Loyal Lyrics - Archetype - Tonedeff

Have you ever been betrayed? That shit's the worst hit of pain 

When somebody you loved can't look you in the face 

And have you ever had your heart torn out 

By somebody you thought was a friend 

And now your trust is worn down or bought to an end 

No pardons can mend it when you're darkened within 

Fuck your cause and effect, it's a hard fate to take 

And your reasons don't soften the sin, your dogs can bark for you 

But you gotta watch when you argue 'cause dogs will bite 

And snarl at you, just to remind you they're harmful 

I feel awful, I'm a mental case, shattered to pieces 

And I've got a palm full, past law school and beyond console 

'Cause you've crossed the bar with me 

Farther than I've ever thought possible 

My choice is now mandatory and not optional 

Don't speak another sentence to me, ever mention me 

I don't exist, convince yourself you invented me 

You've committed the crime of the century and just 'cause loyalty 

Ain't a trait you possess, don't think that I'll lessen the penalty 

I love you in a place where there's no space in time 

(And that's forever, right?) 

I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine 

(Only second to family) 

I love you in a place where there's no space in time 

(Who really got your back) 

I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine 

(How loyal are your friends, y'all?) 

What's your name again? I know, I knew it 2 seconds ago 

But, I don't recognize this second face 

Though to the first it's identical 

You were the type that I put on a pedestal 

Your acts were commendable 

But the bond of friendship isn't impenetrable 

And inevitably the blunt force of ego proved lethal 

To a good person forced to wallow in the shit of evil people 

Fundamentally filled with avarice, a cheat from the soul 

Spending their lives to make sure that you ain't achieving your goals 

Unreasonable kings that want to see you jump through rings of fire 

For their own amusement, holding nooses, hoping trees are higher 

So abusive towards you that truce just doesn't seem required 

'Cause why play the game when you can make the other team retire? 

Strings are tirelessly pulled in your favor as you play the rumor creator 

Twisting words till they sound like statements you made up 

With a big grin you soak it all in, as former friends 

Go face to face with contradicting convictions 

Plots are thickening, 'cause you pitched in, you feel important now? 

Must've been high as kite from snorting clouds 

Sorta proud of yourself, and the way you hold your ground 

Distastefully wore the shroud, how's it feel to have puppets 

To order 'round but I saw through you, even before I found 

How you would say no beef, give me dap 

And hit me with a quarter-pound 

Your loyalty's watered down, bottled with a squirt cap 

But when the drama popped off 

Where the fuck were you to plug the cork back? 

I love you in a place where there's no space in time 

(And that's forever, right?) 

I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine 

(Only second to family) 

I love you in a place where there's no space in time 

(Who really got your back) 

I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine 

(How loyal are your friends, y'all?) 

Men are as harsh, as women are vindictive 

Picking apart minutiae, on some bitch shit, kids all in your business 

Forget honesty, nowadays you'll be lucky find that quality 

In a drama odyssey where cats never react responsibly 

And I'm jostling with haters, hypocrites and hypochondriacs 

Abolishing their dated ignorance and fighting copycats 

And if I don't give my patience a rest 

I'll probably take my anger to death 

Complaining about some pain in my chest 

Aged and distressed, thinking 'bout who just fucked me 

Over 20 years ago, amazing how pricks can miss your skin 

Yet pierce your soul but where's the line at? 

Like where does loyalty appear to fold 

And what do you owe someone 

And just what do you feel you're owed? 

But yo, you know when you've been done wrong, that numb calm 

A breech in the moral code's eternally portable 

The moral of the story's old even if it's poorly told 

Beware of cats that straddle fences like the chain link rodeo