Skeletons
Unveiling Life's Shadows: Robert Bills' 'Skeletons' Wisdom
Lyrics
Yeah
Expressing agreement or acknowledgement.
We can't be cool
Acknowledging a limitation in being cool.
Can't be crossing the line, can't be breakin' the rules
Emphasizing the importance of not crossing boundaries or breaking rules.
And I know that you see me when I'm with the crew
Acknowledging awareness of being observed while with friends.
Better step to me right don't fuck up my mood, don't fuck up my mood
Warning against negatively impacting the speaker's mood.
Cant pull one over on me I do the math, I keep it G
Asserting awareness and proficiency in assessing situations.
If you come with that bull, you best have receipts
Expecting evidence or proof in confrontations.
I see your bitch, I can tell that she needy
Noticing someone's romantic partner and perceiving neediness.
Keep on talking that talk but I know you wont beat me
Challenging someone who talks confidently but won't succeed against the speaker.
Play stupid games you can end up on TV
Warning against engaging in foolish activities that could attract attention.
You got hit in the brain now you lookin' creepy
Describing a negative outcome after a confrontation.
Now niggas steppin' outside in your vee-vees
Others are now confidently wearing your expensive shoes.
Skeletons they wont let me go with my friends
Feeling trapped or haunted by past mistakes or secrets.
They already know that I am exactly what I am
Asserting authenticity and self-awareness.
I'm on go
Ready for action or challenges.
I do not pretend, no no
Emphasizing sincerity and authenticity.
She know ima get it
Confident in achieving success.
You don't eat, you don't get no spinach
Highlighting the importance of effort for rewards.
I just pull up in foreigns you cant even rent in
Displaying material success and exclusivity.
She want me to hit but I already finished
Rejecting advances due to previous satisfaction.
Now she coming for more but the dick is expensive
Acknowledging the high cost of personal involvement.
She don't care that I came from the trenches
Indicating that a romantic interest is not concerned with the speaker's difficult past.
She don't care that I came from the mud
Highlighting resilience and the ability to overcome challenges.
She just need a real nigga to show her some love
Describing a desire for genuine love.
So we gonna count it and count it and count it again
Emphasizing the repetition of counting wealth.
Then count it some more and stack up the ins
Continuous focus on accumulating wealth.
I know that you lame I can tell by your friends
Perceiving someone as unimpressive based on their associates.
Throw some dirt on my name and its gonna be your end
Warning of consequences for spreading negative information about the speaker.
If you ain't bout a bag I ain't worried bout nothin'
Emphasizing a focus on financial matters rather than romantic relationships.
You can keep yo old girl cause I ain't trynna cuff it
Encouraging someone to keep their past relationship.
Walk away from her love call me David Ruffin
Indicating a willingness to walk away from emotional entanglements.
She for the streets and you just be bluffin'
Labeling someone as insincere in romantic pursuits.
Cant pull one over on me I do the math, I keep it G
Reiterating awareness and proficiency in assessing situations.
If you come with that bull you best have receipts
Expecting evidence or proof in confrontations, repeated from line 7.
I see your bitch I can tell that she needy
Noticing someone's romantic partner and perceiving neediness, repeated from line 8.
Keep on talking that talk but I know you wont beat me
Challenging someone who talks confidently but won't succeed against the speaker, repeated from line 9.
Play stupid games you can end up on TV
Warning against engaging in foolish activities that could attract attention, repeated from line 10.
You got hit in the brain now you lookin' creepy
Describing a negative outcome after a confrontation, repeated from line 11.
Now niggas steppin' outside in your vee-vees
Others are now confidently wearing your expensive shoes, repeated from line 12.
Skeletons they wont let me go with my friends
Feeling trapped or haunted by past mistakes or secrets, repeated from line 13.
They already know that I am exactly what I am
Asserting authenticity and self-awareness, repeated from line 14.
I'm on go
Ready for action or challenges, repeated from line 15.
I do not pretend, no no
Emphasizing sincerity and authenticity, repeated from line 16.
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