Windhoek

[These lyrics are intentionally locked and left partial due to a DMCA takedown request. Please do not edit the lyrics to include the removed sections.] [Verse 1: billy woods] They put the plexiglass back how it used to be Before you came around e'rything was outta reach Scattered clapping after the speech Next act took note and just played they beats Beats me, 'bout all he told The Beast Took a knee somewhere around "shining sea" (Nope) Vibin' though Under the undertow, piles of dope Felt some type of way if the plug don't smoke Come off the plane smellin' like curry goat Face like I just passed the teller a note Calm and cordial, overly formal Regret to inform you, this the new normal (New boss same as the old boss) They got fronto leaf in the burbs Had her like Patty Hearst Love hurts Undeterred For the thousandth time, went ahead and armed the Kurds Dead birds as far as the eye can see [Chorus: billy woods] We survived We were new in our own eyes All the lies I'm 'bout to tell are true They just had to rhyme We made it out alive We were new in our own eyes We survived We survived We were new in our own eyes All the lies I'm 'bout to tell are true They just had to rhyme We made it out alive We made it out alive [Verse 2] [Verse 3: billy woods] Edward Gorey in public housing The township Robert Townsend Potemkin village outside Towson Town square got a faux Italian fountain Model home shuttered, plywood windows Me and her still browsing Dénouement scored by the Troutmans Savion Glover when I'm countin' Instead of poets, you motherfuckers begat accountants Mach whispered how The G.A.T. sounded Holy grail, frail chalice Palace shook while the artillery pounded Break every idol on your fuckin' mountain [Chorus: billy woods] We survived We were new in our own eyes All the lies I'm 'bout to tell are true They just had to rhyme We made it out alive We were new in our own eyes We survived