This shit be crazy road on a daily)
-Yeah mums always said I got a heart of gold
-Told her I got me a clothing brand
-But she don’t even know how many grams I sold
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