RING THE ALARM

[Verse 1: Joey Bada$$] I was born runnin' with the baton Now I'm known as the young intellectual don Until I'm gone, where I'm from, the real don't get along With the fake, look me in the face, eyes of the storm You don't want none No beef could never hurt me I be on my Istanbul, they cold turkey Firstly, it's the double entendre monster Takin' haunted constant trips through your conscious So be cautious If it call for it, we leavin' corpses The causes of the coffin is the broken clauses Skeletons in my closet, tomorrow's never promised Never mind it because we immortals regardless Real G's move in silence like my designer Intertwined with the timeless, divine higher powered I was drippin' in the gold since a minor Sittin' on my throne, overlookin' my empire, uh, uh [Chorus: Joey Bada$$] Resurrection of real, you niggas fake Never second-guessin' my kill, so choose your fate 'Cause I'm born runnin' with the baton, a tickin' time bomb Nigga, better ring the alarm, uh Resurrection of real, you niggas fake Never second-guessin' my kill, so choose your fate 'Cause I'm born runnin' with the baton, a tickin' time bomb Nigga, better ring the alarm, uh [Bridge: Joey Bada$$] So keep it spinnin', disc jocker Flick the wrist, don't risk that, partner These niggas impostors, we movin' like the mobsters One false move, have 'em sleepin' with the lobsters, huh So keep it spinnin', disc jocker Flick the wrist, don't risk that, partner These niggas impostors, we movin' like the mobsters One false move, have 'em sleepin' with the... [Verse 2: Joey Bada$$] It's the ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ Who you mad at? They ain't have to ask that Attack with the backlash, where's my cash at? Runnin' all through NASDAQ, strap in my backpack Goin' off the knack, dopeboy in the Cadilac Havin' flashbacks, wish a nigga would clap back Hit 'em with the blackjack, goin' through a stack fast I snap with the raps, I make 'em bring the whole track back Niggas get smacked with the realer When I drop, it's all killer, no filler So you better not make a wrong move, nigga I'll personally deliver each shot that won't miss ya And when it hit ya, it's no warnin' We bombardin', me and my squadron If you want it, get your army We droppin' bombs calmly This is no party Any scraps left, we just feed 'em to the zombies [Bridge: Meechy Darko] Death before dishonor, I die for my brethren This is a stick-up, ocean's 47 Ring the alarm, if a war yuh wan get in Ring the alarm, if a war yuh wan get in Death before dishonor, I die for my brethren This is a stick-up, ocean's 47 Ring the alarm, if a war yuh wan get in Ring the alarm, if a war yuh wan get in [Verse 3: Nyck Caution & Kirk Knight] Ring the alarm, we ain't keepin' it calm Need a reason to see the dog, break the leash and I'm on Was hungry when I started, more ravenous as I evolve Caution hazardous, inflictin' damages, I can't recall, uh Rich in spirit when I broke some laws I'm breakin' even with my Pros against all the odds Made my words cut deep, you gon' need some gauze And that alcohol, we only goin' bar for bar You know I blacked out, they bring the track out, I lay the smack down Remember nights on the dirty mattress in the trap house? I snapped out and flipped it around to where I'm at now Livin' legend, finally back up on the map now Resurrection of real, let's bring it back It ain't even about the bars, they bumpin' whatever slaps now (Uh) All I hear that ad-lib rappin' on my SoundCloud Sick of the trash out, this is the crackdown [Outro: Meechy Darko] Likkle bwoy dun backchat we'll bury ya Big metal ting, ya get capped in AmeriKKKa Beast Coast regime (La Cosa Nostra) My team supreme (Fuck around and smoke ya) Death before dishonor, I die for my brethren This is a stick-up, ocean's 47 Ring the alarm, if a war yuh wan get in Ring the alarm, if a war yuh wan get in [Outro: Joey Bada$$] Ring the alarm Ring the alarm Ring the alarm Ring the alarm