Lyrics
Sell my dreams for some good luck
Selling aspirations for some good fortune
Palm trees and they hidin' the sun from me
Feeling isolated among palm trees that block the sun
In Miami, yayo, yayo, yayo, yayo
Referencing the drug "yayo" in Miami
Yayo, yayo, yeah
-Fought my way to the top of the club
Overcoming challenges to reach the pinnacle of the club and industry
Fought my way to the top of the industry
-So I gotta lay low, lay low, lay low, lay low
The need to stay discreet or keep a low profile
Lay low, lay low, yeah
-When you're at the bottom, there's only one way up
From the bottom, there's only one way to go—up
I can feel these devils getting into me
Sensing negative influences or temptations
I've been to the blue velvet, all the way up
Referencing a location, possibly a nightclub or symbolic place
I can feel the lies takin' over me
Feeling overwhelmed by lies and deception
(Takin' over me)
Emphasizing the pervasive nature of the lies taking control
(Takin' over me)
-In Miami, yayo, yayo, yayo, yayo
Reiteration of the association with "yayo" in Miami
Yayo, yayo, yeah
-Fought my way to the top of the club
Affirming the struggle to rise to the top in the club and industry
Fought my way to the top of the industry
-So I gotta lay low, lay low, lay low, lay low
Reiterating the necessity of keeping a low profile
Lay low, lay low, yeah
-Palm trees, Cadillacs, Ziploc bags
Mention of palm trees, Cadillacs, and Ziploc bags, potentially symbolic elements
She told me, "Take the trash and come over here"
A narrative involving taking out the trash as a metaphorical action
I said, "If I die here tonight
Expressing a desire for protection in a risky situation
I just want you to look over me"
-At the end of the rainbow, rainbow, rainbow, rainbow
Symbolizing reaching a desirable outcome like finding a rainbow
Rainbow, rainbow, yeah
-In Miami, yayo, yayo, yayo, yayo
Reiteration of the association with "yayo" in Miami
Yayo, yayo, yeah
-Got the city on my back
Bearing the weight of the city, possibly alluding to responsibility
Now the city is so sad
-I ain't got no halo, halo, halo, halo
Expressing a lack of innocence or purity with no halo
Halo, halo, yeah
-So I gotta lay low, lay low, lay low, lay low
Reiterating the need to maintain a low profile
Lay low, lay low, yeah
-Fought my way to the top of the club
Affirming the struggle to rise to the top in the club and industry
Fought my way to the top of the industry
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