Ten Times
Reckless Resilience: Echoes of Defiance in Shayla Hamady's 'Ten Times'
Lyrics
Gonna do it for them ten times
Gonna repeat the action for them ten times
Told me I should stop running my mouth
Advised to be quiet, but continued talking
So I ran it another ten times
Reiterated the talking ten more times
Told me I should really slow it down
Advised to slow down, responded with ten more actions
So I ran another ten signs
Repeated ten signs despite advice
They just said my music's too loud
Received criticism for loud music, increased the volume tenfold
So I turned that shit up ten times
Amplified the music ten times
Ten times
Repeated affirmation of the tenfold increase
Ten times
-Left stencils in my brain from when you hurt me last
Memories of past hurt marked in the mind
I can see the exit so I'm running fast
Noticing the way out and swiftly moving towards it
Picture breaking all the glass
Imagining breaking barriers, possibly symbolic of freedom
Stepping like I'm breaking backs
Moving confidently, as if breaking obstacles
See they're tryna get me on their iPhone like I'm Eve and trying to bite all that
People trying to capture attention like with Eve, but resisting
Damage to my future leaving marks behind the scenes
Unseen damage to future, scars behind the scenes
Paintings perfect till you're happy accidents turn into trees cut down
Perfect creations can be cut down like trees
Too loud
Repeating the idea of being too loud, questioning existence
Do I even make a sound
Doubting if there's even a sound
Putting holes up in the walls the only holes you ever found
Creating holes in walls, contrasting with personal discoveries
Gotta have patience
Emphasizing the need for patience
Gotta have patience
-Gotta have patience
-Well I don't so I'm gonna
Admission of impatience, leading to repeated actions
Gonna do it for them ten times
Repetition of the tenfold actions, defiance against advice
Told me I should stop running my mouth
-So I ran it another ten times
-Told me I should really slow it down
-So I ran another ten signs
-They just said my music's too loud
-So I turned that shit up ten times
-Ten times
-Ten times
-Baby, you are nothing special
Asserting that someone is not special
You ain't nothing being brutal is a deeper mental
Being brutally honest is a deeper form of understanding
And I don't wanna do this twice
Not willing to repeat certain experiences
I just wanna see them cry
Desire to witness emotional reactions from others
When I make the gold into a figure 8 turned to the side
Transforming success into an artistic figure
Cities bright enough you'd think that'd light us up
City lights might seem uplifting, but obstacles block happiness
But all this traffic and construction blocking happiness and trust
Challenges and negativity hinder trust
And I was hanging onto you thought I would never let go
Reluctantly letting go after holding on
It took the fall and all the pain I guess you reaping what you sow
Painful experiences lead to consequences
I took that knife right to the throat and I bow down to it like thrones
Facing challenges with resilience
I got them royalties stacking up a higher pile than your hoes
Accumulating success surpassing superficial relationships
they tell me no but I stay pressed upon the gas I never stop
Ignoring negativity, persistent in moving forward
Cause all these pessimistic people staying lurking wanna watch
Aware of pessimistic observers
Gotta have patience
Reiterating the importance of patience
Gotta have patience
-Gotta have patience
-Well I don't so I'm gonna
Expressing impatience and determination to act
Gonna do it for them ten times
Repeating the resolution to perform actions ten times
Told me I should stop running my mouth
-So I ran it another ten times
-Told me I should really slow it down
-So I ran another ten signs
-They just said my music's too loud
-So I turned that shit up ten times
-Ten times
-Ten times
-Ten times
Final repetition of the resolution
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