Walkin
Denzel Curry
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“Walkin” is the first single from Denzel Curry’s fifth studio album "Melt My Eyez, See Your Future". On the track, Denzel discusses the struggles of walking through life, dealing with the oppressive forces of capitalism and demons that come across one’s path in life. The track’s instrumental, featuring skeletal instrumentation with female backing vocals, was teased in a more electronic form in the trailer for Melt My Eyez, See My Future. The track was premiered on January 24, 2022 as the cover of New Music Daily with Zane Lowe on Apple Music Radio. The track’s music video released an hour after the song’s premiere.
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[Part I] [Intro] Ah, ah Ah, ah, ah La, la Ah, ah, ah [Verse] Walkin' with my back to the sun, keep my head to the sky Me against the world, it's me, myself and I, like De La Got in touch with my soul Treadin' softly on the path down the rockiest road Life isn't ice cream without Monopoly dough The property grows in value, and rightfully so, I gotta have it I see the way the people get treated, it's problematic They ready to set us up for failure, it's systematic But when I felt it, my eyes melted The selfish are constantly profitin' off thе helpless I'll nevеr do my team green, make the team green like the Celtics The ones that ain't makin' it overzealous, they show and tell us Throughout history, earnin' cheddar They form and break out nickel-plated chrome Berettas The same ol' story in a whole different era I'm watchin' massacres turn to runnin' mascara, but anywho For the pain, see what this Henny do So we can see what lies beneath as we pour up a swig of truth The sun sets as I sip a few The sky turns a different hue farther from the color blue The nighttime has arrived, I recline for the evenin' I'm hawkin' down the next goal, the name's ain't Stephen I started in a nightmare so pinch me, I'm dreamin' I'm killin' off my demons 'cause my soul's worth redeemin' [Part II] [Break] Ah, ah (Yeah, yeah) Ah, ah, ah (As I toke my cigarettes, which I don't even smoke) La, la (Walkin' on this dirty-ass road) Ah, ah, ah (Yeah) [Chorus] Clear a path as I keep on walkin', ain't no stoppin' In this dirty, filthy, rotten, nasty little world we call our home They get blickies poppin', ain't no options for my partners So they resort to scams and robbin' Take away stress, we ganja coppin' Blow it all out, it's all forgotten Keep on walkin', ain't no stoppin' In this dirty, filthy, rotten, nasty little world we call our home They get blickies poppin', ain't no options for my partners So they resort to scams and robbin' Take away stress, we ganja coppin' Blow it all out, it's all forgotten [Verse] Walkin' with my back against the sun I been runnin' all my life, that's way before my life begun Since my birth and seconds on Earth, I been the first one to confront All of these cycles that get recycled, makin' it stifle while I stunt Roll me a blunt so I forget it But it make the details look so vivid (So vivid) Went through a lot of shit in the last year (Uh-huh) Then I said, "Fuck it, I'ma handle my business" (Yeah, yeah) I been 180 to talk to one lady She been regulatin' on how I feel (Feel) Describe it as raw and real (Real) I'm dealin' with all the ills I'm tearin' up like I'm on Dr. Phil (Cry) Ain't no use, you gotta walk (Walk) Ain't no use, you gotta walk (Walk) Who the fuck said, "Stop the track," bruh? Let a real nigga talk (Yeah) I walk from the bitches, I walk from the friendship I walk from some digits, 'cause lately, my nigga, I'm feelin' indifferent (Uh) I wish y'all the best, and believe that, I meant it (Huh?) Sentence, run-on sentence (Sentence) Pray to God for repentance (For repentance) Beat the odds at all costs so I won't share it with my infant (My infant) Way before he start crawlin' (Crawlin') Wash my sins, keep ballin' (Ballin') I just gotta stay focused (Focused) I just gotta keep walkin' [Chorus] Keep on walkin', ain't no stoppin' In this dirty, filthy, rotten, nasty little world we call our home They get blickies poppin', ain't no options for my partners So they resort to scams and robbin' Take away stress, we ganja coppin' Blow it all out, it's all forgotten Keep on walkin', ain't no stoppin' In this dirty, filthy, rotten, nasty little world we call our home They get blickies poppin', ain't no options for my partners So they resort to scams and robbin' Take away stress, we ganja coppin' Blow it all out, it's all forgotten [Outro] This is a Zel Kurosawa film (Walk, walk, walk, walk) Directed, written, and starred by (Walk, walk, walk, walk) The one and only (Walk, walk, walk, walk) Zeltron (Walk, walk, walk, walk) Bullshit fly my way, I keep walkin' (Walk, walk, walk, walk) Bullshit fly my way, I keep walkin' (Walk, walk, walk, walk) Know what I mean? (Walk, walk, walk, walk) It's a new millennium (Walk, walk, walk, walk) I have no eyes, they melt my eyes They melt my eyes