Released: March 19, 2020

Featuring: Aha Gazelle Parris Chariz

Songwriter: Aha Gazelle Joey Vantes Parris Chariz

Producer: AyoWithTheMayo

[Verse 1: Joey Vantes]
I don't come in back with the fed
That's the last thing that I said
You leave my message unread, like I was dead, oh
Identify me a lair, put me to rest, no
Brought Momma through all the dirt and the mountains of stress
That you would lay off, took what was left
Built-up the house and the value went up and our equity blessed bro
You out here talkin' I'm bout to deliver a Ted
Now you be hittin' my line whether I know you makin' it all came to pass like I said
You smokin' lead bro
This ain't no bitterness, this is an example for kids, put Jesus first I go work with intelligence told me the Father go takin' a rest, so special
[?] I'm burnin' up all of they hands, bro, man mo'
Still independent and I'm puttin' on for the West Coast, let's go, uh yeah
Revvin' it up and I won't slow down
Lord, He been talkin' 'bout all of that stuff but look at the brown boy now

[Verse 2: Parris Chariz]
'Cause I'm just a vessel
If you don't rock, my brother can play with the metal
My foot on they neck like the pedal
I'm still independent this levels
I'm running from all of my demons, I need you to see me come back successful
My brother need me to get chedda'
My momma need me to get chedda'
Reach the 380, the Devil
Put a dot on his face and a freckle
I set in the picture to show you I got it together, yessir
God said this is His life and I couldn't even wrestle
Told Him I'm with it, I put down my pen instead picked up a pencil
Lookin' back I don't regret it, I do this for kids, bro
Strugglin' through all they potential, strugglin' with they mental
And still when I pull up in Benz tho
Show 'em better than pretend to
Run it up, run it again
Break in the bank, I might need me a milli' until it lead to several
Handing out gems if you listen through the instrumental
It's more to time than embezzle
Don't play outside, be careful
A rebel to me is just different

[Verse 3: Aha Gazelle]
I sit and I ponder, I just think and I wander
I want people to love me not because they have to, but because they wanna
Through the lightning and thunder
When your whole world start shakin' like pom poms, who stay around like a bonfire? Yeah, yeah
I need the wind like a sailboat
I'm 'bout my money but know my soul is not for sale, no
I look the Devil in his face and I told him "Hell no"
They already know what's up and they stuck like velcro
Back, back and give me some space like UFO
Won't forget, I don't need a reminder
I'm just workin' on me being kinder
When I really need you, will I find you?
When I really need you, will I find you?
Or will this bright light blind you?
Sometimes it just sits on my conscious
Do my best just to block out the nonsense
Everything is not worth your responses
This my model, my creed like Adonis
They be hidin' they face 'cause this monstrous
I be hiding with my Pocahontas
You can't get it, you think she obnoxious
I feel like I'm freein' my people from Pharaoh
Free Barabbas all on my apparel

[Outro: Joey Vantes]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, ayy
I don't come in back with the fed
I don't come in back with the fed

Joey Vantes

Joey Vantes is a West Coast-based Christian singer, rapper, songwriter, and founder and CEO of his record label Signature Sound. He first came on the Christian Hip-Hop scene with his successful 2016 debut album, Beautiful Solitude. The album’s namesake single, “Beautiful Solitude”, is one of Vantes' most popular songs to date, accruing just over 985,000 Spotify plays.

Despite being completely independent, Joey has been very successful, signing deals with names like Nike, Christian Dior, Starbucks, and HBO, just to name a few. His sales have also shown amazing growth, with his third album ‘The Vantes Project 2’, reaching No. 3 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap charts on it’s first day of release. His next album, ‘The Vantes Project 3’ did better numbers, and gained enough momentum for Joey to sign a licensing deal with Starbucks, where his song Cloud could only be played at Starbucks locations, therefore it was removed from streaming services.

Only three months after the release of TVP3, he released another EP entitled The Fall, which took a much darker turn. Joey opened up about his depression, drug abuse, and family issues. In an interview with Rapzilla, Joey talks about his early career and life while addicted and depressed. He talks about his own drug and alcohol abuse, suicide attempts, and how his music saved someone else, and in turn, saved himself.

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