Bulletproof Vest

Track 4 on The Chronicles of an Over-Ambitious Fat-Boy

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Jun. 30, 20171 viewer

Bulletproof Vest Lyrics

Verse 1 [A-natural]
Ok start it from the top
I was gettin grown and u were new fresh out the shop
Pretty brown-brown drivin me wild
Swear we fit together like a brand new black n mild but
I don't smoke and you could burn it down
Never thought I'd be hearin ya name around the town
Like she dis, and she be doin that
I tried to make it work but you was busy livin fast so I

B Sec [A-natural]
Took a step back took a minute
Had to wonder why my heart was all in it
You can get that, you can finish
Maybe one day you gon see that there's a limit
But ya too new, maybe too young
You ain't ready for a bullet from the love gun
And if it hits ya, you gon wish that
You gon wish you were stuntin in a bulletproof vest

Hook [A-natural]
Stuntin in a bulletproof vest
Got ya feelin things all up in ya chest
All that thot-ass livin was a mess
Shoulda been stuntin in a bulletproof

Verse 2 [A-natural]
Ok shit is in the past
But you gon bring it up like what I did was so bad like
You was clean, and you ain't did a thang
But I remember cryin all alone over the sink
Wonder where you gon go and who u get it from
Cuz boy I thought my name was on it thought you were the one
But, it's cool, no use being petty
I been doin my thing on the side already

B Sec [A-natural]
Took a step back took a minute
Had to wonder why my heart was all in it
You can get that, you can finish
Maybe one day you gon see that there's a limit
But ya too new, maybe too young
You ain't ready for a bullet from the love gun
And if it hits ya, you gon wish that
You gon wish you were stuntin in a bulletproof vest

Hook [A-natural]
Stuntin in a bulletproof vest
Got ya feelin things all up in ya chest
All that thot-ass livin was a mess
Shoulda been stuntin in a bulletproof

Break [Cori Barnes]
Excuse me? What you mean the things that I do?
Let me tell you something, you have no right to tell me what I have to do with my life
Ok? No. I can do what I want
Ok? At this point you don't pay my bills
You don't tell me what to do
And whatever, at this point, I don't care
Because somebody else gonna take care of me anyway
Whatever, I don't wanna hear it
You do what you do, I do what I do
You can't tell me not a damn thing
About what I do and do not do
Thank you very much
Cuz I don't think I said I do to neither one of you
Or anybody else that I been dealing with
Thank you very much
My needs matter

Hook [A-natural]
You gon wish you were stuntin in a bulletproof vest
Stuntin in a bulletproof vest
Got ya feelin things all up in ya chest
All that thot-ass livin was a mess
Shoulda been stuntin in a bulletproof

Hook [A-natural]
You gon wish you were stuntin in a bulletproof vest
(Baby girl protect your heart)
Stuntin in a bulletproof vest
(The way you’re living’s not too smart)
Got ya feelin things all up in ya chest
(Maybe you’ll grow up in time)
All that thot-ass livin was a mess
(Maybe I can change your mind)
You gon wish you were stuntin in a bulletproof vest
Stuntin in a bulletproof vest
Stuntin in a bulletproof vest
Stuntin in a bulletproof vest
You gon wish you were stuntin in a bulletproof vest

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Genius Annotation

Similar to “Get Back”, I wanted to continue exploring the concept of sampling older records and mashing them up with a new trap-soul sound. If anyone knows me, they know that I was a huge soul-head growing up. Musiq Soulchild, Erykah Badu, Bilal, India Arie, Amel Larrieux, and more were in constant rotation for me all through my college years. But D'angelo was the king of neo-soul. Outside of “Untitled (How Does It Feel)”, “Brown Sugar” was probably his biggest hit.

I felt like it was time to flip it for the new kids.

Partnered it with this groove I actually heard in a dream one night where the beat kept switching up and began writing about a past relationship I had where I was sick of having to always be the adult in the situation.

“Bulletproof Vest” turned into almost a warning song for young lovers who think they know exactly how love is going to go. Love hurts and if you don’t protect your heart, it might even kill you.