Trust and Betrayal

Trust and Betrayal Lyrics
©Charles R. Barnes for Dark Squad Entertainment 2020

VERSE 1
The streets are cold hearted no love in the drug game, since the crack epidemic it’s been so many thugs slain
Victims of Satan’s bait, chasing power and wealth
It’s the love of money that’s evil, not the money itself
There’s a difference between the two, try to keep that in mind
The most poisonous recipe, greed and envy combined
That’s just part of the package deal from the start of your grind
Right along with those smiling faces who’ll be crossing the line
You’ll find that dollar signs often lead to deceit
Your body beneath the sheet, serpants slicker than sleet
Sowing weeds in with the wheat, crooked grin when they greet
Double crossing scheming against you, keep your business discreet
They starving and wanna eat, bout to run in your residence
Demanding codes to the safe in search of bricks and the presidents
Left for dead with no hesitance, discarded all evidence
Hate derived from Satan and it’s been that way ever since

CHORUS
It’s a trap and a dead end, get out while you can
Before it plays divide and conquer between you and your man
Trust turns into betrayal not according to plan
So be prepared for the worst when you playing your hand
Everybody is a suspect
Family will do you dirty
I know so many niggas who got murdered before their 30s
You better stay sharp first, second, and even thirdly
These streets are cold blooded you heard me?

VERSE 2
And don’t you ever put stock in the word called friend
You’ll find out it’s every man for himself in the end
History can be misleading cause these niggas pretend
And it’s only a matter of time fore the rules start to bend
It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when
It’s been cooking up for a while, hatred growing within
Now they looking up with a smile, they just know how to blend
Catch you sleeping and in denial, throwing caution to wind
Now they creeping across your tiles, with some help from your kin
Those relationships been defiled so these traitors can win
Should have spotted this rom a mile, it was showing back then
But when you living this lifestyle 9 times out of 10
Your name ends up in a file or you’re caged in a pen
If the money stackin in piles, then these vultures want in
Through these tribulations and trials things will twist and they spin
There’s not a soul you can trust, no not even your twin

CHORUS
It’s a trap and a dead end, get out while you can
Before it plays divide and conquer between you and your man
Trust turns into betrayal not according to plan
So be prepared for the worst when you playing your hand
Everybody is a suspect
Family will do you dirty
I know so many niggas who got murdered before their 30s
You better stay sharp first, second, and even thirdly
These streets are cold blooded you heard me?

VERSE 3
The main ones you need to watch are the ones who are close to you
Though they may not be as obvious as the snakes who oppose to you
Stay 10 steps ahead and on your game like you supposed to do
You reap what you sow for anything that you chose to do
And to make matters worse the police start to investigate
Mouths have started running, especially those who invest in hate
Testing fate for the deceptive power of riches
Once the heat is on the hardest of ‘em can turn into snitches
So be careful of the things you do and say right in front of them
Blood ain’t always thicker than water, don’t trust none of them
Learned this for myself firsthand what can become of them
Betrayal cut me deep, I’m a skeptic of every one of them
Be sure to pay attention when I look in a man’s eye
Tension often brings out the truth in a man’s lies
Secrets never mentioned go to the grave when a man dies
Prevention of me slippin’ surely shows when a man’s wise

CHORUS
It’s a trap and a dead end, get out while you can
Before it plays divide and conquer between you and your man
Trust turns into betrayal not according to plan
So be prepared for the worst when you playing your hand
Everybody is a suspect
Family will do you dirty
I know so many niggas who got murdered before their 30s
You better stay sharp first, second, and even thirdly
These streets are cold blooded you heard me?