Didn't like the way the beat fell against what I wrote so I had to edit stuff. Not a super polished tune but just getting back in the saddle. I will probably be releasing some more heady and geopolitcal shit. To all the homies - I hope y'all are doing well. Peace.

To hell with writing hooks
This one’s strictly off the books

Got some faults in my frame, but I still move with peace
Pressure came — I stood firm, never folded or ceased
Took that ride through the fire, earned every defense
They wrote down what they saw — but they missed the intent

Dug up what they buried — now I write what they flee
Every scar’s got a file, every truth’s got a key
I don't ask for it back, I just carry the grief
Lets document the damage — then I file the receipts

This life ain't insured — just a lease with a bend
Can't cover the cost when the crash ain’t pretend
I stand next to myself when the silence gets loud
Don’t judge what you see if you can't seen the whole route 

I don’t fold, I don’t flinch
I don't beg, I don't borrow
Built this shit out the backlash
From yesterday’s sorrow

No shortcuts, no cheat codes
Just bruises and belief
I don’t rap for a paycheck
I spit to get relief

They tax our pain and flip it for views
I speak in code — they can't license the truth
I ain't scripted for playlists or groomed for acclaim
Every bar’s an indictment, not a bid for the fame
I’ve sat in the margins while suits toast success
Watching vultures carve gold from a world in distress
So I sharpen my lines where they polish deceit
I don’t rap to get rich — I spit to stay free

Strictly off the books

SCV GOOD TO GO, SIR!

- MTK -
"More than Kings"
@atlantisphere - psychedelic and dawless (usually)
@bastrdthejavelin - emo, depressed dad pants.
@sprkstr - half man half opposum
@easybeatswiss - dark jungling with a Andes/Alps kind of altitude.
@fluxfibers - he knicked me skunk and now i gotta get it back.
@joe-peanuts - Canadian Peanuts on an Embraer Small Airliner

Thanks y'all,
AB

Strictly off the books

Definitely Abbott