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Psycho by Dave

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Dave

Psycho

Release date: 8th March 2019

From PSYCHODRAMA
Track 1
4:09
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About This Track

'Psycho' opens Dave's debut album 'PSYCHODRAMA' with the frame of a therapy session, dated 23rd January 2018. The track sets the record's conceptual arc: the first song is called 'Psycho', the last 'Drama', the two halves forming the album title. Produced by Kyle Evans, it establishes the confessional mode that runs through the project, which draws on the kind of psychotherapy Dave's brother receives in prison. Over a sparse beat, Dave maps the distance between childhood ambition and present disquiet. He recalls dreaming of fame whilst hopping trains, now questioning whether he wants to be saved at all. The verses move between South London geography, Streatham explicitly named, and the pressures of a environment he describes as formative. A teacher's insistence on counselling becomes another scar he refuses to let heal. The lyric adopts the voice of someone resisting introspection even as the album's structure demands it. Pain, insecurity, and the ironies of success surface in fragments: tears on a pillow, weapons longer than a limo, the gap between schoolmates who were rich and those who were broke. The session has begun; the curtain is pulled back.

"Psycho" is a track by Dave, from the album PSYCHODRAMA, released 8th March 2019. The track is 4:09 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 14 articles about Dave.

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Dave

Dave

Lyrics

Psycho

Tuesday, 23rd of January, 2018
I'm here with David
This is our first session
We're just gonna talk about your background
Where you're from, any issues you've been dealing with
So, where should we start?

Look
Stop all the pain
How do you stop all the pain, huh?
I used to hear a voice when I was praying
But nowadays, I don't even wanna be saved
Nah, fuck that, I don't wanna be saved
I was born to be wild and I don't wanna be tamed
Talent's in my blood and I don't wanna be vain
But if I'm a psycho, then I don't wanna be sane
I used to dream of this shit when I was hopping on train
So, so bad, I used to want all the fame

My ex-girl want to shoot a cover for Vogue
Which is pretty ironic 'cause she's top of the range
If any one of you take a shot on a track
My niggas come back and put a shot in your frame
Easy as the alphabet
Three G's in the ring, call me Alvarez

My teacher used to say I need counseling
Couldn't stop asking me, "What do you feel?"
There's so many old scars that they wanna reveal
We got off on the wrong foot 'cause I don't want him to heal, nah
But if you're looking for a psycho, you got one
I thought I had a screw loose but I lost one
99 problems, money, it is not one
My currency's Kenyan, that's in it for the long run, huh

Tears on a pillow
Bro, I shed so many tears on a pillow
I used to tell my teachers that nobody gets it
I don't know Clarke but I know that I'm a Kidult
'Cause my mummy ain't been home, miss thinks I'm involved
Blame my environment, it made me a sicko
Furthermore, I should bring that bitch down to Streatham
And then make her spend a day in a veil like a widow

Kiddo, we seen swords longer than a limo
My bros are blacksmiths like Jaden and Willow
Man, there's weapons over here, we're reppin' over here
We're from the Southside but it's Streatham over here
No telling if you're selling, hold the wettin' here
Get him over here, who the fuck is checkin' over here?
Most my niggas are the ones applying pressure over here
Fuck assault, I can get a nigga peppered over here, whoa

We wanted more, then some food on the strip or moving a brick
My niggas went to school with the rich and we were broke
Hiding crow in a Rubicon drink, which is funny
'Cause that's how we put food in the fridge

So, who am I?
Someone tryna live his best life
I just wanna take a pretty woman for a test drive
If I bring her to my room and I press, I
Guarantee she gonna see the force like a ex-wife
People tell me I'm a little bit barmy
For my army, I need a bottle of Bacardi
If it's me and a pouch with my dargy
Shawty, you're seeing two stars in the party

Fuck what you heard
I'm a pop boy and I ain't giving man a turn
I don't wanna know and pretty woman wanna flirt
Learned you can judge a nigga by the women that he curves
I love this game, I ain't lost focus
I'm a hitmaker, if you ever noticed
I could be the rapper with the message like you're hoping
But what's the point in me being the best if no one knows it?

Brother I'm a careful, humble, reckless, arrogant, extravagant
Nigga probably battlin' with manic depression
Man, I think I'm going mad again
It's like I'm happy for a second then I'm sad again
And to my fans, the reason I could get to this
You're my drug, the instrumental my therapist

Man, I need some therapy
My girl saying that she'll never leave
I'm scared she gonna find a better me
Deeper insecurities, like
What if I don't leave a legacy?
Money, why they check for me?
Mummy lost respect for me
I wish that we could be together but that ain't how life works
I used to cry about my dad until my fucking eyes burnt
Nose running, you don't know nothing

Before I put a penny on the table, I provided for my family
Held my mother's hand through the agony, hey
You ever fall 'sleep 'cause you don't wanna be awake?
In a way, you're tired of the reality you face?
If you're thinking 'bout doing it
Suicide doesn't stop the pain, you're only moving it
Lives that you're ruining
Thoughts of a world without you in it, hiding
I ain't psycho but my life is

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Track details

From PSYCHODRAMA

4:092019
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PSYCHODRAMA
PSYCHODRAMA
Dave
8th March 2019
Track number
1
Release year
2019
  1. 1Psycho
    4:09
  2. 2Streatham
    3:26
  3. 3Black
    3:48
  4. 4Purple Heart
    2:44

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    Production & Engineering

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    Lyricist
    Alexi von Guggenberg, Dave, Josh Bruce Williams, Kyle Evans, Maggie Reed
    Composer
    Alexi von Guggenberg, Dave, Josh Bruce Williams, Kyle Evans, Maggie Reed
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    Engineer
    Manon Grandjean, Paul Carr
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