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Breakdown Lyrics by Protextor

SHIFT

2016

[Intro]
Yeah I’m runnin’
Yeah I love my life
I know
I’m a phony

[Verse 1]
Live a life in compromise!
Follow by me while I start to write my autobiography
Got to start to find all of these
Dirty thoughts that keep starting to creep up onto me
(off)er me on a plate
Here’s my heart
Now go on
Start to eat
And you can see it in the curls of a flag
Higher than you’d ever dare to climb
And you can see it in her curves
You can see it in the curse words she holds like cigarettes in between the lines
No color inside
We so broke we wear it on our sleeves
So for now we live in outlines with a color scheme
On the outside
The proud type
The type to hate money ’til we need it
Fuck money til we get it
Fuckbuddies til we crave it
Love money when we have it
Steal tha scene like freeze frames
And give the rest to bad habits
But these days...
Gets a bad rap from these cats…
Yeah right, like we even SEE that
We right cuz we believe that
Believe dat

[Hook]
And you can show me one more time
You ain’t gonna change my mind
Cuz I know it’s a breakdown
Yeah it’s a breakdown
Yeah it’s a breakdown
Yeah it’s a breakdown

[Verse 2]
See I be spinnin’ like a cartwheel when I spit these rhymes
I know I’m movin’ so I know that
I am livin’ fine
Witness my addition to this system that I’m driven by
I got my Left Eyes and my Geminis and
All the mics
In the universe
Couldn’t mute my verse
Well listen why –
I know I’m movin’ so I know I keep my system fried
I keep my spirit fried
It’s guidance from my spirit guide
Spirit
Wide
Trip
Eyes wide open
Now
It smells like American Spirits and
Parrot conspiracy theories
Of parallel worlds
Where yo gun got a barrel that’s a barrel of worms
And you talk with the doctor to tell her
Where it should hurt
We take our bodies apart
To learn how they work
But if you make it too hard
We off to murder the nurse
Ya see we pray to a God
But we turn to the dirt
When it’s too much work to eat what we love
We love what we hurt

[Hook/Outro]
And you can show me one more time
You ain’t gonna change my mind
Cuz I know
It’s a breakdown
Yeah it’s a breakdown
Yeah it’s a breakdown
Yeah it’s a breakdown
And you can go to the corner
Or go to the moon
Ain’t nobody gonna notice you
Cuz you know it’s a breakdown
Yeah it’s a breakdown
Yeah it’s a breakdown
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Protextor

Protextor

About “Breakdown” by Protextor

Read the complete lyrics to "Breakdown" by Protextor from the album "SHIFT" in 2016. 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.

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"Breakdown" is credited to Protextor. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Breakdown" appears on "SHIFT" in 2016.

Visit the Protextor artist page at /artist/protextor for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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