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Shadows of the Scam lyrics
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Intro
Block hot, sirens echo off the brick Card skimming in my palm, wrist flick quick
Verse 1
Fridge empty, roaches racing cross the floor at night Bills piled high like bodies, but I’m built for the fight Plug dropped the sauce, full fullz for the low, no cap Cloned a black card clean, Amex tapping contact Boosted loads from the mall lot, U-Haul in the cut Returned for racks in gifties, pockets stuffed, what’s up Midnight drops on the gram, logs flooding my line Eating off fraud plays, hunger turned to fine dine
Chorus
Fraud game shine, diamonds drip off the rust Swipe wrong once, whole crew turn to dust Shadows creep deep when the feds on the hunt You chase the bag, but the bag chase you back, stunt
Verse 2
Synthetic drops on the dark, SSNs forged in the fire Trades hit at seventeen, bureaus thinking I’m retired Ransom hits on the corp, crypto wired or they fried Juice the pump at the station, data drain while I ride MITM on public nets, gifts flipping like bricks Salami off the big floats, crumbs stacking to licks Group chat affinity runs, brothers loading the clip Till the payout hit heavy, everybody eat, no slip
Bridge 1
Screen glow in the dark, fingers numb from the grind Counting bands in the silence, feds somewhere behind Family cut ties, but the streets know my name This paper buy loyalty, till it bring the flame
Verse 3
Raid hit dawn, doors kicked, dogs barking wild Cuffs slapped tight, but my lawyer already dialed Bailed out quick, chains heavier, glow turned ice cold Back on the block, new plays, stories never told Told the youngins stack smart, layers deep, no trace Game don’t sleep, neither do I, stay ahead in the race Real power in the shadows, moving ghosts in the night Fraud built the empire, now I own the light
Chorus
Fraud game shine, diamonds drip off the rust Swipe wrong once, whole crew turn to dust Shadows creep deep when the feds on the hunt You chase the bag, but the bag chase you back, stunt
Bridge 2
No more running, masks off, face in the flash Scars turn to stripes, losses fuel the cash Every fed a lesson, every fall a step up Empire from the dark, never letting up
Chorus
Fraud game shine, diamonds drip off the rust, off the rust Swipe wrong once, whole crew turn to dust, turn to dust Shadows creep deep when the feds on the hunt, on the hunt You chase the bag, but the bag chase you back, stunt , stunt hard
Chorus
Fraud game shine, diamonds drip off the rust Swipe wrong once, whole crew turn to dust Shadows creep deep when the feds on the hunt You chase the bag, but the bag chase you back, stunt
Outro
Block still hot, but I’m colder than the steel Hands full of wins, nothing they can steal Game paid in blood, no remorse, no appeal Stay scheming, stay real
Inside the recording
Block hot, sirens echo off the brick Card skimming in my palm, wrist flick quick
Fraud game shine, diamonds drip off the rust Swipe wrong once, whole crew turn to dust
Block still hot, but I’m colder than the steel Hands full of wins, nothing they can steal
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