Lyrics
Verse 1:
Introduction of Verse 1
Michelin man
Reference to the Michelin man, setting the scene
Watching the tire burning that's the signal to stick to the plan
Observing a burning tire as a signal to stick to the plan
Get in the van
Command to get in the van
Got all these tire turning as I'm sliding to get through the jam
Describing a situation with turning tires and navigating a jam
Bread in my hand
Having money in hand
But I be sandwiched between two trucks and a Maverick
Feeling trapped between two trucks and a Maverick
Shit I can't afford (Ford) to give two (what) 'bout
Play on words with "Ford" and indifference towards the police
The pigs so I keep going ham
Not caring about the police, going all out (ham)
And that's just the way that I been
Expressing a consistent attitude or lifestyle
Feeling like I'm Rob De Niro on his mob shit
Feeling like Robert De Niro in mob-related activities
Fighting for the bag dawg
Fighting for financial success
Taking what he want quick
Taking what is desired quickly
Heat is all I see
Heat symbolizing intensity or pressure
My eyes on fire
Intense focus or determination, eyes on fire
Ain't no Clark Kent
Comparison to Superman, emphasizing no disguise
Hook:
Introduction of the Hook
Acting different when the camera flashing
Critique of people's behavior when faced with attention or cameras
Half of y'all be scripting way you reacting
-I can read your eyes
-Need no closed caption
-I can read your face, nah
-Acting different when the camera flashing
-Half of y'all be scripting way you reacting
-I can read your eyes
-Need no closed caption
-I can read your face, nah
Reiteration of the ability to read people's faces
Verse 2:
Introduction of Verse 2
Read my face I ain't never gon' bluff
Commitment to honesty, not bluffing
I ain't never going back
Determination to move forward, not going back
Shells I walk on
Resilience in the face of challenges
Never gon' crack
-Shells that fly gon'
-Load up intact
-Ironic
Ironic situation of running on a runway
That I running on a runway
Mentioning a higher power and a potential outcome
My god is
Observing a situation unfold, with a nod to cinematic scenes
Praying imma be capped
-He watching 'til the end of that one scene
-Where my opp is still tipping his hat
-And I be collapsed
Experiencing a collapse or setback
And that's just a scene
Reference to a scene from a motion picture and its analogy
From that motion picture
-One analogy
Describing the broken system projecting a negative image
For the broken system
-That projecting me to be
Anticipating failure or criticism
A flop when I open
Contrast between perceived failure and hidden determination
But they don't see the heat that I got when I'm rolling
-Camera ain't never tell you what's real (reel)
Play on words with "reel" and dedication to recording reality
This the frame of mind that got me recording
-I gotta be knowing like
Emphasizing the need for awareness or knowledge
Hook:
Repetition of the Hook, reinforcing the theme
Acting different when the camera flashing
-Half of y'all be scripting way you reacting
-I can read your eyes
-Need no closed caption
-I can read your face, nah
-Acting different when the camera flashing
-Half of y'all be scripting way you reacting
-I can read your eyes
-Need no closed caption
-I can read your face, nah
Conclusion of the lyrics
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