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[Verse 1: billy woods]
They put the plexiglass back how it used to be
Before you came around e'rything was outta reach
Scattered clapping after the speech
Next act took note and just played they beats
Beats me, 'bout all he told The Beast
Took a knee somewhere around "shining sea" (Nope)
Vibin' though
Under the undertow, piles of dope
Felt some type of way if the plug don't smoke
Come off the plane smellin' like curry goat
Face like I just passed the teller a note
Calm and cordial, overly formal
Regret to inform you, this the new normal
(New boss same as the old boss)
They got fronto leaf in the burbs
Had her like Patty Hearst
Love hurts
Undeterred
For the thousandth time, went ahead and armed the Kurds
Dead birds as far as the eye can see

[Chorus: billy woods]
We survived
We were new in our own eyes
All the lies I'm 'bout to tell are true
They just had to rhyme
We made it out alive
We were new in our own eyes
We survived
We survived
We were new in our own eyes
All the lies I'm 'bout to tell are true
They just had to rhyme
We made it out alive
We made it out alive
[Verse 2]

[Verse 3: billy woods]
Edward Gorey in public housing
The township Robert Townsend
Potemkin village outside Towson
Town square got a faux Italian fountain
Model home shuttered, plywood windows
Me and her still browsing
Dénouement scored by the Troutmans
Savion Glover when I'm countin'
Instead of poets, you motherfuckers begat accountants
Mach whispered how The G.A.T. sounded
Holy grail, frail chalice
Palace shook while the artillery pounded
Break every idol on your fuckin' mountain

[Chorus: billy woods]
We survived
We were new in our own eyes
All the lies I'm 'bout to tell are true
They just had to rhyme
We made it out alive
We were new in our own eyes
We survived