[Intro]
[gunshots, siren wail in distance]
(Yeah)
Elijah
You talk loud, huh?
[Verse 1]
You tattooed your name on my sister
Like you branded what you couldn't own
Whole hood know you act like a killer
But you shaking every time you pick up the phone
Told the story like you really in the field
Said you ride, said you never ever squeal
Then you ran to his uncle, spilled on the steel
You ain't gangster, you a walking plea deal
You the type write statements in caps
Screenshots, phone calls, all in the chat
Talk tough, but you fold so fast
Paper plate boy, can't hold no weight
[Chorus]
Elijah told the uncle
Elijah told it all
You was screaming that you with it
Then you dialed when it got raw
Elijah told the uncle
Now your name stay in my jaw
You ain't built like what you posted
You just shaking, praying call drop
[Verse 2]
You be yelling out "gang" in a selfie
But you ran from the heat like it's healthy
Name on my sis, but your word so empty
She waking up next to a century sentence
You the reason boys sitting in the cage
You the reason mamas crying every day
You the reason that the hood lost faith
All cap, fake ink, fake rage
You ain't pressure, you a pressure point
Every time it get tense, you disappoint
Say you sliding, but you slid to his door
Told his uncle everything, then you wanted more
[Chorus]
Elijah told the uncle
Elijah told it all
You was screaming that you with it
Then you dialed when it got raw
Elijah told the uncle
Now your name stay in my jaw
You ain't built like what you posted
You just shaking, praying call drop
[Bridge]
(Yeah, yeah)
You ain't gang, you a gossip
Talk slick, but you soft at the optic
They ask questions, you answer like logic
Whole file got your voice on the topic
(Elijah, why you tell though?)
(Elijah, why you fold slow?)
Should've kept it in your notes, bro
Now everybody in the town know
[Chorus]
Elijah told the uncle
Elijah told it all
You was screaming that you with it
Then you dialed when it got raw
Elijah told the uncle
Now your name stay in my jaw
You ain't built like what you posted
You just shaking, praying call drop
[Outro]
[beat drops out, lone siren fading]
Snitch talk, that's your language
Name on her skin, but your heart on paper
Elijah told the uncle, that's the statement
You wrote your own end, I just signed it later