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Fare to Pay lyrics
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Intro
Yeah… another night on the clock…
Verse 1
First fare slides in, suit pressed like armor, eyes like mirrors Talkin’ ‘bout the empire he built from the ground up Pride in every syllable, but the meter don’t care about legacy Next one countin’ numbers that ain’t even his yet Greed sittin’ shotgun in his chest, arguin’ with ghosts I just drive, watch the city lights bounce off their debt Neon sins reflectin’ in the rearview like they own the night
Chorus
Everyone’s got a fare to pay No matter how you ride, the meter don’t lie Everyone’s got a fare to pay From the back seat to the front, we all got dues tonight
Verse 2
She slides in smellin’ like trouble and expensive perfume Lust in the way she laughs at nothin’, talkin’ ‘bout the one she left Envy drippin’ off her words, scrollin’ lives that ain’t hers “Why she get the glow and I’m still in the dark?” I nod, keep it movin’, through the rain-slick streets Their stories stack like fares I can’t collect on time
Chorus
Everyone’s got a fare to pay No matter how you ride, the meter don’t lie Everyone’s got a fare to pay From the back seat to the front, we all got dues tonight
Verse 3
Last ones pile in, one eatin’ like the world’s endin’ tonight Another spittin’ fire at everything that ever did him wrong Sloth in the corner barely liftin’ his head to the light Wrath and gluttony dancin’ in the back like they own the ride I see myself in every glance, my own meter runnin’ late Shift end, but the ride don’t stop for any man alive
Bridge
What if the passenger is me? What if these sins are just the fare I owe…
Chorus
Everyone’s got a fare to pay No matter how you ride, the meter don’t lie Everyone’s got a fare to pay From the back seat to the front, we all got dues tonight
Outro
Yeah… drive on.
Inside the recording
Yeah… another night on the clock…
Everyone’s got a fare to pay No matter how you ride, the meter don’t lie
Yeah… drive on.
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