Run It
M.G Lyrics

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On a mission to the top tryna run it up
Any nigga play with gang we gon' hit him up
Can't be fucking with no hoe they gon' line you up
Stay up out the way, go ahead and run it up
Reminiscing 'bout the past like I'm stuck
Up in it
Can't forget about the block and what I done up in it
Niggas taking all the sauce and they running with it

But I don't brag about shit you know I'm humble with it
Steady working on the grind you know it ain't easy
Better watch your homie they gon' really do you greasy
But I know that in the gutter shit ain't really easy
If I told you what I did, ayy, will you believe
me
I had to do it on my own, ain't nobody feed me
I remember being popped ain't nobody need me
Since I ran it up and got a bag niggas need me
I see you tryna be me but you never finna be me
I got my back up on the wall cause who really real
I was down bad so I had to get a meal
I ain't really got a heart but I been tryna heal
Ain't nobody really knowing how a nigga feel
All the shit that I had did I ain't never lie
Got some pain and anger all the way deep inside
Couple days ain't gon' lie I really wanna cry
I done did a lot so I'm steady getting high

I done did a lot so I'm steady getting high
Ayy, nah, for real though, hold on, what I tell him
Hold on, did a lot, I'm gettin' high

I don't play and niggas know that I don't fuck around
Harlem where I'm at if you wanna come around
Couple bitch niggas tryna get me out of bounds
Let me know who want smoke, bring it by the pound
Anybody play with me and we gon' get him hurt
Either me or you and I ain't goin' in the dirt
So I'ma get to you way before I'm on a shirt
I gotta keep my head high, gotta stay alert
I had a fallout with a few, how you do me grimey
If we came up from the bottom how you finna slime me
Try to put you on and you still did me grimey
But we not gon' talk about the shit you did behind me
But you know I gotta chill, gotta play it cool
A couple niggas tried to play me like I was a fool

In the gutter it go down better keep a tool
Stay up out the way, run it up the only rule

Overall Meaning

In the song "Run It" by M.G, he expresses his desire to succeed and achieve great things with his partner. The track starts off with a beat produced by Great John, setting the tone for the song. M.G sings, "I'm tryna run it up with you," indicating that he wants to build something with his partner. He then mentions that the woman he is with wants to be his Bonnie, and he'll be her Clyde. In other words, she's willing to ride with him through thick and thin.

Throughout the track, M.G emphasizes that he's focused on his career and making money, but he wants to build something with his partner at the same time. He asks her, "Tell me what it cost just to see you smile?" conveying that her happiness is worth more than anything money can buy. He is determined to make it big, "Let me run the score up, nigga, where's the nine?" but he also expresses his commitment to his partner, "It be me and you, let's make a one of us. Only me and you, baby, we could make a one of us."

Apart from love, M.G talks about how he has had to make a lot of sacrifices to get where he is in life, "Had a knife in my back when I wrote my first song. Put a knife to your face like a dollar and fifty (woo)." He mentions that he's not trying to play around with his partner, indicating that he's committed and loyal by saying, "Told her, I ain't tryna play around with her."

In conclusion, "Run It" by M.G is a track that highlights his desire to achieve success while building something with his partner. He emphasizes that he's committed to his partner and that her happiness is worth more than anything money can buy.

Line by Line Meaning

Great John on the beat, by the way
Giving credit to the man behind the beat

I'm tryna run it up with you (mmm)
Wanting to achieve something great alongside the person addressed

She say, "I just wanna run it up with you" (yeah)
The addressed person wants to work together to achieve success

She say, "I could be your Bonnie and you be Clyde" (huh)
Referencing the titular characters of the movie Bonnie and Clyde to express a deep bond by committing crime together

Tell me what it cost just to see you smile? (Huh)
Asking how much it would take to make the addressed person happy

I know that they hate it how we run it up (huh)
Acknowledging the envy of others towards their success

Know I keep it real bae, you know I keep it one hunnid
Keeping it real with the addressed person

It be me and you, let's make a one of us (huh)
Wanting to become a strong unit together

Only me and you, baby, we could make a one of us
Believing that they are enough for each other to achieve success

I ain't tryna play around with you, babe
Not wanting to play games with the addressed person

Told her, I ain't tryna play around with her (mmm)
Reiterating the previous statement to the addressed person

Only way is up, limit is the sky (huh)
Believing that there is no limit to their potential success

Let me run the score up, nigga, where's the nine?
Asking for the tools to achieve more success

Like these jeans I got on, she's a one of one
Comparing the uniqueness of the addressed person to the uniqueness of his jeans

Different revenues, they asking where it's coming from
Explaining the various sources of income and people wondering about it

And you know I'm from New York, I got a hundred guns
Referencing the stereotype of people from New York having many guns

(You know how we coming) You know how we rollin' (How we rollin')
Stating that they always come and roll in a certain way

Bought her ass a Patek, she wanted the Rollie (Uh)
Choosing to buy a certain watch brand over another at the request of the addressed person

Give it to me like you owe it
Demanding the addressed person to give what they owe him

Do a buck-eighty in a Urus, drive it like it's stolen (Look)
Driving a Lamborghini Urus car fast as if it was stolen

She ain't mine if she friendly (Hah)
Believing that a friendly girl is not loyal to him

I told her that's okay 'cause we got dimes, we got Bentleys
Telling the addressed person that their wealth is enough to attract other girls

We got nines in our Bentleys
Referring to having guns in their cars

Had a knife in my back when I wrote my first song
Experiencing betrayal when he started his music career

Put a knife to your face like a dollar and fifty (woo)
Threatening someone with a knife

Shooters with me A1, she just wanna run it up
Being accompanied by reliable people and the addressed person wanting to achieve success with him

We used to walk in the rain, there ain't no sun in us
Enduring hardship together with the addressed person

The money make people change, you stayed the same, hun
Observing how people change due to money but the addressed person didn't change

Told her if she play it then the game done (Game done)
Warning the addressed person that playing games will end the relationship

Fell apart, now picture that, I fixed the frame up
Recalling how they fell apart but he managed to fix the situation

Took some Ls, we getting back, that shit ain't change us
Experiencing losses but not letting it change them

Lose it all, I'm still the same, that's how we came up (huh)
Stating that even if he loses everything, he will still be the same person as he was when he started achieving success

Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Donnoven Dominguez

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