Backseat Crown
v4
@pavel kima
Backseat Crown
v4
@pavel kima
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I came up off the bench
Now I call my own shots
Old shoes, new lane
Still step with the same plots
Pocket full of plans
And a phone full of smoke
Every day was a test
I just kept that hope
Mama said, "Hold on"
So I held on tight
Now the whole block knows
I been built for this life
[Pre-Chorus]
I been counting all the days
I was broke, I was bent
Now I move like I mean it
Every move got intent
[Chorus]
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I don't sit down
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I run this town
Backseat crown, backseat crown
Say it out loud
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I wear it now
[Verse 2]
Lost a few friends
To the noise and the greed
I kept my circle small
Kept my hands on the wheel
Late-night calls, bare walls
One lamp on the floor
I was hungry enough
To want something more
Now I move with a calm
But I still got flame
If you want that old me
You won't get the same
[Pre-Chorus]
I been counting all the days
I was broke, I was bent
Now I move like I mean it
Every move got intent
[Chorus]
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I don't sit down
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I run this town
Backseat crown, backseat crown
Say it out loud
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I wear it now
[Bridge]
Hands up when I slide through
Eyes up when I pass by
They said I wouldn't make it
Now they watch me take mine
[Chorus]
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I don't sit down
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I run this town
Backseat crown, backseat crown
Say it out loud
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I wear it now
I came up off the bench
Now I call my own shots
Old shoes, new lane
Still step with the same plots
Pocket full of plans
And a phone full of smoke
Every day was a test
I just kept that hope
Mama said, "Hold on"
So I held on tight
Now the whole block knows
I been built for this life
[Pre-Chorus]
I been counting all the days
I was broke, I was bent
Now I move like I mean it
Every move got intent
[Chorus]
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I don't sit down
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I run this town
Backseat crown, backseat crown
Say it out loud
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I wear it now
[Verse 2]
Lost a few friends
To the noise and the greed
I kept my circle small
Kept my hands on the wheel
Late-night calls, bare walls
One lamp on the floor
I was hungry enough
To want something more
Now I move with a calm
But I still got flame
If you want that old me
You won't get the same
[Pre-Chorus]
I been counting all the days
I was broke, I was bent
Now I move like I mean it
Every move got intent
[Chorus]
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I don't sit down
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I run this town
Backseat crown, backseat crown
Say it out loud
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I wear it now
[Bridge]
Hands up when I slide through
Eyes up when I pass by
They said I wouldn't make it
Now they watch me take mine
[Chorus]
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I don't sit down
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I run this town
Backseat crown, backseat crown
Say it out loud
Backseat crown, backseat crown
I wear it now
Style of Music
Hip hop with a laid-back head-nod groove, crisp kick and snare pocket, dusty chopped-soul samples, and a rolling sub that enters stronger each chorus; verse rides sparse with tight hi-hats and clipped ad-libs, pre-chorus pulls back to bass and vocals, chorus hits with stacked doubles, gang accents, and a clean sung hook. Add vinyl crackle, reverse swell transitions, and a short tape-stop before the final hook. Bright, punchy, and warm with close-mic lead vocals., hip hop
