Decent Amount
Decoding Von $tockton's Urban Odyssey: P's and Q's for a Decent Amount
Lyrics
Yeah
Expression of agreement or acknowledgment.
Woah, woah
Repetition for emphasis or to capture attention.
Woah, woah
-Yeah, yeah, yeah
Further emphasis on affirmation or agreement.
P's and the Q's for a decent amount
Emphasis on handling business and being attentive to details (P's and Q's) for a reasonable amount.
Put gold in her teeth now she shutting her mouth
Symbolic mention of wealth (gold in teeth) and silencing those who may gossip.
They talking a lot but they holding they tongue when the gang come around
People talk but stay silent when the gang is present.
Upgraded from nickels and dimes wit' my niggas
Progressing from dealing with small amounts to more significant matters with friends.
To triggers and pushing them pounds
Transition to dealing with more serious issues, possibly involving violence (triggers and pushing pounds).
Rolling up wit' a alien, think she Sicilian
Engaging with a woman, potential danger indicated by the mention of alien and threats.
I met that bitch in greek town
-Pulling up with some minute men
-Talking that shit out your spit again
-Any second you'll be dead and your blood on the ground
Consequences for talking recklessly, possibly violence.
Shout out my affiliates, Im just a unruly killy kid
Acknowledgment and respect for affiliated individuals.
She want my heart in a box, but i just want the licky lick
Desire for a physical relationship rather than emotional commitment.
Drip on yo' daughter
Displaying style and wealth with "drip" and substance use.
Got drip like it's water but I put a perk in it
-Teaching em' lessons and giving out blessings but they was not learning it
Imparting wisdom and experience, disregarding meaningless talk.
Talking shit I am not hearing it
-P's and the Q's for a decent amount
Repetition of themes from earlier lines.
Put gold in her teeth now she shutting her mouth
-They talking a lot but they holding they tongue when the gang come around
-Upgraded from nickels and dimes wit' my niggas
-To triggers and pushing them pounds
-Rolling up wit' a alien, think she Sicilian
-I met that bitch in greek town
Continuation of threats and consequences for disrespectful behavior.
Pulling up with some minute men
-Talking that shit out your spit again
-Any second you'll be dead and your blood on the ground
-Know I hang wit' a sicker man
Introduction of a potentially dangerous associate and their actions.
He like a wicket man, always in the background
-Take em' out then we fly out of town
-From a four to a six, vro smoking high quads no trips
Improvement in lifestyle and substance use.
We done came a long long way
Reflecting on progress from humble beginnings to success.
From the college campus where we was making hella nips
-Told my little lil' nigga fuck em' all because they all gone switch
Trust issues and a cautious approach to relationships after achieving success.
Cut the grass low and they all gone hiss
-I thought I done seen it all until we all got rich
-I think I done fell in love with this god damn cash
Conflicted feelings about wealth and its impact on the individual.
But fuck it I been nodding off in this god damn mask
-God damn mask
Repetition of internal conflict represented by a "god damn mask."
God damn mask
-P's and the Q's for a decent amount
Reiteration of themes from earlier lines.
Put gold in her teeth now she shutting her mouth
-They talking a lot but they holding they tongue when the gang come around
-Upgraded from nickels and dimes wit' my niggas
-To triggers and pushing them pounds
-Rolling up wit' a alien, think she Sicilian
-I met that bitch in greek town
-Pulling up with some minute men
-Talking that shit out your spit again
-Any second you'll be dead and your blood on the ground
-Shout out my affiliates, Im just a unruly killy kid
Acknowledgment of a rebellious and non-conforming attitude.
Off of some sauce and some medicine
-Poppin' these pills threw up in a sink
-Laughing these hoes think Im innocent
-But really these hoes they just not in sync
Acknowledging a lack of synchronization with others.
And me? Im off to better things
Expressing a desire for improvement and a better life.
Im tryna' better things
-Im tryna' better things
-Im tryna' better things
-Yeah Im tryna' better things
-P's and the Q's for a decent amount
Repetition of key themes, emphasizing the pursuit of a reasonable amount despite challenges.
Decent amount
-They talking a lot but they holding they tongue when the gang come around
-Decent amount
-Gang come around
-Decent amount, decent amount,
-Decent amount,
-P's and the Q's for a decent amount
-Decent amount
-They talking a lot but they holding they tongue when the gang come around
-Decent amount
Final repetition of the theme of maintaining silence when the gang is present.
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