[Verse 1] Got off the phone with the regular road dogs At home, they be killing some business like it was roll call I put my cards on the table, see what they telling me The odds are failing me Put em on paper like a memory plenary It's about to be documentary Every page reading like the letters from a sanctuary I got a feeling I can't put into words Super sensory like getting healing from the herbs Let's kick it on the curb like elementary school It kinda gets to me like seeing parliamentary fools Mind loops like a record playing far away from home From a blurring horn And I'm getting shivers from the cold But baby girl ain't feeling all herself today I say a prayer to the Lord and rest to take the pain away He said: "Boy you trying too hard, it's under my control You trying to carry the weight like take the burden on your soul" So I take to this pen like it was therapy pills The next thing on my mind is that energy bill See, I'm indebted in ways deeper than the paper credit Working hard for me to get though I got it as a gift, cut the edit [?] I'll tell you where I'm headed Trying to earn the merit in a dark alley where the candlestick Tring to numb the pain, so self-medicating To a rainbow with the jar, go play the destination I met this dude, I asked him if he's ever lived Half a life or a decade, surviving on a sedative The wind carried his name when he heard the city whisper His hand held a glass of the liquor with the tincture Smoke filled rooms and the eyes in a haze Moments passing quicker than an adolescence in a phase Car speed passed, light blurred through the window Rain pool on the pavement So you walk as you tiptoe Overcoat, subzero, stares in calypso I'm posing in limbo like waiting for train info I'm seeing strangers but I'm looking for my keen folks Glittering shoes and shiny suits with a pin stroke It's all I see, they never earned it with a single stripe But some lives got took with a stroke of a single strike Earn your due but you can't afford to pay one How does it work? No one knows When your day comes [Chorus] Figure out what it is that you want Is it life of reward or being up at the front? Or you wanna be loved? Or you wanna be made? Make some ways to get paid? So the people remember Do you wanna be great? Figure out what you want Is it life of reward or being up at the front? Or you wanna be loved? Or you wanna be made? Make some ways to get paid? So the people remember [Verse 2] It's more deceiving when people are selling knowledge 'Cause it's currency and you're the buyer of the polished product Non the wiser but believe in your season of dire moments Glow dosage, price tag slow and potent Rock harder than a landed comet I'm like when Harper plays a melody to Ripley out of bondage Hardships the hardest if I'm honest If you held up in a scene as a shooter in a hostage Hard to judge the character behind the look Only life make your nerve whiplash like a catapult In the hood there's a house where the opium cooks The cops know it, the landlord is where the money get booked I'm on the curb on a rainy day Reminiscing on jump shot, a pivot, a block and a fade away Street ballers of a different kind, a joker without a face Just a ghost with a different guise [Chorus] Figure out what it is that you want Is it life of reward or being up at the front? Or you wanna be loved? Or you wanna be made? Make some ways to get paid? So the people remember Do you wanna be great? Figure out what you want Is it life of reward or being up at the front? Or you wanna be loved? Or you wanna be made? Make some ways to get paid? So the people remember
Read the complete lyrics to "Calypso" by LANDMARQUE from the album "Pride & Wrath". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rap, South Africa.
"Calypso" is performed by LANDMARQUE. from the album "Pride & Wrath" This page provides the full lyric text for fans who want to sing along, study the songwriting, or compare versions across releases. Lyrks organizes lyrics by artist and song slug so you can bookmark and share a stable URL.
Music lyrics help listeners connect with emotion, narrative, and rhythm in a track. Whether you are learning English, researching a favorite chorus, or preparing for karaoke, having accurate line breaks and section labels (verse, chorus, bridge) makes the experience easier. We link to the official artist profile on Lyrks where available, including biography snippets, top songs, and chart placements when we have that data.
If you enjoy "Calypso", explore more songs by LANDMARQUE using the links below. Chart and trending pages on Lyrks highlight what listeners are searching for this week. For copyright or correction requests, see our DMCA and contact pages.
"Calypso" is credited to LANDMARQUE. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.
"Calypso" appears on "Pride & Wrath".
Visit the LANDMARQUE artist page at /artist/landmarque for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.
