Gypsy is the eighth track off Russ' Silence album. The song was released as single on May 29, 2014.
Like most of his songs, this song was also about a girl he dated. Russ tweeted to his fans that the song was indeed a true story:
Very very very very true story. Song I made for a chick I was dating...
[Chorus]
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh (Mmh)
[Verse 1]
Yeah, you feelin' trapped
Both your parents left you
Momma's in Columbia
Daddy don't respect you
So you been a gypsy
Since you were like 16
Yeah, you been homeless
Affects you in ways you don't notice
Goin' through the motions
No one there to guide you
Go ahead light the weed
Play some shit that you can ride to
Never lettin' out
What's really deep inside you
But baby I can slide through
I can help you find you
[Chorus]
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 2: Russ]
Now you finally found someone
Who loves you just for who you are
Knows that you've been through some shit
Knows that you've been pushed too far
Still he's trying to pull you
Otherwise you back up
Cause your self conscious is fuckin' up
Tell that bitch "back up"
But you continue like a nomad to the next house
Moved in with the dude so he can trust you
Yeah, he left now
Lookin' for the blame
Quit playin' the role of a victim
Be the products of your thoughts
Not a product of the system
Got me sayin'
[Chorus]
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh
Gypsy was written by Russ.
Gypsy was produced by Russ.
[“Gypsy” is] just [about] a girl that I was dating at the time. From Columbia, she was in America on her own, couch to couch, bouncin' around, just tryna figure it out. So, I wrote “Gypsy.”
-Russ via Instagram Live