This song is about a friendship that had gone sour due to drugs. The “Bad Fumes” serve as a metaphor toxicity in the relationship.
[Hook](x4)
Don't cough, don't choke
It's just that second hand smoke
Homie I just wanna ride
Tell me where you gonna go
[Verse]
Don't cough, don't choke, It's just that second hand smoke
It's that second hand killer, Giving second hand dope
They tryna take my mans bro, Me and him was mad close
But he started smoking fugs, That and popping xans bro
But I ain't here to judge, could've been me on that road
With that noose around my neck, about to give up that hope
It's hard to stay around, guess I just wasn't down
When he needed me most, I went ghost
Don't cough, don't choke, it's just that second hand smoke
I can see you running low, you got that second hand hope
I wish I could help you, but all these fumes are just toxic
I shouldn't have left you, it's weighing on my conscience
[Pre-Bridge][x2]
Why you smoking, why you leaning, Sipping all of this codeine
[Bridge]
Why you smoking, why you leaning, Sipping all of this codeine and
I can see it in your eyes
You're not the human being that I once knew
Tell me that it isn't true
[Hook](x2)
Don't cough, don't choke
It's just that second hand smoke
Homie I just wanna ride
Tell me where you gonna go
[Verse]
Don't cough don't choke, I'm giving second hand smoke
But why'd you leave my side bro, you gave me second hand hope
Now I'm on my own just me and my winter coat
And the streets cold, steady sending shots at your throat
And I put myself in them, steady losing my soul
Got 120 on the dash and I'm losing control
Killing kids for cash, might as well give them some rope
And if you ever knew me, I'm not the one you used to know
In 9th grade honor roll, 11th got expelled
12th grade I dropped out, and the system works well?
And you knew about that situation, but you never tell
And if my lungs fail probably only time you hit my cell
[Bridge][x2]
I been smoking, I been leaning, Sipping all of this codeine and
Can you see it in my eyes
I'm not the human being that we once knew
But I just wanna talk to you
[Hook](x2)
Don't cough, don't choke
It's just that second hand smoke
Homie I just wanna ride
Tell me where you gonna go
[Outro]
JESUS, I need you, save me from myself
Ima need some help, before I self destruct
I'm gonna need your love
Bad Fumes was written by Lael Turner.
Bad Fumes was produced by Poetics.
Lael Turner released Bad Fumes on Fri Sep 22 2017.