Kno - Loyal lyrics

[Produced by Kno] [Intro - Tonedeff] Do you really know your friends? Ha, I used to think the same thing [Hook - Leon Russell sample] I love you in a place, where there's no space and time (come on) I love you for my life, cause you're a friend of mine I love you in a place, where there's no space and time (when you're up against the wall, will they get you?) I love you for my life, cause you're a friend of mine [Verse 1 - Tonedeff] Have you ever been betrayed? That sh**'s the worst hit of pain When somebody you loved can't look you in your face And have you ever had your heart torn out by somebody you thought was your friend And now your trust is worn down or bought to an end No pardons can mend it when you're darkened within f** cause & 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 that 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 consul 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 ever 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 [Hook] [Verse 2 - Tonedeff] 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 sh** 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 favour as you play the rumor creator Twisting words 'til 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 a 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 a 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 f** are you to plug the cork back [Hook] [Verse 3 - Tonedeff] Men are as harsh as women are vindictive Picking apart minutiae on some b**h sh**, kids all in your business Forget honesty, nowadays you'll be lucky to 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 d**h, complaining about some pain in my chest Aged and distressed, thinking 'bout who just f**ed 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 breach 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 [Hook]