About the song
A story for this song hasn’t been added yet.
Words from the artist’s archive
Long Game Loaded lyrics
Artist-supplied lyric sheet, matched by title. The sheet may differ from this released performance. Production notes and alternate promotional cuts are omitted.
Read the lyric sheet
Intro
3 AM crib tight, screen glare hits my face Cold pizza scent, fingers cramp from the pace Bass vibrates loose change across the wooden table City outside silent, but my mind unstable
Verse 1
Takeout boxes stacked, coffee black in the mug 808s kick hard, shaking plugs from the rug Dashboard refreshes, plays trickling through cracks TikTok loops spinning, hoping one catches the pack Invisible currents pull us deep in the fight Trap season rising with the early year light Gatekeepers whisper from shadows unseen Hunger carves my chest, turning doubt into steam
Pre-chorus
Texts light the dark: shorten up for the reel Dance challenge ready, make the casuals feel
Chorus
Long game loaded, 808s surge in my veins Building cathedrals from joy mixed with pains They chase quick flashes in fifteen second frames I craft the whole story, engraving my name Long game! Long game! Echo through the night Lighter flick snaps sharp on every snare tight
Verse 2
They push for the gimmick, cut verses razor thin Dilute every scar so the casuals dive in Manager calls echo, "Gimmick or get left" But my pen spills history, can't trade for the theft Friends send the trends, viral moves to adopt But bending my core leaves the fire half-caught Wrestling the pull of that instant spark bright Versus forging steel that survives the long night
Chorus
Long game loaded, 808s surge in my veins Building cathedrals from joy mixed with pains They chase quick flashes in fifteen second frames I craft the whole story, engraving my name Long game! Long game! Echo through the night Lighter flick snaps sharp on every snare tight
Verse 3
January floods with the same heavy knocks Tracks blending together like interchangeable blocks Seen flashes explode then dissolve in the scroll Next wave rolls in, claims another young soul Recall small page days, raw freestyles laid bare Handful of comments landed solid and rare More value than spins from the empty machine Now the landscape shifts, testing what I believe
Bridge
What if the twist for the current costs my thread Leaves me just a echo, another name dead? Room closes tighter, early passion calls faint Fear grips the throat like the bass starts to wane
Verse 4
Flip the vision now, treat currents like my sail Viral entry points but verses thick as mail Drums hit for clubs, structures sharp for the scroll But the core stays mine, identity whole Brand locked consistent, content built to endure Bonus when it pops, but craft is the cure
Verse 5
Picture the live set, crowd smaller but locked They mouth every bar, stories shared round the clock Comments flood real, mirroring struggles we share Not mass empty numbers, but bonds that repair Slower ascent steady, catalog my base Community growing, owning my space Energized and focused, integrity prime This long game strategy conquering time
Chorus
Long game loaded, 808s surge in my veins Building cathedrals from joy mixed with pains They chase quick flashes in fifteen second frames I craft the whole story, engraving my name Long game! Long game! Echo through the night Lighter flick snaps sharp on every snare tight
Outro
Yeah... long game loaded, from crib we ascend Play it smart, stay rooted, till the victory bends Long game...
Inside the recording
3 AM crib tight, screen glare hits my face Cold pizza scent, fingers cramp from the pace
Texts light the dark: shorten up for the reel Dance challenge ready, make the casuals feel
Yeah... long game loaded, from crib we ascend Play it smart, stay rooted, till the victory bends
Excerpts from artist-supplied lyric files matched by title. Lyric sheets may differ from the released performance.