--- Jacob Banks — Intro They call me wicked ‘cause I don’t save them the way they want, But they forget the angels they praise left ’em bleeding more than once. If my hands look dirty, it’s ‘cause I carried what they dropped, And if the world call me a villain — then the world forgot who fought. --- Jelly Roll — Verse 1 I ain’t the hero in they pages, I ain’t pure, I ain’t clean, But the ones they worship most been the darkest ones I’ve seen. They say the villain takes souls — but the hero took control, Turned the truth into a prison just to keep the lies whole. I ain’t perfect, but I’m honest — that’s a sin in they land, ’Cause the hero sell hope with a shaking-ass hand. If doing right means bein’ hated, then I’ll walk through the fire, ‘Cause the villain that they fear is the hero they require. --- Hardo — Verse 2 How I’m evil when my goal was the block get fed? How the hero get applause when he left the hood dead? They want pretty lies told with a smile on the stage, But they ain’t ready for the truth that’d burn the whole page. I don’t plan for approval — I plan so they live, I don’t talk like a saint — I just give what I give and say fuck how you live Since you ain't crying for the living but cry when you dead But I'm the Villain? Cool. But my plan kept the kids alive. Heroes talk big — I’m the one that arrived. [Long pause up to 40 seconds ] [The beat switches into a new beat but start to spaz in a jersey bounce] --- Lil Tecca — Hook Yeah, yeah… How I’m the villain when my plan been the reason you here? (here) They just mad ‘cause the truth cut deeper than fear. (fear) If the hero ain’t honest, then the hero ain’t real — (nah) I took all of the pain just so you could heal. (heal) If bein’ hated is the cost for the peace I bring, Then let ’em talk — I don’t owe ’em a thing. Call me the villain, but watch who they sing, When the hero fall first — it’s the villain with wings. --- Von-Style Drill Verse Yeah… Shorty asked why I move like a threat — told her look at the goal, Look who’s really savin’ lives, look who losin’ control. They call me villain ‘cause I don’t play by the rules they created, But those rules built the system that got all of us devastated. I ain’t do this for praise, I ain’t do this for fame, I did it ‘cause the hero never showed to the game. They scared of my vision ’cause it exposes they lies, Scared of my plan ‘cause my plan open eyes. If they want somebody safe, they should learn not to fold, But they crown the “good guys” just for doin’ what they’re told. Call me evil — but when everything crashed down, Who was standin’ with the people while the hero skipped town? --- Jacob Banks — Final Outro If the villain walks forward… And the hero stands still… Then the villain becomes savior… By the strength of his will. If they fear my intentions… Let the truth be revealed: A villain with a purpose Is a hero concealed. ---

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