Crawlspace
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal Lyrics

Uh, yeah, this beat sound like 257 black kids
The beat is heavy and intense, resembling the sound of a large group of black youths.

Hoppin' off the P-14 bus like a universal circus clown car
Black kids are piling off the bus like they're performers in a circus clown car.

Fresh braids, cuts, and kicks
The kids have fresh hairstyles, outfits, and shoes.

Truant pass burner woods, exposed wrist
Billy Woods skipped school and has a bare wrist where his truant pass should be.

Gray smoke drift, stones and sticks
Smoke is rising and there are rocks and sticks on the ground.

Sure to talk shit like he's paid to do it
Billy is talking trash like he's getting paid for it.

Major raised within a range of ruins, wakes and viewings
Billy was raised in a place where there are ruins, wakes, and viewings (i.e. funerals).

Screamin', "When I really come, try kill me out the moonroof"
Billy is daring someone to try and kill him by shooting him out of a sunroof.

A real goony-goon-goon, don't overcook the noodle
Billy is a real gangster and he's warning others not to mess with him.

Self-described revolutionaries roll in beauty still confuse me
Billy doesn't understand why so-called revolutionaries often focus on aesthetics rather than substance.

I don't judge, still like my gold ropes dookey
Despite his criticisms, Billy still likes flashy jewelry.

New steez Four Seasons, fresh out of reasons to not fuck with you
Billy has a new style and he's ready to start trouble.

Tough titty, I never been really that comfortable
Billy has never been comfortable in his own skin.

Sun still shine, run tell mind, darkenin' your threshold
Despite the darkness that surrounds him, Billy remains hopeful.

Wages a sin, held at escrow
Billy believes that having a job is a sin and that all money is held in escrow.

Salt, pepper, ketchup, barbeque sauce the eggroll
Billy is mixing various condiments on his food.

Silly young redbone, lips smack deep-fried in the dead zone
Billy is making fun of a light-skinned girl who's eating fried food in a desolate area.

Get back, we sing philosophy and hambone precise bindings
Billy and his crew are rapping about deep philosophical concepts while also performing a traditional African-American dance.

I reside inside a nigga-rigged time machine
Billy feels like he's living in a machine that's been put together poorly by black people.

Powered by bones of those Who choose to survive by violent means
The machine is powered by the remains of people who resorted to violence in order to survive.

Plain sight, or hiding behind the scene
People who are willing to do whatever it takes to survive are either visible or hidden.

Whose ways are strange when it's time to survive?
When it comes down to survival, people will do whatever it takes, even if their methods are unusual or unexpected.

Pray on the plane, get off, laugh at God
People often pretend to be religious when life is on the line, but once they're safe, they stop believing.

Goddamn shame, but gave him the nod
It's a shame, but Billy acknowledges that he's seen people pretend to be religious to save themselves.

Game is the game, still slept like a log
Even though people play games to survive, Billy can still sleep peacefully knowing he hasn't stooped that low.

There's two versions to this story and mine'll bone poke through
There are different versions of the same story, but Billy's version is the truth.

Chip bars to which side, you not goin' very large
Billy is asking which side someone is on, indicating that they're not going to succeed no matter what.

Bitch, you gon' die in his heart
Regardless of what happens in life, some people are going to die with hate in their hearts.

Abandoned mansion, squat in basement apartment
Billy is squatting in the basement of an abandoned mansion.

Still put on airs, flat nose turnt like your weed garbage
Even though he lives in squalor, Billy still tries to maintain a certain level of dignity.

High ceilings, lead paint peelin', a nigga gray gardens
The mansion's high ceilings and peeling lead paint give it a run-down, dilapidated appearance similar to the estate in the documentary 'Grey Gardens.'

Dirty little stones and Antwerp, who heart darkest?
There are cheap, worthless stones in Antwerp, Belgium that people fight over. Billy questions who is the real villain in these conflicts.

Red-light district by river boat, I went the farthest
Billy has been to the red-light district of a city via a river boat, indicating that he's lived life on the edge.

My methods unsound, tasted all the porridge
Billy's methods are unorthodox, but he's tried them all to survive.

Cave bitch slept in the bed You know she not goin' back to the forest
Billy has had sex with a woman who's been living in a cave. She's not going back to her previous way of life, but it's unclear whether that's a good or bad thing.

His character boorish, bravado without the courage
Billy believes that someone has a bad personality and talks tough without the ability to back it up.

Mar-a-Lago, hollowed amenity
Mar-a-Lago, a luxury club owned by Donald Trump, is nothing more than an empty shell of its former self.

Nutted, disgusted, the nerve to be disgusted
Billy is fed up with someone's behavior and finds it ironic that they're disgusted about something else.

This is America, it's not for the weak of stomach
Living in America is tough, and people who aren't strong enough can't handle it.

Waiting on Donald Glover outside the Dakota I'm at the tele', waitin' for Reagan to show up
Billy is waiting outside one building for Donald Glover while he's on the phone waiting for Ronald Reagan to arrive at another building. These actions are probably symbolic and don't have a literal meaning.

Beard had him nervous at the straw purchase
Someone who's buying a gun illegally is nervous about the person selling it because of their beard.

I said, "It's not like she in the burka, rest assured"
Billy is reassuring someone that the woman they're talking about isn't wearing a burka, which is a traditional Muslim garment.

These is for regular murder, the news is all mergers
Billy's rhymes are about everyday violence, whereas the news is more concerned with larger, sensational stories.

State murders, the indictment of public servants
Billy is criticizing the government for murdering people and indicting their own employees.

Couple lines on former offensive lines, saw the demise
Billy briefly raps about football offensive lines and how they're no longer what they used to be.

I bookmarked it for later
Billy found something interesting and saved it for later reference.

Doorman direct me to the service elevator
A doorman is directing Billy to the less-fancy service elevator.

Nod, grin like you did me a favor
Billy is pretending to be friendly with someone even though they didn't actually do him a favor.

Neighbor smiles, it's all razors though
Someone who appears friendly is actually dangerous.

Eyes is laser-scanned and name-tagged For the day we checkin' Tootsie's papers
Everyone's eyes are being scanned and tagged with their name for a future day when they'll need to prove their identity.

State news stations said statements outrageous But can't deny the charm rakish though
News stations are criticizing Billy's statements, but they also can't deny that he has a certain charm and charisma.

Whatever it take to make the playlist Desperate to get in the Matrix
People will do anything to get their music played and become famous, even if it means conforming to the mainstream and losing their originality.

My agent an automated recording, and yes, he'll take it
Billy's agent is an automated recording who will accept any offers.

Proceed with caution, though In this climate, you should know my client's overtly racist (Oh)
People should be careful when working with Billy because he's openly racist and may cause controversy.

Oh, oh, oh, oh
A repeated phrase that doesn't have a specific meaning or purpose.