02 – JZ – Cigarettes & Contradictions (Explicit)

Intro Smoke coil under dim bulb. Verse 1 Cigarettes and contradictions Backroom deals and addictions Seen ambition mix with fiction Till powder became prescription You think it make you fearless I seen it make men careless Seen a singer lose breathless Trying to feel reckless I ain’t innocent, I inhale But I don’t derail Or impale Myself for a tale Hook Roll One & Chill, low tempo Gelato Glow Records crescendo No crescendo of ego Just deep cello Verse 2 Trumpet solo cut the haze Someone shaking in backstage Saying it help him engage But I seen withdrawal rage It ain’t poetic glamour It’s teeth grind and stammer It’s hotel room hammer On a nervous grammar Leaf don’t lie It don’t amplify It simplify What’s inside Bridge Bass vibrate chest bone Soft tone Alone Verse 3 Gelato Glow Sessions refined Not blind Aligned In design Outro Cigarette burn small Night call We stand tall