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TAXED lyrics
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Intro
Taxed
Chorus
Taxed, taxed, everything taxed They want the bag, the block, the shirt off my back Taxed, taxed, I can't even relax Whole life got a price tag, where the receipt at?
Verse 1
Twelve hundred for a one-bedroom, roach included Landlord raised it like I won't lose it Gas four-eighty, groceries feel like student loans Phone bill, light bill, repo on the throne Pumpin' seven dollars into half a tank of fumes Eggs cost what a combo used to, that's the new Mama callin' askin' when I'm sendin' bread I ain't ate since Tuesday, how I'm fundin' that? Check came Friday, rent took it Monday noon WiFi cut on Wednesday, stealin' signal from the room Fifty hours at the register, still can't breathe They tax me for livin' and they tax me to leave
Verse 2
Used to be the plug just tax you at the border Now your own mans taxin' favors out of order Hit my line for a feature sayin' he know me Then invoice me for the studio, dawg you owe me Loyalty come with a surcharge, read the fine print Every handshake got a interest rate, that's the climate Cameras on the corner, feds through the Ring Survival got a monthly fee, I can't cancel it Big bro caught a ten piece, they taxed his freedom Shorty had a baby comin', judge taxed his season Jury taxed the verdict, system taxed the man Built to bill you 'til there's nothin' left to stand
Chorus
Taxed, taxed, everything taxed They want the bag, the block, the shirt off my back Taxed, taxed, I can't even relax Whole life got a price tag, where the receipt at?
Verse 3
They taxed my peace the day they put my face on Live Everybody got a take on a life they ain't tried Therapist sixty a pop, that's the discount rate Peace of mind is premium, who payin' that freight? Scrollin' through my phone like I can dodge the quiet Two AM, heart hammerin', tryna buy a silence Sleep is free but I can't get it, that's the joke Richest soil on the map and we still go broke Smile for the content, sob inside the stall Thirty years, every statement say I'm past due, dawg They want your mental, physical, spiritual too Even God got a plate out, what you gon' do?
Bridge
Just want one thing they can't invoice me for One breath that ain't borrowed One night I don't owe for
Verse 4
Credit score decide if you deserve a bed tonight Seven-twenty just to rent, how that sound right? Insurance taxed, deductible taxed, copay taxed Birth cost money, death cost money, start to end In between they bill you monthly just for carryin' on Election year they promise calm, own the buildin' you payin' from Corner store got killed by corporate, mall went next Now they wonder why the block the only place to flex Predatory loans, cash bail, three-strike law Designed the maze then blamed the rat for hittin' walls
Verse 5
Nah, I ain't payin' that no more Every dollar came from concrete and prayer Every scar on my knuckle say I earned what's there Tax the check, you can't tax the code Tax the block, you can't tax my soul Run it up, let 'em audit the sweat Operatin' in a deficit since birth, bet 954 raised me, that's embedded Every loss was tuition, I already credited it When they audit my life they gon' see what I spent Blood, time, tears, don't owe 'em a cent Keep it pushin', keep it movin', keep the receipt They want what I built? Tell 'em up the fee
Outro
Taxed, but never owned Nah
Inside the recording
Taxed
Taxed, taxed, everything taxed They want the bag, the block, the shirt off my back
Taxed, but never owned Nah
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